Less Than Human (novel)

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| name = Less Than Human

| image = McArthur - Less Than Human Coverart.png

| caption = Less Than Human first edition cover.

| author = Maxine McArthur

| cover_artist = Shasti O'Leary Soudant

| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Warner Aspect

| pub_date = October 1, 2004

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 400 (first edition)

| isbn = 978-0-446-61342-2

| oclc =

}}

Less Than Human is a 2004 science fiction novel by Maxine McArthur. It follows the story where a factory worker is killed by a robot in mysterious circumstances and a group of teenagers appear to have committed group suicide.{{cite web | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/maxine-mcarthur/less-than-human.htm | title = Less Than Human by Maxine McArthur | publisher = Fantastic Fiction | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-15}}

Background

Less Than Human was first published in the United States on October 1, 2004, by Warner Aspect in paperback format. It won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and was a short-listed nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel, losing to Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter.{{cite web|url=http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf |title=aurealis awards, previous years' results |publisher=Aurealis Awards |accessdate=2010-01-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172144/http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-24 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards |publisher=Locus Online |accessdate=2010-01-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118121837/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html |archivedate=2010-01-18 }}

References

Category:2004 Australian novels

Category:2004 science fiction novels

Category:Australian science fiction novels

Category:Aurealis Award–winning works