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(Omni, 1990) (Nebula Award winner)
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(Full Spectrum 3, 1991)
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(Asimov’s, 1991) (Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award, SF magazine award)
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(Starlight 2, 1998) (Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award winner)
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(Nature, 2000)
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(Vanishing Acts, 2000) (Sidewise Award winner)
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(Starlight 3, 2001) (Hugo Award, Locus Award and Nebula Award winner)
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(Stories of Your Life and Others, 2002) (Hugo Award nomination)
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