Abyss

by Kate Wilhelm

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Kate Wilhelm was born Katie Gertrude Meredith in Dayton, Ohio on June 8, 1928. Her first book, More Bitter Than Death, was published in 1963. She wrote over 75 books in many genres including science fiction, mystery, and fantasy. Her books included The Clone, the Barbara Holloway mystery series, and Welcome, Chaos. Her short stories and novellas show more won several Nebula Awards. Her novel Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang and her how-to book Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More From 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop won Hugo Awards. She and her husband, author and editor Damon Knight, trained numerous writers through their Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and the annual Milford Writers' Conference. She died from respiratory failure on March 8, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original title
Abyss Two Novellas
Original publication date
1971
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  • Dorothy paused at the door to the living room and listened for a moment. — The Plastic Abyss

  • Robert drove slowly up the driveway to the monster of a house, grinning at it, happily. â€... (show all) Stranger in the House

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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She would initiate her own games. There was time. — The Plastic Abyss
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)No matter how close they were, they were so far apart, so alone. Always so alone — Stranger in the House
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English

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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.5Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-1999
LCC
PZ4 .W678Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English

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