Nebula 2011 Best Short Story Nominees

It's May and that means that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will soon be presenting the  annual Nebula Awards. Here are the Best Short Story nominees for 2011.

“Her Husband's Hands,” Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed Magazine, October 2011) - Review

“Mama, We are Zhenya, Your Son,” Tom Crosshill (Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011) - Review

“Movement,” Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2011) - Review

“Shipbirth,” Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 2011) - Review

“The Axiom of Choice,” David W. Goldman (New Haven Review, Winter 2011) - Review

“The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees,” E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2011) - Review

“The Paper Menagerie,” (Winner) Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March/April 2011) - Review

Nebula 2011 Best Novelette Nominees

It's May and that means that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will soon be presenting the  annual Nebula Awards. Here are the Best Novelette nominees for 2011.

“Fields of Gold,” Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse 4, Night Shade Books) - Review

“Ray of Light,” Brad R. Torgersen (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2011) - Review

“Sauerkraut Station,” Ferrett Steinmetz (Giganotosaurus, November 2011) - Review

“Six Months, Three Days,” Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com, June 2011) - Review

“The Migratory Pattern of Dancers,” Katherine Sparrow (Giganotosaurus, July 2011) - Review

“The Old Equations,” Jake Kerr (Lightspeed Magazine, July 2011) - Review

“What We Found,” (Winner) Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September/October 2011) - Review

Nebula 2011 Best Novella Nominees

It's May and that means that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will soon be presenting the  annual Nebula Awards. Here are the Best Novella nominees for 2011.

“Kiss Me Twice,” Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2011) - Review

“Silently and Very Fast,” Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld Magazine, October 2011) - Review

“The Ice Owl,” Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November/December 2011) - Review

“The Man Who Bridged the Mist,” Kij Johnson (Winner) (Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2011) - Review

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary,” Ken Liu (Panverse Three, Panverse Publishing) - Review

“With Unclean Hands,” Adam-Troy Castro (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 2011) - Review

Nebula 2011 Best Novel Nominees

It's May and that means that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will soon be presenting the  annual Nebula Awards. Here are the Best Novel nominees for 2011.

Among Others by Jo Walton (Winner)

Embassytown by China Miéville

Firebird by Jack McDevitt

God’s War by Kameron Hurley

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine

The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)


Look for reviews of all these novels soon, although I may leave Among Others and Embassytown for later, since those two are also nominated for the Hugo.

Welcome...

Welcome to Ell Five Prime, the blog that reviews some of the best science fiction and fantasy in the United States.

The goal of this blog is to provide review and commentary of the nominees for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, focusing primarily on the current year's nominees.

As time and space permits, there will also be commentary and reviews of older nominees and winners of these two awards.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!