What We Found

"What We Found" is a science fiction novelette by Geoff Ryman, first published in 2011, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.^[1] It won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,^[2] and was nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.^[3] It was included in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois.

Plot synopsis

A Nigerian scientist tells the story of his abusive childhood in a family torn by lies and mental illness, and of how this led him to become a scientist who made a discovery that will change the world.

References

↑ 2011 Nebula Award Finalists (and others) Announced, at Tor.com; published 20 February 2012; retrieved 8 August 2012
↑ Ryman wins one of world’s top science fiction prizes at the University of Manchester; published 21 May 2012; retrieved 8 August 2012
↑ 2012 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved 8 August 2012

Works by Geoff Ryman

The Unconquered Country (1984) The Warrior Who Carried Life (1985) The Child Garden: Or, A Low Comedy (1989) Was... (1992) 253: or, Tube Theatre (1996) Lust (2001) Air: Or, Have Not Have (2005) The King's Last Song (2006) What We Found (2011)

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