The Sharing of Flesh

The Sharing of Flesh

Infobox short story |
name = The Sharing of Flesh
author = Poul Anderson
genre = Science fiction
publisher = Galaxy Science Fiction
release_date = 1968

"The Sharing of Flesh" is a science fiction novelette by Poul Anderson. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1969, and was nominated for a Nebula Award.

Plot summary

After a galactic dark age, humanity sends and expedition to a primitive human planet, where all cultures practice cannibalism as a rite of manhood. When one of the expedition members is brutally killed, his wife embarks on a mission of vengeance.

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