Excellent in all departments (Kirkus Reviews), Nebula Awards 30 continues a tradition of excellence by offering, alongside works by the winners in all Nebula categories, a generous selection of fiction, poetry, and essays not found in any other best-of-the-year anthologies.
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The 30th Nebula Award collection, while a respectable "year's best" and report on the genre, somehow fails to strike sparks. Editor Sargent includes a lot: all the short-fiction winners and nominated short stories; a section of the winning novel, Greg Bear's Moving Mars; a story by the Grand Master winner, Damon Knight (founder of the Science Fiction Writers of America, which awards the Nebulas); the Rhysling Award winners for best SF poetry, articles on the state of the genre and SF movies; and a tribute to Robert Bloch. The best pieces are Ursula K. Le Guin's runner-up novelette, "The Matter of Seggri," an insightful sketch of sex roles in an alien culture; Martha Soukup's winning short story, the bitterly memorable "A Defense of the Social Contracts"; and David Gerrold's winning novelette, "The Martian Child," a charming tale of adoption that goes on a bit too long. Mike Resnick's winning novella, "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge," also a Hugo winner, suffers from fakey aliens and hoodoo science. The other short stories, by Maureen McHugh, Knight, Ben Bova, Barry Malzberg and Kate Wilhelm, are accomplished but flawed. Joe Haldeman's Hugo-winning "None So Blind" is the best of the lot. Perhaps the recent, previous publication of most of these pieces has robbed the collection's thunder; while worthwhile, even impressive at times, it's more commendable than exciting.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The 30th Nebula Award collection, while a respectable "year's best" and report on the genre, somehow fails to strike sparks. Editor Sargent includes a lot: all the short-fiction winners and nominated short stories; a section of the winning novel, Greg Bear's Moving Mars; a story by the Grand Master winner, Damon Knight (founder of the Science Fiction Writers of America, which awards the Nebulas); the Rhysling Award winners for best SF poetry, articles on the state of the genre and SF movies; and a tribute to Robert Bloch. The best pieces are Ursula K. Le Guin's runner-up novelette, "The Matter of Seggri," an insightful sketch of sex roles in an alien culture; Martha Soukup's winning short story, the bitterly memorable "A Defense of the Social Contracts"; and David Gerrold's winning novelette, "The Martian Child," a charming tale of adoption that goes on a bit too long. Mike Resnick's winning novella, "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge," also a Hugo winner, suffers from fakey aliens and hoodoo science. The other short stories, by Maureen McHugh, Knight, Ben Bova, Barry Malzberg and Kate Wilhelm, are accomplished but flawed. Joe Haldeman's Hugo-winning "None So Blind" is the best of the lot. Perhaps the recent, previous publication of most of these pieces has robbed the collection's thunder; while worthwhile, even impressive at times, it's more commendable than exciting.
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The Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America chose "A Defense of the Social Contracts" by Martha Soukup as best short story, "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold as best novelette, and "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" by Mike Resnick as best novella of 1994. They appear here with a bit of the 1994 novel Moving Mars by Greg Bear, surveys of 1994 sf and fantasy writing and films, and some also-rans from the shorter fiction categories. (Booklist - Ray Olson )
(Publishers Weekly )
The Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America chose "A Defense of the Social Contracts" by Martha Soukup as best short story, "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold as best novelette, and "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" by Mike Resnick as best novella of 1994. They appear here with a bit of the 1994 novel Moving Mars by Greg Bear, surveys of 1994 sf and fantasy writing and films, and some also-rans from the shorter fiction categories. (Booklist - Ray Olson )
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This review is from: Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year (Nebula Awards Showcase) (No 30) (Paperback)
How can anyone rate a book that is made up of the very best of the best in speculative fiction? A perfect score is too low.
The Nebula Awards represent the highest accolade in science fiction, and the 30th Anniversary issue represents perhaps the finest collection to date. From the engaging work of David Gerrold in "The Martian Child," to the tightly worded and frighteningly real "None So Blind", this book shines with pure genius.
I've waited a decade for a collection of fiction this original... and here it is
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