The 2012 Nebulas And Where To Find Them


BEST NOVEL (40,000+ words)
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed (Excerpt) Either way
Ironskin by Tina Connolly (Excerpt) [Book Trailer] Thumbs Up!
The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin (Excerpt) Skip it
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Amazon Excerpt) [Book Trailer] Thumbs Up!
Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (Excerpt) Skip it
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Amazon Excerpt) Skip it WINNER!

BEST NOVELLA (17,500 - 40,000 words)
"On a Red Station, Drifting" by Aliette de Bodard (Excerpt) Skip it
"After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall" by Nancy Kress (Amazon Excerpt) Either way WINNER!
"The Stars Do Not Lie" by Jay Lake (Full) Skip it
"All the Flavors" by Ken Liu (Full) Thumbs Up!
"Katabasis" by Robert Reed
"Barry's Tale" by Lawence M. Schoen (Full) Thumbs Up!

BEST NOVELLETTE (7,500 - 17,500 words)
"The Pyre of New Day" by Catherine Asaro (Full) Thumbs Up!
"Close Encounters" by Andy Duncan WINNER!
"The Waves" by Ken Liu (Full) Thumbs Up!
"The Finite Canvas" by Brit Mandelo (Full) Thumbs Up!
"Swift, Brutal Retaliation" by Meghan McCarron (Full) Either way
"Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia" by Rachel Swirsky Thumbs Up!
"Fade to White" by Catherynne M. Valente (Full) (Audio Version) Thumbs Up!

BEST SHORT STORY (less than 7,500 words)
"Robot" by Helena Bell (Full) (Audio Version) Thumbs Up!
"Immersion" by Aliette de Bodard (Full) (Audio Version) Either way WINNER!
"Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes" by Tom Crosshill (Full) (Audio Version) Thumbs Up!
"Nanny's Day" by Leah Cypess Thumbs Up!
"Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream" by Maria Dahvana Headley (Full) (Audio Version) Skip it
"The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species" by Ken Liu (Full) (Audio Version) Thumbs Up!
"Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain" by Cat Rambo (Full) (Audio Version) Either way

Nothing much to not about this year's nominees. I see quite a few females up here. There are more non-unique female nominations than male, and not by a small margin. That's nice to see.

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