Nebula Awards Showcase 54
Nebula Awards Showcase 54 is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short works edited by Bengali writer Nibedita Sen. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by SFWA, Inc. in November 2020.[1][2][3]
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| Editor | Nibedita Sen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nebula Awards Showcase |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy |
| Publisher | SFWA, Inc. |
Publication date | 2020 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), ebook |
| Pages | 562 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9828467-3-5 |
| Preceded by | Nebula Awards Showcase 2019 |
Summary
The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story for the year 2018 (presented in 2019), as well as other material, together with an introduction by the editor. The novel winner, novella winner, and novella nominees are represented by excerpts. The non-winning nominees for best novel and one of the nominees for best short story (Richard Fox's "Going Dark") are omitted.[1][2][3]
Contents
- "Introduction" (Nibedita Sen)
- "It’s Dangerous to Go Alone" (Kate Dollarhyde)
- "Into the Spider-verse: A Classic Origin Story in Bold New Color" (Brandon O'Brien)
- "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" [Best short story winner, 2019] (P. Djèlí Clark)
- "Interview for the End of the World" [Best short story nominee, 2019] (Rhett C. Bruno)
- "And Yet" [Best short story nominee, 2019] (A. T. Greenblatt)
- "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" [Best short story nominee, 2019] (Alix E. Harrow)
- "The Court Magician" [Best short story nominee, 2019] (Sarah Pinsker)
- "The Only Harmless Great Thing" [Best novelette winner, 2019] (Brooke Bolander)
- "The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections" [Best novelette nominee, 2019] (Tina Connolly)
- "An Agent of Utopia" [Best novelette nominee, 2019] (Andy Duncan)
- "The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Births" [Best novelette nominee, 2019] (José Pablo Iriarte)
- "The Rule of Three" [Best novelette nominee, 2019] (Lawrence M. Schoen)
- "Messenger" [Best novelette nominee, 2019] (R.R. Virdi & Yudhanjaya Wijeratne)
- Excerpt: "The Tea Master and the Detective" [Best novella winner, 2019] (Aliette de Bodard)
- Excerpt: "Fire Ant" [Best novella nominee, 2019] (Jonathan P. Brazee)
- Excerpt: "The Black God’s Drums" [Best novella nominee, 2019] (P. Djèlí Clark)
- Excerpt: "Alice Payne Arrives" [Best novella nominee, 2019] (Kate Heartfield)
- Excerpt: "Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach" [Best novella nominee, 2019] (Kelly Robson)
- Excerpt: "Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries" [Best novella nominee, 2019] (Martha Wells)
- Excerpt: The Calculating Stars [Best novel winner, 2019] (Mary Robinette Kowal)
- "Biographies"
Notes
- "Nebula Awards Showcase 54 coming soon!" (article on Nebula Awards website).
- Sen, Nibedita. "The Big Idea: Nibedita Sen" (guest post on John Scalzi's Whatever blog).
- "The Nebula Awards Showcase #54 Released" (article on File 770: Mike Glyer's news of science fiction fandom.
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