All Seated on the Ground

All Seated on the Ground

Infobox short story
name = All Seated on the Ground
author = Connie Willis
language = English
genre = Science fiction novella
published_in = Asimov's Science Fiction
publication_type = Magazine
pub_date = December 2007

"All Seated on the Ground" is a science fiction novella published in 2007 by Connie Willis. It won the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novella. [ [http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomlist.php 2008 Hugo Nomination List] ]

Plot summary

The story follows Meg, a newspaper columnist who has joined a commission studying aliens that have landed on the Denver University campus. The aliens glare at everyone, and allow themselves to be led to various locations, but the commission has no idea how to communicate with them. Following an incident at a local mall during the Christmas shopping season, Meg and a school choir director team up to try and decipher the aliens' actions before they leave Earth.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/05/26/all-seated-on-the-ground-by-connie-willis/ All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis] at BestScienceFictionStories.com - A review of the novella and resources for finding it.


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