"The Fort Moxie Branch" is a 1988 science fiction short story by Jack McDevitt. It was first published in the 1988 edition of the Full Spectrum anthology series from Bantam Spectra.
A self-published author discovers a transdimensional library that collects the lost works of great authors.
"The Fort Moxie Branch" was a finalist for the 1988 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[1] and the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[2]
Paul J. Nahin has described the librarians' mission as "one that [Ray] Bradbury would surely applaud",[3] while Tom Easton has compared the library to "an Isher weapons shop".[4]