- Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
Infobox short story
name = Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
author =Michael Swanwick
language = English
genre =Science fiction short story
published_in =Asimov's Science Fiction
publication_type =Magazine
pub_date = July 1999"Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" is a
science fiction short story published in 1999 byMichael Swanwick . It won the 2000Hugo Award for Best Short Story and was nominated for the 2000 Locus Poll, Asimov's Reader Poll and Nebula Award. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit134.html#5091-1999 LOCUS Index to SF Awards] ]Plot summary
The story follows the paleontological director of Hilltop Station, a research center set in the late Cretaceous period. It begins as Hilltop Station throws a fund raising ball and the director must keep patrons happy as well as prevent employees from illegally using their knowledge of the past for profit. When the director engages in unethical activities, he is forced to cover his tracks with complex time paradoxes and visits from his future self.
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External links
* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/03/05/scherzo-with-tyrannosaur-by-michael-swanwick/ Scherzo with Tyrannosaur at BestScienceFictionStories.com] - short story reviews and resources.
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