The Year Without Sunshine Explained

"The Year Without Sunshine" is a 2023 science fiction novelette by Naomi Kritzer. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

In the wake of a natural disaster, the residents of a Minneapolis neighborhood undertake a collective effort to keep each other alive.

Reception

"The Year Without Sunshine" won the 2024 Nebula Award for Best Novelette[1] and Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2]

Locus called it "hopeful" and "well-considered, well-researched, and well-written", but asked whether "such a kind and caring urban island would inevitably be confronted by less amiable folks who have an awful lot of arms and ammo".[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/the-year-without-sunshine/ The Year Without Sunshine
  2. https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2024-hugo-awards/ 2024 Hugo Awards
  3. https://locusmag.com/2024/04/paula-guran-reviews-the-sunday-morning-transport-uncanny-and-the-dark/ Paula Guran Reviews The Sunday Morning Transport, Uncanny, and The Dark