Less Than Human (novel) explained

Less Than Human
Author:Maxine McArthur
Cover Artist:Shasti O'Leary Soudant
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Science fiction
Publisher:Warner Aspect
Pub Date:October 1, 2004
Media Type:Print (Paperback)
Pages:400 (first edition)
Isbn:978-0-446-61342-2

Less Than Human is a 2004 science fiction novel by Maxine McArthur. It follows the story where a factory worker is killed by a robot in mysterious circumstances and a group of teenagers appear to have committed group suicide.[1]

Background

Less Than Human was first published in the United States on October 1, 2004, by Warner Aspect in paperback format.[1] It won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and was a short-listed nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel, losing to Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Less Than Human by Maxine McArthur . Fantastic Fiction . 2010-01-15.
  2. Web site: aurealis awards, previous years' results . . 2010-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172144/http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf . 2010-12-24 .
  3. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards . . 2010-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118121837/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html . 2010-01-18 .