Nebula Awards Long List Announced
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America has announced the long list for the prestigious Nebula Awards, from which the finalists will be chosen by SFWA members. It's quite a hodge podge of types and authors, plenty for everyone to choose from. I'm not sure who my money would be on--newcomers like Tobias Buckell, Hal Duncan, and Jay Lake, "famous outsiders" like Michael Chabon or J.K Rowling, established SF writers like Nalo Hopkinson and Peter Watts, or what I'd call "distinguished Old Masters," like Joe Haldeman and Jack McDevitt. Should be interesting--stay tuned! Before they parse it down, here's the list of novels for Amazon readers wishing to seek out some great SF. For the entire long list, visit the SFWA website.
Ragamuffin, by Tobias Buckell
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
Species Imperative #3: Regeneration, by Julie E. Czerneda
Vellum: The Book of All Hours, by Hal Duncan
The Accidental Time Machine, by Joe Haldeman
The New Moon's Arms, by Nalo Hopkinson
Mainspring, by Jay Lake
Odyssey, by Jack McDevitt
The Outback Stars, by Sandra McDonald
Strange Robby, by Selina Rosen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
Rollback, by Robert J. Sawyer
Blindsight, by Peter Watts
Chris Kulig on January 20, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Whens the vote complete?
Frank A. Vasquez on January 20, 2008 at 07:45 PM
Rowling won a Nebula for the 7th Potter book? WHAT AN UTTER TRAVESTY. As a reader, I am insulted. Amazing how an award so prestigious as this can go from a genius like Gene Wolfe to a second-rate writer like J.K.
Frank A. Vasquez on January 20, 2008 at 07:52 PM
:Edit::
she's not won it, but she's up for consideration. still. utterly disgusted.
Kevin Baker on January 21, 2008 at 08:49 AM
The second link is the same as the first. You might want to fix that.
And, while I have not read any of JK Rowling's stuff, it is fantasy, and very popular fantasy at that. Let the judges judge is my advice.
JeffVanderMeer on January 21, 2008 at 09:06 AM
Hey--thanks for the comments, and the link is fixed. When the finalists are announced, I'll post an entry. The winners are announced in late April.
Jeff
Tully on January 21, 2008 at 09:13 AM
Wow. Nice to see some deserving friends make the ballot.
Gary Houck on January 24, 2008 at 01:28 AM
Of course Frank has not read Book Seven, has Frank?