Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue
"Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue" is a science fiction story by Charlie Jane Anders. It was first published in Boston Review, in their 2017 "Global Dystopias" anthology.
| "Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Charlie Jane Anders |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Published in | Boston Review |
| Publication date | October 30, 2017 |
Synopsis
Rachel is a trans woman who is captured by an agency that forces detransition by means of brain transplants — where she discovers that the person supervising her torture is her childhood friend Jeffrey.
Reception
"Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue" won the 2018 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award,[1] and was on the Honor List for the James Tiptree Jr. Award.[2] Gardner Dozois compared it to Kafka's "The Castle".[3]
Publishers Weekly considered it "astoundingly good".[4]
References
- Anders Wins 2018 Sturgeon Award, by Mike Glyer, at File 770; published June 23, 2018; retrieved May 1, 2019
- 2017 Honor List, at the Tiptree Society; retrieved May 1, 2019
- Gardner Dozois Reviews Short Fiction, by Gardner Dozois, in Locus; published February 12, 2018; retrieved May 1, 2019
- Global Dystopias, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published December 4, 2017; retrieved May 1, 2019
External links
- Text of the story, at Boston Review
- Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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