Less Than Human (novel)

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Less Than Human
Less Than Human first edition cover.
AuthorMaxine McArthur
Cover artistShasti O'Leary Soudant
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherWarner Aspect
Publication date
October 1, 2004
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages400 (first edition)
ISBN978-0-446-61342-2

Less Than Human is a 2004 science fiction novel by Maxine McArthur. It follows the story where a factory worker is killed by a robot in mysterious circumstances and a group of teenagers appear to have committed group suicide.[1]

Background[edit]

Less Than Human was first published in the United States on October 1, 2004, by Warner Aspect in paperback format.[1] It won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and was a short-listed nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel, losing to Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Less Than Human by Maxine McArthur". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  3. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-01-15.