The Clockwork Atom Bomb

Infobox short story
name = The Clockwork Atom Bomb
author = Dominic Green
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction short story
published_in = Interzone
publication_type = Periodical
publisher =
media_type = Print (Magazine)
pub_date = May/June 2005

"The Clockwork Atom Bomb" is a science fiction short story written in 2005 by Dominic Green.

The story follows Mativi, a UN Weapons Inspector who is in Kinshasa and discovers several powerful and illegal devices left over from a Congolese war. When he tries to bring in help to remove the rogue weapons, he finds himself in the cross hairs of people who are angry that he is trying to disrupt their economy. [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/01/30/the-clockwork-atom-bomb-by-dominic-green/ BestScienceFictionStories.com - The Clockwork Atom Bomb by Dominic Green] ]

First appearing in the May/June 2005 issue of Interzone magazine and topping the 2005 readers' poll as the most popular story of the year [ [http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/stories/index.php4?storyid=5 Story: The Clockwork Atomic Bomb] ] , it went on to be nominated for the 2006 Hugo award for the Best Short Story of 2005. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/2006/News/03_HugoNominations.html 2006 Hugo nominees] from "Locus magazine"] It was also included in the 23rd edition of "" - a collection of outstanding science fiction short stories edited by Gardner Dozois.

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