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"Distant Replay" Author Mike Resnick Language English Genre(s) Magic realism-Slipstream short story Published in Asimov's Science Fiction Publication type Magazine Publication date April/May 2007 "Distant Replay" is a magic realism/slipstream short story published in 2007 by Mike Resnick. It was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
Plot summary
The story follows Walter Silverman, a man who sees a young woman that looks exactly like his deceased wife. As he gets to know her he discovers that she has too many things in common for this to be a coincidence. He then comes up with a plan to help out her love life and manages to find his own Avatar for her to meet.
Footnotes
External links
- Distant Replay by Mike Resnick at BestScienceFictionStories.com - A review of the story and resources for finding it.
- An audio version is available on Escape Pod: http://escapepod.org/2008/05/01/ep156-distant-replay/
Categories:- Fantasy short stories
- 2007 short stories
- Short stories by Mike Resnick
- Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction
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