Dann, Jack, ed. Nebula Awards Showcase 2005: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy.DANN, Jack, ed. Nebula Awards showcase 2005: the year's best SF Year's Best SF is a science fiction anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and has been co-editing it with Cramer since 2002. It is published by HarperCollins under the Eos imprint. and fantasy. Penguin, Roc. 327p. c2005.0-451-46015-4. $15.95. SA* This collection includes short stories, essays, novellas This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by [ expanding it]. This is a selected list of novellas that have gained fame and/or critical and public acclaim. , and excerpts from novels that were honored as Nebula Award finalists or winners in the past year. Chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (pronounced /sɪfwə/ or /sɛfwə/), was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. , this collection includes, in their entirety, the award-winning short story, "What I Didn't See" by Karen Joy Fowler Karen Joy Fowler (born February 7, 1950 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation. , concerning an African expedition's dark secret; and this year's novelette nov·el·ette n. A short novel. novelette Noun a short novel, usually one regarded as trivial or sentimental Noun 1. winner, "The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford, which tackles synesthesia synesthesia /syn·es·the·sia/ (sin?es-the´zhah) 1. a secondary sensation accompanying an actual perception. 2. and coffee. Only excerpts are included of the novella winner, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, in which a young girl must escape from an alternate world; and of the novel winner, The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, that introduces a choice to cure one's autism. Among the notable finalists found within this collection are James Van Pelt's "The Last of the O-Forms," in which normal children are a rarity and dangerous, mutant children are the norm; and Carol Emshwiller's "Grandma," in which an elderly superhero and her granddaughter realize their limitations as well as the great gifts that their powers, large or small, can bestow. In Harlan Ellison's "Goodbye to All That," Colman searches for the wisdom of life in the Himalayas while in tribute to Robert Silverberg as the Nebula nebula (nĕb`y  lə) [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. Grand Master, Silverberg's vintage story "Sundance," a fascinating tale of mind editing, genocide, and anthropological study, is offered to readers. Essays are also interspersed within the collection by such notable writers as Bruce Sterling, Paul McAuley, Barry N. Malzberg Barry Nathaniel Malzberg (born 1939) is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy. OverviewInitially in his post-graduate work Malzberg sought to establish himself as a playwright as well as a prose-fiction writer. , and Lucius Shepard, who discuss the development of the SF and fantasy genres and provide critiques. Each selection begins with a brief introduction to the author whose work is presented, with some entries containing quotes from the authors themselves. Information about the Nebula Award and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America organization as well as a list of all of the Nebula winners since 1965 is provided at the end of the book. For those SF and fantasy readers looking for outstanding reading choices, this collection gathers some of the best writing of the year with some of the most notable authors in these genres. Ginger Armstrong, Prin. Lib. Assoc., County PL, Chesterfield, VA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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