The White Abacus

{{Infobox book|

| name = The White Abacus

| image = Broderick - The White Abacus Coverart.png

| caption = The White Abacus trade paperback edition cover.

| author = Damien Broderick

| cover_artist = Chris Moore

| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Avon Eos

| pub_date = March 1997

| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)

| pages = 342 (first edition)

| isbn = 978-0-380-97476-4

| oclc =

}}

The White Abacus is a 1997 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick. It follows the story of Telmah Lord Cima who travels to Earth from a far-off world and becomes friends with a computer-augmented being called Ratio.{{cite web | url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/damien-broderick/white-abacus.htm | title = The White Abacus by Damien Broderick | publisher = Fantastic Fiction | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-13}}

Background

The White Abacus was first published in the United States in March 1997 by Avon Eos in hardback and trade paperback formats. In April 1998 it was republished in mass market paperback format. The White Abacus won the 1997 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and the 1998 Ditmar Award for best Australian long fiction.{{cite web | url = http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf | title = aurealis awards, previous years' results | publisher = Aurealis Awards | accessdate = 2010-01-13 | 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/Ditmar1998.html#nvl | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Ditmar Awards | publisher = Locus Online | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-13}}

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Category:1997 Australian novels

Category:1997 science fiction novels

Category:Australian science fiction novels

Category:Aurealis Award–winning works

Category:HarperCollins books