2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot [ Edited ]

[paulgoatallen]

The 2009 Nebula Awards final ballot has some really interesting selections – Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl and Cherie Priest's Boneshaker for Best Novel and a N. K. Jemisin short story...

2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot

SFWA is proud to announce the nominees for the 2009 Nebula Awards.

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of  SFWA. The awards will be announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet the evening of May 15 at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, just 20 minutes from the Kennedy Space Center in Fla. Other awards to be presented are the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Science Fiction or Fantasy for Young Adults, the Bradbury Award for excellence in screenwriting and the Solstice Award for outstanding contribution to the field.

Short Story

• “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela,” Saladin Ahmed (Clockwork Phoenix 2, Norilana Press, Jul09)
• “I Remember the Future,” Michael A. Burstein (I Remember the Future, Apex Press, Nov08)
• “Non-Zero Probabilities,” N. K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld, Nov09)
• “Spar,” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct09)
• “Going Deep,” James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jun09)
• “Bridesicle,” Will McIntosh (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jan09)

Novelette

• “The Gambler,” Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2, Pyr Books, Oct08)
• “Vinegar Peace, or the Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage,” Michael Bishop (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jul08)
• “I Needs Must Part, The Policeman Said,” Richard Bowes (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec09)
• “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb09)
• “Divining Light,” Ted Kosmatka (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Aug08)
• “A Memory of Wind,” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com, Nov09)

Novella

• The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, Jun09)
• “Arkfall,” Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sep09)
• “Act One,” Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Mar09)
• Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)
• “Sublimation Angels,” Jason Sanford (Interzone, Oct09)
• The God Engines, John Scalzi ( Subterranean Press, Dec09)

Novel

• The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi (Nightshade, Sep09)
• The Love We Share Without Knowing, Christopher Barzak (Bantam, Nov08)
• Flesh and Fire, Laura Anne Gilman (Pocket, Oct09)
• The City & The City, China Miéville (Del Rey, May09)
• Boneshaker, Cherie Priest (Tor, Sep09)
• Finch, Jeff VanderMeer (Underland Press, Oct09)

[dalnewt]

Well, I've read three so far, Boneshaker, Flesh and Fire and The Women of Nell Gwynne's. All were different and all were very good reads. Your Best 2009 list informed me of two, so thanks for that. (Unfortunately, new copies of 'The Women of the Nell Gwynne's' are not available thru B&N the last time I looked. Anyway, I've read and enjoyed Mieville before, so I was wondering what you think about The City and the City.  

[paulgoatallen]

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dalnewt wrote:

Well, I've read three so far, Boneshaker, Flesh and Fire and The Women of Nell Gwynne's. All were different and all were very good reads. Your Best 2009 list informed me of two, so thanks for that. (Unfortunately, new copies of 'The Women of the Nell Gwynne's' are not available thru B&N the last time I looked. Anyway, I've read and enjoyed Mieville before, so I was wondering what you think about The City and the City.  

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I haven't read The City and the City yet – any reviews from anyone else?

Paul

[TiggerBear]

Paul have you read

• Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)   yet?  Very much to your liking in my opinion.

[paulgoatallen]

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TiggerBear wrote:

Paul have you read

• Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)   yet?  Very much to your liking in my opinion.

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Excellent call once again, Tig. I remember hearing about this one – I was a huge Godzilla fan as a kid – and (I believe) I requested a review copy but never received one and, well, it was soon forgotten. I get dozens of ARCs every week and sometimes if a book isn't in my pile or if its press release isn't tacked to my bulletin board, I forget about it.

But, hey, I'd love to read this eventually – especially if it wins the Nebula!

Paul

[TiggerBear]

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paulgoatallen wrote:

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TiggerBear wrote:

Paul have you read

• Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)   yet?  Very much to your liking in my opinion.

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Excellent call once again, Tig. I remember hearing about this one – I was a huge Godzilla fan as a kid – and (I believe) I requested a review copy but never received one and, well, it was soon forgotten. I get dozens of ARCs every week and sometimes if a book isn't in my pile or if its press release isn't tacked to my bulletin board, I forget about it.

But, hey, I'd love to read this eventually – especially if it wins the Nebula!

Paul

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It's good, might just.