“Bloodchild”, by Octavia E. Butler; “Press Enter ◼️”, by John Varley; Neuromancer, by William Gibson

[nwhyte]

These three all won Hugo and Nebula Awards presented in 1985 for work published in 1984. (So the 1985 Hugo, but the 1984 Nebula.)

“Bloodchild” has no chapters or sub-sections. The third paragraph is:But my mother seemed content to age before she had to. I saw her turn away as several of T'Gatoi's limbs secured me closer. T'Gatoi liked our body

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[kalimac]

I didn't find Neuromancer very appealing either. This distressed me, because at the time Bill Gibson was part of my social circle (though I didn't know him personally), I wished him well, and I'd heard him read part of the book aloud to a small audience before it was published.