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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