The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon

"The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon" is a science fiction/magical realism novella by American writer Elizabeth Hand. It was first published in the Neil Gaiman/Al Sarrantonio-edited anthology Stories: All-New Tales,[1] in 2010, and subsequently republished in Hand's 2012 anthology Errantry: Strange Stories from Small Beer Press.[2]

Synopsis

An aviation historian is terminally ill; as a last gift, her friends decide to falsify evidence that will support her personal theory regarding the invention of flight.

Reception

"Maiden Flight" won the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella,[3] and was nominated for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novella[4] and the 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award[5]

Theodora Goss calls it "simple on one level and intensely complicated on another. And beautiful, and a joy to read,"[6] while the Portland Press Herald describes it as "bittersweet" and "magical",[7] and Roz Kaveney judges it as "possibly the best" story in the anthology.[8]

References
  1. Anthology of short fiction ideal for quick summer reading, by Kristine Saretsky, at the Calgary Journal; published June 7 2013; retrieved July 11, 2014
  2. Errantry: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand - Reviewed, by Nic Clarke, at Strange Horizons; published May 29, 2013; retrieved July 11, 2014
  3. 2011 Archived 2013-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved July 11, 2014
  4. Hugo Nominees 2011, by Cory Doctorow, at Boing Boing; published April 25, 2011; retrieved July 11, 2014
  5. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award", Locus. [https://www.webcitation.org/6CEbFPfF2?url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sturgeon2011.html Archived Archived 2012-11-17 at WebCite from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved July 11, 2014
  6. Readability, by Theodora Goss, at TheodoraGoss.com; published November 12 2011, retrieved July 11, 2014
  7. Book Review: Hand creates new feast of uncommon stories, by Joan Silverman, at the Portland Press Herald; published December 16, 2012; retrieved July 11, 2014
  8. Stories: All-New Tales (Review), by Roz Kaveney, at the Financial Times; published July 12, 2010; retrieved October 12, 2014
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