Gemstone (1983) [Short Story]
by Vernor Vinge
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iblist.com user synopsisThat rock that grandmother used to decorate her new terrarium may have some rather unusual properties. First published in Analog. Reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction.
Original title: Gemstone
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Alien Beings→ First Contact
This work is a subwork of the following works : Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection, the (1984) [Anthology] Authors: George R.R. Martin
, Dan Simmons
, Tanith Lee
, Greg Bear
, Bruce Sterling
, Kim Stanley Robinson
, Poul Anderson
, Pat Cadigan
, Vernor Vinge
, James Tiptree, Jr.
, Joe Haldeman
, Pat Murphy
, Robert Silverberg
, Avram Davidson
, John Kessel
, Howard Waldrop
, Gene Wolfe
, Connie Willis
, Ian Watson
, Jack McDevitt
, Jack Dann
, R. A. Lafferty
, Leigh Kennedy
, Rand B. Lee
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