Snapshot

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"Snapshot" is a science fiction novella by Brandon Sanderson, set in a simulated reality used by detectives to investigate crimes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella
science fiction work
author Brandon Sanderson NERFINISHED
authorOtherWorks Mistborn series NERFINISHED
Skyward series NERFINISHED
The Stormlight Archive NERFINISHED
centralTheme ethics of surveillance
free will versus determinism
guilt and responsibility
reality and simulation
containsElement murder investigation
twist ending
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Miranda Meeks NERFINISHED
format ebook
print
genre science fiction
hasAwardNomination Edgar Award for Best Short Story (related recognition context) NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-1-944857-06-4
hasStandaloneStatus true
isExpandedFrom earlier short story concept by Brandon Sanderson
language English
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Anthony Davis NERFINISHED
Chaz NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
originalPublicationYear 2017
pageCount approximately 130
plotDevice police use of a full-day simulation to investigate crimes
protagonistOccupation detective
publisher Vault Books NERFINISHED
setting near-future world
simulated reality
subgenre crime fiction
detective fiction
targetAudience adult readers
technologyDepicted full-environment simulation of a specific day
workInSeries Cosmere-unrelated work

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