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Bio: George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his SF idols thanks to his first wife, who was Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm's babysitter. With their encouragement, he began writing science fiction in 1970. He has published at least 20 novels and 6 collections of short fiction including When Gravity Fails and The Exile Kiss. As well, he has written two crime novels, Felicia and Shadow Money. A graduate of Clarion, he was the author of numerous novels and stories, including the popular cyberpunk series beginning with When Gravity Fails (1987), Hugo-, Nebula-, and Sturgeon-award winning novelette "Schrödinger's Kitten" (1988), and many satirical works from early short story "All the Last Wars at Once" (1971) to a series of stories about Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson. Effinger died in April 2002; he had been ill for several years.

[Publisher Note: The version of "The City on the Sand" available at Fictionwise.com is the author's original, unedited version--more than 1000 words longer than its first publication in 1973. This version of "The City on the Sand" is also available in a printed George Alec Effinger short fiction collection, Budayeen Nights, now available from Golden Gryphon Press.


1. Short [9727 words]Schrodinger's Kitten by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
2. Short [11384 words]Everything But Honor by George Alec Effinger [Alternate History]
3. Long [73484 words]The Nick of Time by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
4. Long [66037 words]Dirty Tricks by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
5. Long [74712 words]The Bird of Time by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
  1. Short [19503 words]Marid Changes His Mind by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
2. Short [6078 words]The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
3. Short [8064 words]Unferno by George Alec Effinger [Fantasy]
4. Short [6280 words]Slow, Slow Burn by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]
5. Short [9727 words]Schrodinger's Kitten by George Alec Effinger [Science Fiction]

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1 Schrodinger's Kitten [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  Jehan nervously awaits the dawn in a dark alley, watching for the boy she knows will assault her, unsure if she will use the dagger in her sleeve ... this decision will determine which of the many futures from her visions will come to pass. Life on the streets as a defiled woman ... beheading in the public square ... or assistant to the German physicist who buys her life from the executioner's sword. 1988 Hugo Award Winner, Sturgeon Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Winner

Words: 9727 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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2 Everything But Honor [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  A complex alternate history story, "Everything But Honor"--a Hugo Award finalist for best novelette--is the tale of Dr. Thomas Placide, a Black physicist in 1938 Germany, who travels back in time to alter the outcome of America's War Between the States to better the plight of Southern Negro slaves, but with dire consequences. 1989 Hugo Award Nominee

Words: 11384 - Reading Time: 32-45 min.
Category: Alternate History
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3 The Nick of Time [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  Time travel: been there, done that … or at least Frank Mihalik has. On February 17, 1996, Frank discovers the secret to time-travel, or at least he thought he had. He must embark on a voyage through time and space in order to set things right. He must survive parallel universes in which--Oh my!--Shirley Temple plays the awesome role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"! Only his love, Cheryl, can save him, but he is almost tricked by a parallel-dimension Cheryl and potentially wrecks his love life. ... more info>> 1985

Words: 73484 - Reading Time: 209-293 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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4 The Bird of Time [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  Far into the future, Hartstein's graduation present from his grandparents was a wonderful trip ... into the past. He had a long future in the doughnut industry to look forward to but this trip was the icing on the cake. It had been a long time since that first experiment in time travel was successfully pulled off, although not without its flaws. Now, in the future, time travel was a lucrative tourist industry. But the time travel industry was keeping one little fact to itself: two percent never ... more info>> 1986

Words: 74712 - Reading Time: 213-298 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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5 Dirty Tricks [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  In these eleven short stories by speculative fiction master George Alec Effinger, New York's populace must deal with the realities of a bipolar existence; patients' brains are cut to tiny pieces in a clinical search for the medical definition of bliss; a little child's natural fear of the dark is exploded into new mind-bending phobias and a cartoon favorite pays a personal visit to an aging, aching fan. Humor, sheer audacity, and an eclectic array of human fears and expectations placed against e... more info>> 1978

Words: 66037 - Reading Time: 188-264 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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6 The City on the Sand [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  On an alternate Earth of political chaos and harsh atmospheric extremes, Ernst Weinraub sullenly idles away his days and nights at the Café de la Fée Blanche. A carefully administered intake of alcohol fuels the regretful daydreams of the aging European as he mourns the loss of his creativity as a literati, his loves as man of passion, and his freedom as a permanent resident of an isolated city surrounded by the deadly heat and fiery sands of the 3000-mile wide African desert. [Publisher Note: T... more info>> 1973 Hugo Award Nominee

Words: 16515 - Reading Time: 47-66 min.
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7 Marid Changes His Mind [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  This story traces the journies of Marid Audran as he works his way up from street-smart punk to greater things... This is part of Effinger's "Budayeen" series, set in an Arab ghetto. The story is rapid-fire cyberpunk and showcases Effinger's unique style wonderfully. 1989 Nebula Award(R) Nominee

Words: 19503 - Reading Time: 55-78 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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8 Unferno [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  The deceased Morty Rosenthal, unrepentant wife-killer that he is, stands in line at the gates of Heaven waiting to be condemned to Hell--but an untimely interruption sends him to a Hell he can't quite figure out. 1985

Words: 8064 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
Category: Fantasy
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9 Slow, Slow Burn [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  This story takes place in the same future as the "Budayeen" series, but instead showcases a behind-the-scenes look at the famous sex "moddy" star, Honey Pílar. 1988

Words: 6280 - Reading Time: 17-25 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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10 What Entropy Means to Me [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  Doctor, watch out! As Dore stood by, he saw the Doctor backing slowly into the corner where he would meet his fate. Initially defending himself with a torch, the Doctor searched frantically for a new method of defense. The crimson mass is lunging forward using long, tentacle-like attachments: what is that thing? Slowly the subhuman blob comes in to focus, and Dore realizes … it's a colossal radish! This is a monster never before wrestled with; what are they going to do? After reading this vegeta... more info>> 1972

Words: 67296 - Reading Time: 192-269 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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11 All the Last Wars at Once [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  In bitter satire "All the Last Wars at Once"--a Hugo Award finalist for best short story--humanity has subdivided into its many warring factions: blacks against whites, women against men, gays against straights, Jews against Christians, Christians against Protestants, until even the individual wars against him/herself. 1971 Hugo Award Nominee

Words: 5241 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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12 The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything [MultiFormat]
by George Alec Effinger
  Aliens have arrived and they are eager to help solve Earth's problems. After a few years, the world is indeed a better place ... if only the visitors weren't so annoying. 1984 Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Hugo Award Nominee

Words: 6078 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
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