Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (40 page)

1996

Best Novel:
Slow River
by Nicola Griffith

Best Novella: “Da Vinci Rising” by Jack Dann

Best Novelette: “Lifeboat on a Burning Sea” by Bruce Holland Rogers

Best Short Story: “A Birthday” by Esther M. Friesner

Grand Master: Jack Vance

Author Emeritus: Judith Merril

 

1997

Best Novel:
The Moon and the Sun
by Vonda N. McIntyre

Best Novella: “Abandon in Place” by Jerry Oltion

Best Novelette: “The Flowers of Aulit Prison” by Nancy Kress

Best Short Story: “Sister Emily’s Lightship” by Jane Yolen

Grand Master: Poul Anderson

Author Emeritus: Nelson Slade Bond

 

1998

Best Novel:
Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman

Best Novella: “Reading the Bones” by Sheila Finch

Best Novelette: “Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen

Best Short Story: “Thirteen Ways to Water” by Bruce Holland Rogers Bradbury Award: J. Michael Straczynski

Grand Master: Hal Clement (Harry Stubbs)

Author Emeritus: William Tenn (Philip Klass)

 

1999

Best Novel:
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler

Best Novella: “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang

Best Novelette: “Mars Is No Place for Children” by Mary A. Turzillo

Best Short Story: “The Cost of Doing Business” by Leslie What

Best Script:
The Sixth Sense
by M. Night Shyamalan

Grand Master: Brian W. Aldiss

Author Emeritus: Daniel Keyes

 

2000

Best Novel:
Darwin’s Radio
by Greg Bear

Best Novella: “Goddesses” by Linda Nagata

Best Novelette: “Daddy’s World” by Walter Jon Williams

Best Short Story: “macs” by Terry Bisson

Best Script:
Galaxy Quest
by Robert Gordon and David Howard

Bradbury Award: Yuri Rasovsky and Harlan Ellison

Grand Master: Philip José Farmer

Author Emeritus: Robert Sheckley

 

2001

Best Novel:
The Quantum Rose
by Catherine Asaro

Best Novella: “The Ultimate Earth” by Jack Williamson

Best Novelette: “Louise’s Ghost” by Kelly Link

Best Short Story: “The Cure for Everything” by Severna Park

Best Script:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang (from the book by Du Lu Wang)

President’s Award: Betty Ballantine

 

2002

Best Novel:
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman

Best Novella: “Bronte’s Egg” by Richard Chwedyk

Best Novelette: “Hell Is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang

Best Short Story: “Creature” by Carol Emshwiller

Best Script:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (based on
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien)

Grand Master: Ursula K. LeGuin

Author Emeritus: Katherine MacLean

 

2003

Best Novel:
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon

Best Novella: “Caroline” by Neil Gaiman

Best Novelette: “The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford

Best Short Story: “What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler

Best Script:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson (based on
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien)

Grand Master: Robert Silverberg

Author Emeritus: Charles L. Harness

 

2004

Best Novel:
Paladin of Souls
by Lois McMaster Bujold

Best Novella: “The Green Leopard Plague” by Walter Jon Williams

Best Novelette: “Basement Magic” by Ellen Klages

Best Short Story: “Coming to Terms” by Eileen Gunn

Best Script:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (based on
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien)

Grand Master: Anne McCaffrey

 

2005

Best Novel:
Camouflage
by Joe Haldeman

Best Novella: “Magic for Beginners” by Kelly Link

Best Novelette: “The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link

Best Short Story: “I Live with You” by Carol Emshwiller

Best Script:
Serenity
by Joss Whedon André Norton Award:
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie
by Holly Black

Grand Master: Harlan Ellison

Author Emeritus: William F. Nolan

 

 

T
he Author Emeritus Award is SFWA’s way of recognizing writers who have made significant contributions to the field of science fiction and fantasy. The award is decided by the board of directors through discussion and consensus.

 

The Authors Emeriti are:

“Introduction,” by Ben Bova. Copyright © 2008 by Ben Bova. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“Echo,” by Elizabeth Hand. Copyright © 2005 by Elizabeth Hand. First published in
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
, October 2005. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Burn,” by James Patrick Kelly. Copyright © 2005 by James Patrick Kelly. First published by Tachyon Publications. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Anthopology 101: The Books That Saved SFWA,” by Bud Webster. Copyright © 2008 by Bud Webster. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“Two Hearts,” by Peter S. Beagle: Copyright © 2005 by Peter S. Beagle. First published in the United States of America in the October/November 2005 issue of
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
a publication of Spilogale, Inc., PO Box 3447, Hoboken NJ 07030. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Science Fiction Poetry,” by Joe Haldeman. Copyright © 2008 by Joe Haldeman. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“The Strip Search,” by Mike Allen. Copyright © 2005 by Mike Allen. First appeared in Strange Horizons, October 2005. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Tin Men,” by Kendall Evans and David C. Kopaska-Merkel. Copyright © 2005 by Kendall Evans and David C. Kopaska-Merkel. First appeared in
The Magazine of Speculative Poetry
, vol. 7, no. 1. Reprinted by permission of the authors.

“Knowledge Of” by Ruth Berman. Copyright © 2005 by Ruth Berman. First published in
Kerem
, 2005–6/5766. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The State of Amazing, Astounding, Fantastic Fiction in the Twenty-first Century,” by Orson Scott Card. Copyright © 2008 by Orson Scott Card. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“The Woman in Schrödinger’s Wave Equation,” by Eugene Mirabelli. Copyright © 2006 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
, August 2006. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“James Gunn, Grand Master,” by John Kessel. Copyright © 2008 by John Kessel. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“The Listeners,” by James Gunn. Copyright © 1972 by James E. Gunn. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Book to Film,” by Diana Wynne Jones. Copyright © 2008 by Diana Wynne Jones. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

Seeker
(excerpt), by Jack McDevitt. Copyright © 2005 by Cryptic, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“I Have Seen the Future—and It Ain’t Got a Lot of Dead Trees in It,” by Mike Resnick. Copyright © 2008 by Mike Resnick. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.

“Magic or Madness,” by Justine Larbalestier. Copyright © 2008 by Justine Larbalestier. Published here for the first time in any form by permission of the author.