Suitable for the Orient
"Suitable for the Orient" is a short story by author Karen Traviss. It was published in February 2003 in Asimov's Science Fiction. The story was given an honourable mention in the book, Year's Best Science Fiction #21.
Synopsis[edit]
The story focuses on a doctor who has to come to terms with his assignment as a doctor on a human outpost, and his role as a sub-standard doctor, as he was stationed specifically because he is in a place where he's not essential. During the story, the human colony gains some tense relations with a native sub-sentient race after a hunting expedition.
Release[edit]
"Suitable for the Orient" was first published in the February 2003 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.[1] Traviss later included the story in her 2014 self-published collection View of a Remote Country.[2]
It has subsequently been translated into Russian and Spanish and has been published in Если (If), issue number 9, and the February 2004 issue Asimov Ciencia Ficción, respectively.[3][4]
Reception[edit]
While describing the collection View of a Remote Country, The Verge noted that "Suitable for the Orient" was one of several "really fascinating stories".[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Traviss, Karen. (February 2003). "Suitable for the Orient", Asimov's Science Fiction.
- ↑ Traviss, Karen (2014). View of a Remote Planet. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1500551360. Search this book on
- ↑ Traviss, Karen. (2003). "Suitable for the Orient", Если, Issue 9.
- ↑ Traviss, Karen. (February 2004). "Suitable for the Orient", Asimov Ciencia Ficción.
- ↑ Liptak, Andrew (2019-05-26). "These eight short story collections would make excellent sci-fi anthology shows". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
External links[edit]
- Suitable for the Orient title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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