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Eifelheim
Sign in to saveEifelheim is a science fiction novel by American author Michael Flynn, published in 2006. The story first appeared as a novella in the November 1986 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, which was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1987. The full novel was similarly nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2007.
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- Author
- Michael Flynn
- First published
- 2006
- Editions
- 5
- Subjects
- Priests, Fiction, Black Death, Human-alien encounters, Historians, Women physicists, Fourteenth century, History
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Michael F. Flynn
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Tor Books
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- form of creative work
- novel
- publication date
- 2006-10-17
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- 異星人の郷
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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Eifelheim is a science fiction novel by American author Michael Flynn, published in 2006. The story first appeared as a novella in the November 1986 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, which was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1987. The full novel was similarly nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2007.
==Plot summary== In 1349, Eifelheim, a small town in the Black Forest of Germany, vanished: it ceased to appear on any maps or in any documents, having apparently been abandoned and never resettled by its community. The disappearance is no mystery — the Black Death devastated Europe. But why was the area never resettled, unlike most other depopulated areas? The mystery intrigues cliometric historian Tom Schwoerin, who sets out to solve the puzzle with the help of his partner, theoretical physicist Sharon Nagy. They gradually uncover evidence of an alien crash-landing in the area.
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