Originally published online in Salon, November 10, 2003.
- Reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21st Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Griffin, New York, NY, July 2004.
- Reprinted in Hungarian as "A végső fájdalomcsillapító " in Galaktika, 10 March 2006.
In the nanotech future, hunger may be a thing of the past, but there will always be a place for a good man with a knife.
Categories: Audio, Fiction, Free, Galaktika, Hungarian, Near Future, Online, Reprints, Salon, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Social, Year’s Best
