| Covenant | |
| Author: | Elizabeth Bear |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Published In: | Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future |
| Publication Type: | Anthology |
| Pub Date: | September 9, 2014 |
| Media Type: | Print (short story) |
| Country: | United States |
| Pages: | 15 |
| Publisher: | William Morrow |
"Covenant" is a 2014 science fiction short story by Elizabeth Bear. It was first published in the anthology Hieroglyph.
A former serial killer — the beneficiary of "rightminding", a process that cures psychopathy by forcibly bestowing empathy — finds herself in a very dangerous situation.
"Covenant" was a finalist for the 2015 Locus Award for Best Short Story.[1] SF Signal considered it to be 'suspenseful' and 'fairly riveting', with '(a)n interesting premise'.[2] Daniel Keys Moran stated that the story made him "wish [he] were a member of SFWA, so [he] could vote [for it] on the Nebulas."[3]