Macs (short story)

Macs (short story)

Infobox short story
name = macs
author = Terry Bisson
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction
published_in = Fantasy & Science Fiction
publication_type = magazine
publisher =
media_type =
pub_date = October/November 1999

"macs" is a science fiction short story written in 1999 by Terry Bisson.

The story consists entirely of dialogue between several people and an investigator. The people are telling the investigator about clones that were used to satisfy the Victims’ Rights Closure Settlement - wherein people get a clone of the person who was responsible for the death of their loved ones.

"macs" won the 2000 Locus award and Nebula award for Best Short Story. It was also nominated for the 2000 Hugo award for Best Short Story.

External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2007/12/24/macs-by-terry-bisson/ macs at BestScienceFictionStories.com]


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