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Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Narrated by: James Patrick Kelly
- Length: 33 mins
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Summary
Here's an emotional tale of family secrets set in 2038. Jen has been estranged from her father, a Shakespearian actor, ever since he got divorced from her mother years and years ago. But when her mother dies, Jen is astonished to discover that she has left her ex-husband a fortune in her will. Jen tries to confront her father but first she must get past the robot that cares for him. A Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon nominee and winner of the Locus Award for best short story of 1997.
Author James Patrick Kelly is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award and a 2007 Nebula Award winner. His stories appear frequently in Asimov's Science Fiction, and he writes the magazine's "On the Net" column. Publishers Weekly has called him "a meticulous craftsman in the demanding short-story form".
Don't miss more great science-fiction stories by James Patrick Kelly.
(P) and ©2007 James Patrick Kelly
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Critic reviews
Hugo & Nebula Award nominee, Best Short Story, 1998