Archive for the 'Nebula Awards' Category

A Science Fiction Odyssey

May 22nd, 2007

Through SFSignal, I saw that Jeff Vehige started a blog in which he is going through all the Hugo and Nebula winning novels. He’s currently three novels in (Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Camouflage by Joe Haldeman, and Dune by Frank Herbert) - I’ll definitely be reading! His site is called […]

Nebula Winners 2006

May 14th, 2007

Here are the winners from this weekend’s Nebula Awards:
NOVEL
Seeker by Jack McDevitt
NOVELLA
Burn by James Patrick Kelly
NOVELETTE
“Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle
SHORT STORY
“Echo” by Elizabeth Hand
SCRIPT
Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
ANDRE NORTON AWARD
Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
Congrats to everyone!

The List #2: “Sandkings” by George R.R. Martin

April 20th, 2007

I so thoroughly enjoyed A Game of Thrones, the first volume of George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series, that I eagerly read “Sandkings” the first time I came across it. I found the novelette to have the same clear, readable prose style as his novel. Another time through, I enjoyed it all the more.
In […]

The List, #1 - “A Boy and His Dog” by Harlan Ellison

April 17th, 2007

“A Boy and His Dog” is a novella set in a post-apocalyptic future. Vic, a 16 year-old “solo”, has teamed with a dog named Blood. They forage together, they watch movies together, and they talk quite a bit, thanks to the telepathic connection they share. Their main preoccupations are survival and sex, […]