Finisterra (novelette)

"Finisterra"
Short story by David Moles
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction novelette
Publication
Published in	Fantasy & Science Fiction
Publication type	Magazine
Publication date	December 2007

"Finisterra" is a science fiction novelette by American writer David Moles, originally published in the December 2007 of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It won the 2008 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award,[1] and was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2]

Plot summary

The story follows Bianca Nazario, an aeronautical engineer who grew up on Earth as a minority Christian living under an Islamic government. After her parents die and her brothers get married she takes a contract on the planet of Sky to help poachers kill Zaratanes - mountain sized beasts floating above the planet. Soon after arrival she witnesses the destruction of a Zaratan, as well as the brutality of her employer, and must decide whether to truly help the poachers or not.

References

1. "Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award: list of winners". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
2. Denvention Hugo Nominee List Archived March 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Finisterra title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database