The Death of Doctor Island

The Death of Doctor Island
Author	Gene Wolfe
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Random House (Universe 3)
Publication date	1973

The Death of Doctor Island is a science fiction novella by American writer Gene Wolfe first published as The Death of Dr. Island in Universe 3 (Editor Terry Carr, Random House, 1973). It won the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novella. It was nominated for the 1974 Hugo Award for Best Novella, and placed first in the 1974 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

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External links[]

The Death of Doctor Island title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

See also[]

The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories

v t Nebula Award for Best Novella
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v t Works by Gene Wolfe
The Book of the New Sun	The Shadow of the Torturer (1980) The Claw of the Conciliator (1981) The Sword of the Lictor (1981) The Citadel of the Autarch (1983) The Urth of the New Sun (1987)
The Book of the Long Sun	Nightside the Long Sun (1993) Lake of the Long Sun (1994) Caldé of the Long Sun (1994) Exodus from the Long Sun (1996)
The Book of the Short Sun	On Blue's Waters (1999) In Green's Jungles (2000) Return to the Whorl (2001)
The Soldier series	Soldier of the Mist (1986) Soldier of Arete (1989) Soldier of Sidon (2006)
The Wizard Knight	The Knight (2004) (2004)
Stand-alone novels	Operation Ares (1970) The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972) Peace (1975) The Devil in a Forest (1976) Free Live Free (1984) There Are Doors (1988) (1990) (1990) Pirate Freedom (2007) (2008) The Sorcerer's House (2010) Home Fires (2011) The Land Across (2013) A Borrowed Man (2015) (2020)
Short story collections	The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories (1980) Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1981) (1983) (1984) (1984) Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988) (1989) (1992) (1992) (2000) Innocents Aboard (2004) Starwater Strains (2005) (2009)
Short stories/Novellas	"How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (1973) "The Death of Doctor Island" (1973) "Straw" (1975) "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" (1981) "A Cabin on the Coast" (1984) A Walking Tour of the Shambles (2002) "Memorare" (2007)
Fictional creations	Severian Ascian language

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