Taklamakan (short story) explained

Taklamakan
Author:	Bruce Sterling
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction short story
Pub Date:	1998

"Taklamakan" is a short story by American writer Bruce Sterling. It was first published in the 1998 Oct/Nov volume of Asimov's Science Fiction.^[1]

Plot

The story follows a government contracted spy and his rock climber coworker as they enter the Taklamakan Desert to explore and substantiate rumors about a group of Chinese habitats that simulate generation ships in a cave under the Taklamakan Desert.

Reception

"Taklamakan" won the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Novelette as well as the 1999 Foreign Short Story Hayakawa Award.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007-07-26. 1999 Hugo Awards. 2021-02-19. The Hugo Awards. en-US.
2. Web site: sfadb: Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award 1999. 2021-02-19. www.sfadb.com.
3. 2018. THE NON-NATIVE LANGUAGE OF CYBERPUNK: FROM RETRO-DICTION TO PRE-DICTION AND BACK AGAIN. AN INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE STERLING. Knowledge Cultures. English. 6. 1. 131–146. 10.22381/KC6120110 . 2327-5731. free.