May Be Some Time is a science fiction novella by Brenda Clough. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in April 2001, it was subsequently republished in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002), The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 15th Annual Collection (2002), and The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories (2012). In addition, it appeared as the first portion of Clough's 2008 novel Revise the World.
Synopsis
Lawrence "Titus" Oates wakes up in a hospital bed in the year 2045 and learns that the future which rescued him is an even more challenging environment than the Antarctic.
Reception
May Be Some Time was a finalist for the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2001.
References
- Bibliography: May Be Some Time, at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; retrieved December 23, 2014
- Featured Review: Revise the World, by Steven H Silver, at the SF Site; published 2010; retrieved December 23, 2014
- 2002 Hugo Awards, at theHugoAwards.org; retrieved December 23, 2014
- The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Nebula Awards Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, at Locus; retrieved December 23, 2014