| "Shoggoths in Bloom" | |
|---|---|
| Short story byElizabeth Bear | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction/Horror (Cthulhu Mythos) |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media type | Printnovelette |
| Publication date | March 2008 |
| Pages | 14 |
"Shoggoths in Bloom" is ascience fictionnovelette byElizabeth Bear, originally published in the March 2008 issue of the American magazineAsimov's Science Fiction, and subsequently republished in Bear's 2012 collectionShoggoths in Bloom.[1]
In 1938, Paul Harding is a black college professor who has come to a coastalMaine village to study the wildshoggoths. As news reports ofKristallnacht appear in the background, Harding discovers the unexpected truth about shoggoths, and is faced with a difficult decision.
"Shoggoths" was the winner of the 2009Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2]Tor.com called it a "stand-out".[3]