"A Series of Steaks" is a science fiction story by Singaporean writer Vina Jie-Min Prasad. It was first published in Clarkesworld, in January 2017.

Plot summary

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Helena uses bioprinting to forge expensive cuts of beef... until she is blackmailed by a client with a particularly difficult request.

Reception

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A Series of Steaks was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,[1] the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,[2] and the 2018 Theodore Sturgeon Award.[3] Tangent Online commended Prasad's portrayal of Helena, and the overall "flow" of the story, but felt that it "drag(ged) a little in the middle."[4]

References

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  1. ^ A Series of Steaks, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 21, 2018
  2. ^ 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 21, 2018
  3. ^ 2018 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalists, by Mike Glyer, at File 770; published April 17, 2018; retrieved April 21, 2018
  4. ^ Clarkesworld #124, January 2017, reviewed by Kevin P. Hallett, at Tangent Online; published January 17, 2017; retrieved April 21, 2018
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