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| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
2 November 2000 | Publication | Received very well, with critics noting the prescience of its examination of journalism, truth, and the relationship between facts and the stories people prefer to believe. The novel was praised for the tightness of its plotting and the freshness of William de Worde as a protagonist. Its reputation has grown in subsequent years as the concerns it raised about media and truth have become more rather than less urgent. |
2001 | Award Nominated | Prometheus Award Novel category |
6 July 2001 | Award Nominated | Locus Award Fantasy novel category, 9th place |
2023 |
| Award Nominated |
Prometheus Award Hall of fame category |
2024 | Award Won | Prometheus Award Hall of fame |
Received very well, with critics noting the prescience of its examination of journalism, truth, and the relationship between facts and the stories people prefer to believe. The novel was praised for the tightness of its plotting and the freshness of William de Worde as a protagonist. Its reputation has grown in subsequent years as the concerns it raised about media and truth have become more rather than less urgent.
Prometheus Award
Novel category
Locus Award
Fantasy novel category, 9th place
Prometheus Award
Hall of fame category
Prometheus Award
Hall of fame