<P> "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" is a 2009 science fiction novelette by Eugie Foster . It was first published in Interzone, and has subsequently been republished in Apex Magazine, in The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011, and in The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF; as well, it has been translated into Czech, French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Hungarian, and an audio version was released on Escape Pod . </P> <P> In a world where people's roles, identities, and personalities all depend on which mask they wear on any given day, one man discovers the concept of rebellion . </P> <P> "Sinner, Baker" won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and was nominated for the 2009 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction and the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novelette </P> <P> Gardner Dozois considered it an "elegantly strange slipstreamish fantasy". Jason Sanford described it as "beautifully written and fast - paced", while Rachel Swirsky called it a "mix of high concept and colorful images". Tangent Online rated it three stars, while Black Gate commended Foster for producing an ending which goes counter to readers' expectations . </P>

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