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Title: Even the Queen Title Record # 41431
Author: Connie Willis
Date: 1992-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: escapepod.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A woman must deal with her daughter's decision to join a movement of women who, in the name of feminism and naturalism, reject the medical procedure which for most women has eliminated the menstrual cycle.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1995ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi, revised by Sébastien Guillot in the 2015 pub.
 French
Même Sa Majesté?Meme Sa Majeste
1996ⓘTranslated by Pedro Jorge Romero.
 Spanish Incluso la reina
1997ⓘTranslated by Dorota Malinowska
 Polish Nawet królowa
1997ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni
 Italian Anche la regina
2006 Swedish Till och med drottningen
2006ⓘTranslated by Lia Belt
 Dutch Zelfs de koningin
2008ⓘTranslated by Adriana Moșoiu
 Romanian
Chiar și regina?Chiar si regina
2012ⓘTranslated by Ana-Veronica Mircea
 Romanian
Chiar și Regina?Chiar si Regina
2013ⓘTranslated by José Rojo.
 Spanish Incluso la reina

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1993 Asimov's Readers' Best Short Story
1 1993 Hugo Best Short Story
1 1993 Locus Best Short Story
Win 1993 Nebula Short Story
Win 1993 SF Chronicle Short Story
Honorable Mentions 1993 Sturgeon Best Short Science Fiction
1 (as Incluso la reina) 1997 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story
Preliminary Nominees 2011 Prometheus Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
Preliminary Nominees 2019 Prometheus Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992 1992-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Davis Publications  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 324
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Gary Freeman Checkmark
Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 1993-00-00 ed. Brad Templeton ClariNet Communications Corp. 1-56941-012-7
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 0
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection 1993-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-09423-X
$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxxvi+
588
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection 1993-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-09424-8
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxxvi+
588
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Best New SF 7 1993-09-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-234-6
£10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xxxvi+
588
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Les Edwards Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection 1993-09-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 01576
$14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxxvi+
588
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Impossible Things 1994-01-00 Connie Willis Bantam Spectra 0-553-56436-6
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
461
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Impossible Things 1994-03-00 Connie Willis Bantam Spectra / SFBC 02630
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
461
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Nebula Awards 28 1994-04-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace 0-15-600039-3
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
329
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Craig Stuart Rosenberg Checkmark
Nebula Awards 28 1994-04-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace 0-15-100082-4
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
329
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Craig Stuart Rosenberg Checkmark
Uncharted Territory 1994-09-00 Connie Willis New English Library 0-450-61748-3
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 218
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Mick van Houten Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep 1995-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois, Sheila Williams Ace Books 0-441-00190-4
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 227
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth
空山基?Hajime Sorayama
 Checkmark
Aux confins de l'étrange 1995-06-22 Connie Willis J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3975) 2-277-23975-5   575
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
BEM, #49, February-March 1996 1996-02-00 ed. Ricard de la Casa, José Luis González, Joan Manel Ortiz, Pedro Jorge Romero Interface Grupo Editorial  
Pta 475?Pta: Spanish peseta. ISO code: ESP
 36
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 fanzine Andrés Rodrigo Moya  
Nebula '92 1997-00-00 ed. James Morrow
Prószyński i S-ka?Proszynski i S-ka
(Nowa Fantastyka)		 83-7180-065-7
zł 16.50?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995
 455+
[1]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Urania #1313 1997-07-06 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1313
Lit 5,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 mag Massimo Rosestolato  
The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV 1997-11-00 ed. Gregory Benford Baen Books 0-671-87852-2
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 537
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Even the Queen and Other Short Stories 1998-01-00 Connie Willis Wyrmhole Publishing 0-9648539-0-6    
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 coll  
Impossible Things 1999-00-00 Connie Willis Bantam Spectra 0-553-56436-6
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
461
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day 2000-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois, Sheila Williams Ace Books 0-441-00721-X
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 240
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Lee MacLeod Checkmark
A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women 2001-10-00 ed. Sheila Williams, Connie Willis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67742-6
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Franco Accornero  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7872-4
A$32.95?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD
 xiii+
559+
[2]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
512+
[2]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33655-1
$35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 1-4299-0385-6
$10.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2005-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7873-2
A$19.95?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD
 xvi+
677
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Nova science fiction, nummer 12 2006-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg Gafiac  
skr 65?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK
  
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag  
De Locus awards 2006-03-20 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan De Boekerij 90-225-4398-6
€22.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 526
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories 2007-09-00 Connie Willis Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-110-1
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 700
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories 2007-09-00 Connie Willis Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-110-1
$125.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 740
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Jude Palencar  
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF 2008-03-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84529-424-3
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xix+
778
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF 2008-03-27 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84901-540-0
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Sci-Fi Magazin, septembrie 2008 2008-09-00 ed.
George Lazăr?George Lazar
,
Cătălin Moraru?Catalin Moraru
Mediapress, Botoșani?Mediapress, Botosani
  
Lei 8?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
 78
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 mag Janos Miklos  
Il meglio della SF / II. L'Olimpo dei classici moderni 2009-11-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #49)  
€7.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 718
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Victor Togliani  
Impossible Things 2011-03-02 Connie Willis Spectra / Ballantine Books 978-0-307-78445-2
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll John Jude Palencar  
Vânturile de la Marble Arch (vol. 2)?Vanturile de la Marble Arch (vol. 2)
 2012-08-14 Connie Willis Editura Nemira (Nautilus) 978-606-579-243-2
Lei 5?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
 640
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Michael Whelan  
25 minutos en el futuro: Nueva ciencia ficción norteamericana 2013-00-00 ed.
Bernardo Fernández?Bernardo Fernandez
, Pepe Rojo		 Almadía (Narrativa (Editorial Almadía)) 978-607-516-291-1 / 3375
MX$399.00?Mx$: Mexican dollar. ISO codes: MXP until 1993, MXN since 1993
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Impossible Things 2013-03-29 Connie Willis Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12035-8
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories 2013-07-00 Connie Willis Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-54064-5
$28.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Louise Leppard Checkmark
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories 2013-07-09 Connie Willis Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-54065-2
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Time Is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis 2013-08-08 Connie Willis Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-13114-9
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xix+
473
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
Time Is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis 2013-08-08 Connie Willis Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-13115-6
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories 2013-08-29 Connie Willis Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12039-6
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories 2013-10-03 Connie Willis Recorded Books 978-1-4703-8756-3    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories 2014-04-22 Connie Willis Del Rey 978-0-345-54066-9
$18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 473
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories 2015-03-23 Connie Willis Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-753-0
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Les veilleurs 2015-04-29 Connie Willis J'ai Lu (Nouveaux Millénaires) 978-2-290-09796-0
€19.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 538
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Escape Pod, #608 2017-12-28 ed. Divya Breed, Mur Lafferty Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Impossible Things date unknown Connie Willis Bantam Spectra 0-553-56436-6
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
461
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
Impossible Things date unknown Connie Willis Bantam Spectra 0-553-56436-6
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
461
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-33656-1
$22.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy date unknown ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
514
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
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