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).

Synopsis

Nicholas Kenneth de Vore is a teenage boy who discovers that the island where he is being held captive is actually an entity calling itself "Doctor Island", which claims to be supervising his treatment.

Reception

The Death of Doctor Island won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1973^[1] and the 1974 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella, and was a finalist for the 1974 Hugo Award for Best Novella.^[2]

References

^ The Death of Doctor Island, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 26, 2023
^ 1974 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 26, 2023

External links

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

v t e Locus Award for Best Novella
1970	The Gold at the Starbow's End by Frederik Pohl (1973) The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe (1974) Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg (1975) The Storms of Windhaven by Lisa Tuttle and George R.R. Martin (1976) The Samurai and the Willows by Michael Bishop (1977) Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978) The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979)
1980s	Enemy Mine by Barry B. Longyear (1980) Nightflyers by George R. R. Martin (1981) Blue Champagne by John Varley (1982) Souls by Joanna Russ (1983) Her Habilene Husband by Michael Bishop (1984) Press Enter by John Varley (1985) The Only Neat Thing To Do by James Tiptree Jr. (1986) R&R by Lucius Shepard (1987) The Secret Sharer by Robert Silverberg (1988) The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter by Lucius Shepard (1989)
1990s	The Father of Stones by Lucius Shepard (1990) A Short, Sharp Shock by Kim Stanley Robinson (1991) The Gallery of His Dreams by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1992) Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard (1993) Mefisto in Onyx by Harlan Ellison (1994) Forgiveness Day by Ursula K. Le Guin (1995) Remake by Connie Willis (1996) Bellwether by Connie Willis (1997) Where Angels Fear to Tread by Allen Steele (1998) Oceanic by Greg Egan (1999)
2000s	Orphans of the Helix by Dan Simmons (2000) Radiant Green Star by Lucius Shepard (2001) The Finder by Ursula K. Le Guin (2002) The Tain by China Miéville (2003) The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge (2004) Golden City Far by Gene Wolfe (2005) Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2006) Missile Gap by Charles Stross (2007) After the Siege by Cory Doctorow (2008) Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link (2009)
2010s	The Women of Neill Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2010) The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (2011) Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente (2012) After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (2013) Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente (2014) Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress (2015) Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (2016) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018) Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2019)
2020s	This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar (2020) Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (2021) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (2022) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (2023) Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2024)
Best Novel (1971–1981) Best SF Novel (1980–present) Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present) Best First Novel (1981–present) Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present) Best Young Adult Book (2003–present) Best Novella (1973–present) Best Novelette (1975–present) Best Short Story (1971–present)

v t e Nebula Award for Best Novella
1966–1980	The Saliva Tree by Brian W. Aldiss and He Who Shapes by Roger Zelazny (1966) The Last Castle by Jack Vance (1967) Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock (1968) Dragonrider by Anne McCaffrey (1969) A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison (1970) Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (1971) The Missing Man by Katherine Maclean (1972) A Meeting with Medusa by Arthur C. Clarke (1973) The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe (1974) Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg (1975) Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny (1976) Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr. (1977) Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978) The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979) Enemy Mine by Barry B. Longyear (1980)
1981–2000	Unicorn Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (1981) The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson (1982) Another Orphan by John Kessel (1983) Hardfought by Greg Bear (1984) Press Enter by John Varley (1985) Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg (1986) R&R by Lucius Shepard (1987) The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson (1988) The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis (1989) The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold (1990) The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman (1991) Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress (1992) City of Truth by James Morrow (1993) The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady (1994) Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick (1995) Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand (1996) Da Vinci Rising by Jack Dann (1997) Abandon in Place by Jerry Oltion (1998) Reading the Bones by Sheila Finch (1999) Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang (2000)
2001–2020	Goddesses by Linda Nagata (2001) The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2002) Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk (2003) Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2004) The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams (2005) Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2006) Burn by James Patrick Kelly (2007) Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress (2008) The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro (2009) The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2010) The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel Swirsky (2011) The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson (2012) After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (2013) The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar Kaftan (2014) Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress (2015) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (2016) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018) The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (2019) This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2020)
2021–present	Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (2021) And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (2022) Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk (2023) Linghun by Ai Jiang (2024)

v t e 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 of 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) The Wizard (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) Castleview (1990) Pandora, By Holly Hollander (1990) Pirate Freedom (2007) An Evil Guest (2008) The Sorcerer's House (2010) Home Fires (2011) The Land Across (2013) A Borrowed Man (2015) Interlibrary Loan (2020)
Short story collections	The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories (1980) Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1981) The Wolfe Archipelago (1983) Plan(e)t Engineering (1984) Bibliomen (1984) Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988) Endangered Species (1989) Castle of Days (1992) The Young Wolfe (1992) Strange Travelers (2000) Innocents Aboard (2004) Starwater Strains (2005) The Best of Gene Wolfe (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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The Death of Doctor Island

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