Finalist, Best Novella, 1983

The Postman

David Brin (opens in a new tab)

Asimov’s Nov 1982

A drifter in post-apocalyptic America puts on a dead mailman's uniform and finds that people want to believe in the restored United States.

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The ballot

SoulsJoanna RussF&SF Jan 1982Winner
Unsound VariationsGeorge R. R. MartinAmazing Jan 1982
BrainchildJoseph H. DelaneyAnalog Jun 1982
To Leave a MarkKim Stanley RobinsonF&SF Nov 1982
Another OrphanJohn KesselF&SF Sep 1982