novelette

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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020

I knew some things about her as a young woman because of the structure of the novelette, and my narrative brain wouldn’t let go.

From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2018

“It appears as though the novelette was unfinished business for her.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2014

M. Hart has given us another clever novelette, by Caroline Lee Hentz, under the title of Rena.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various