num_pages: 19
description: For Want of a Nail is the 2011 Hugo winning story by award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal. This science-fiction short story explores the complex choices that an AI and her wrangler must make to solve a seemingly simple technical problem.Also in this edition is bonus material that includes author's notes as well as a look at the writing process. The original and unedited first draft of this story has a completely different plot. Read it and the brainstorming notes to get a peek into the creative process.
language: English
title: For Want of a Nail
publisher: None