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'Hello,' Said the Stick

‘Hello,’ Said the Stick is a science fiction short story published in 2002 by Michael Swanwick. It was nominated for the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Story as well as the 2003 Locus Award.^[1]

Plot summary

The story follows a foot soldier who is going to join the Iron Duke's army. Along the way he finds a talking stick which convinces the soldier to take it with him. As the soldier marches on he becomes more and more sick, and eventually realizes that the stick is the cause of his ailments.

References

External links

• ‘Hello,’ Said the Stick at BestScienceFictionStories.com - short story reviews and resources.