fiction," the book was included in the Locus recommended reading list and nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel. It was 4th in the Locus Award among first novels and led to Carter's nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1997 and 1998. In her 2010 retrospective review, writer and critic Jo Walton described it as "certainly one of the most important books of the last twenty years." See also Cyberpunk Lesbian science fiction References External links Review of The Fortunate Fall by Jo Walton Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden: "Anatomy of a Sale: Raphael Carter's The Fortunate Fall to Tor Books." In The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Sourcebook, 2nd ed., ed. David Borcherding. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Press, 1996. 1996 novels Cyberpunk novels 1996 science fiction novels Novels set in the 24th century Tor Books books 1996 debut novels