Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones

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"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones"
Author Samuel R. Delany
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Publication date 1968

"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a science fiction short story by Samuel R. Delany. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story 1970, and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 1969.

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Relationships change and reverse as a thief and impersonator rises up through the ranks to established semi-legit crime boss.

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Preceded by
The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
by Harlan Ellison
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
1970
Succeeded by
Slow Sculpture
by Theodore Sturgeon

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