macs is a science fiction short story written in 1999 by Terry Bisson.
The story consists entirely of dialogue between several people and an investigator. The people are telling the investigator about clones that were used to satisfy the Victims’ Rights Closure Settlement - wherein people get a clone of the person who was responsible for the death of their loved ones.
macs won the 2000 Locus award and Nebula award for Best Short Story. It was als...
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Terry Bisson
Terry Ballantine Bisson (born February 12, 1942, Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire" (1990), which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.
A distinctive characteristic of many of Bisson's short stories...
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Nebula Award for Best Short Story Nominees
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Nebula Award for Best Short Story Winners
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
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