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Home > Bibliographies > Minibibliographies > Science Fiction Favorites: Winners of the Hugo
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Since 1953 the World Science Fiction Convention (worldcon) has presented the Science Fiction Achievement Award, informally called the Hugo. It is named after Hugo Gernsack, a writer, editor, and publisher, who is considered one of the founders of science fiction. Inspired by the Academy Awards, the Hugo has been a regular part of the annual convention since 1955.
Awards are made in a number of classes and are split between professional and fan achievements. Seven awards were made in 1953 including citations for illustrators, "#1 fan personality," and fiction. In recent years the number has varied, but usually there are at least twelve awards.
Nominations are solicited from members registered for the current and previous year's worldcons. Winners are selected by ballots distributed to members of the upcoming worldcon. Special awards are determined by worldcon committees. Some recent categories are professional artist, fan artist, professional editor, semi-professional magazine, fanzine or amateur publication, fan writer, and dramatic presentation.
The most scrupulous attention is paid to the area of fiction. In the fifties, there were regular awards for novels with occasional citations for short stories and novelettes. Short stories and novelettes were later amalgamated under the general heading of "short fiction." Since the seventies, fiction has been honored in four categories: novel, novella (17,500 to 40,000 words), novelette (7,500 to 17,500 words), and short story (fewer than 7,500 words).
This minibibliography lists the fiction winners available from NLS. Because most of the titles are short fiction contained in anthologies, the minibibliography is divided into two parts. In part one the winners are listed in chronological order. For novels and short fiction published in separate volumes, the complete entry is given, including annotation. For shorter pieces published in anthologies, only the citation is given. Part two contains the complete entries for the anthologies.
Novel: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
In the future, murderers are not executed or imprisoned. They undergo a personality demolition and reconstruction. Interplanetary tycoon Ben Reich, subconsciously driven to murder his father, tries to escape this fate and is pursued over a futuristic wasteland by a telepathic policeman. At the same time, Reich is haunted by dreams of a man with no face, the symbol of his evil deed. Winner of the first Hugo award in 1953. Some strong language. 1953
Novelette: The Darfsteller by Walter M. Miller Jr.
RC 37844
Short Story: Allamagoosa by Eric Frank Russell
RC 19194
Novel: Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
An unemployed actor in the year 2100 takes a drink from a space pilot and finds himself shanghaied to Mars for the most important and dangerous role of his career. He is coerced into impersonating a prominent and controversial public figure. 1956
RD 13118
BRA 7969
Short Story: The Star by Arthur C. Clarke
RC 14669
Novelette: The Big Front Yard by Clifford Simak
RC 12663
RC 18342
Short Story: The Hell-bound Train by Robert Bloch
RD 11792
Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Thousands of years in the future, a young man joins mobile infantry and fights in an interplanetary war against insect-like aliens. 1959
RC 17818
Short Fiction [short story]: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
RC 33245
BRA 7751
[Expanded version]: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The diary of Charly, a mentally retarded janitor, who after experimental medical treatment finds himself growing more and more intelligent. A novel expanded from a short story of the same name; basis of the movie Charly. 1970
RC 33245
BR 333
Novel: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
The theme of this futuristic novel, set in a monastery after the destruction of the present civilization, is the church's role as preserver of wisdom and spiritual life. 1960
RC 32968
BR 8614
Short Story: The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson
RC 42174
BRA 14784
Novel: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Valentine Michael Smith was born on Mars and educated to its ways. A young nurse kidnaps him from a hospital after his arrival on Earth and ensures that he is protected from exploitation by scientists, politicians, and newsmen. A mixture of fantasy, satire, and social criticism. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1961
RC 12651
BR 1156
Novel: Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
Enoch Wallace looks like any other man on Earth; although he is more than one hundred years old, he shows no signs of aging. As keeper of the Way Station, he is the only human allowed to communicate with intergalactic beings. 1963
RC 11769
BR 3570
Novel: Dune by Frank Herbert
In this novel with sociological and religious overtones, an exile with psychic powers becomes the prophet of the savage people on the planet Dune. 1975
RC 8029
BR 10276
Short Fiction: "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison
BR 349
Novel: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Luna is a twenty-first-century penal colony but, since no one can stand Earth gravity after being on the moon for a few weeks, all who are sent there must stay. When the liberated people rise against the authority, they receive unexpected help from a computer with a personality. 1966
RC 25524
BRA 1287
Novel: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Long after the death of the Earth, a band of men on a colony-planet gain technological control and grant themselves immortality and god-like powers. 1971
RC 7827
Novella: Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey
BR 1026
Novelette: Gonna Roll the Bones by Fritz Leiber
RC 16836
BR 1026
Novel: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Follows the careers of Norman Niblock House, a young Afram working with a megabrain computer, and of Donald, a mild student, who has been programmed as an assassin. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1968
RD 9871
Novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Confused and afraid, a lone human becomes the pawn in an intrigue on Gethen, a planet inhabited by creatures of one sex. 1969
RC 43166
RD 9039
Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
A motley band of humans and aliens is sent from known space to unlock the mysteries of a vast, ring-shaped world built around a distant sun by a defunct civilization. Nebula Award Winner. 1970
RC 17418
Novel: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
In the first book of the Riverworld series, people from all centuries and countries are reborn on the banks of a river millions of miles long. The nineteenth-century adventurer, Sir Richard Burton, leads a group of historical figures in a search to explain their baffling new existence. Followed by The Fabulous Riverboat (RC 23297, BR 1786). 1971
RC 23296
BR 6390
Novella: The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson
RC 19286
RD 9315
BRA 14784
Novel: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
In the twenty-first century Frederick Hallam discovers the electron pump that delivers a ceaseless flow of energy from another universe. It soon becomes evident that this is a one-way ticket to cosmic disaster. 1972
RC 10913
BR 1860
Novella: The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
Describes the revolt of a tranquil race of Athsheans who live in a forest world on a distant planet and are threatened by the arrival of Earthmen. Strong language. 1972
BR 3464
Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
A gigantic alien space ship passes briefly through the solar system on its way to an unknown destination. The exploration of the ship christened Rama by its human discoverers poses many questions. 1973
RC 34890
Novelette: The Deathbird by Harlan Ellison
RC 8891
Short Story: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
RC 9198
Novel: The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin
A brilliant but naive physicist attempts to open interplanetary relations between two disparate societies, but neither shares his idealism. For high school and older readers. 1974
RC 30415
RD 8140
BRA 17244
Novelette: Adrift Just off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38 degrees, 54 minutes North, Longitude 77 degrees, 00 minutes, 13 seconds West by Harlan Ellison
RC 8891
Novel: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Humans engage in deadly conflict with the Taurans, a brilliant enemy. The troops age by only months as the centuries zip by, and Earth becomes less recognizable with each return visit. Strong language. 1974
RD 8194
Novella: Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny
RC 18342
RC 31799
Novel: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
A venerable Shenandoah Valley family manages to withstand the war and pestilence that destroy the rest of the earth. Doomed by sterility, they turn to cloning to preserve their species. 1976
RC 35968
BRA 15990
Novella: Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr.
RC 14302
Short Story: Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman
RC 15060
BRA 16782
BRA 17042
Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Tale combining mystery and adventure centers on a wealthy successful space prospector and his psychoanalyst, a computer. Some strong language. 1977
RC 12683
BR 3582
BR 3869
Novelette: Eyes of Amber by Joan Vinge
RC 18342
Novel: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Snake, sent on her first mission from the colony of healers where she was raised, loses her "dreamsnake," a telepathic creature of alien origin that soothes patients and makes healing possible. She is pursued in her travels by Arevin, a young man who has loved her since he witnessed her heal a dying child. 1978
RC 12246
Novel: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
A novel that brings together the past and future, revealing the aspirations of two dreamers--a tyrannical second-century prince and an engineer of the twenty-second century. 1979
RC 12962
Novel: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
Arienrhod, the ancient but beautiful Winter Queen of the planet Tiamant, creates a secret clone of herself. She seeks to ensure her survival through the harsh 150-year summer when the technologically advanced offworlders will abandon the planet, letting her artificially maintained life come to an end. 1981
RD 20257
Novel: Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
The First Foundation, located on the planet Terminus, continues to implement the Seldon Plan for restoration of the galactic empire. However, councilman Golan Trevize notices that the plan is working too smoothly, and he suspects an unknown group of mind controllers to be at work for mysterious purposes. Sequel to Second Foundation (BRA 11768, RC 10610) . Bestseller. 1982
RC 18682
FD 18682
BRA 18012
Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin
Armadas of alien races clash in space to claim a Terran exploration vessel manned by a crew of humans and dolphins and bearing one of the most important secrets in galactic history. Nebula Award Winner. 1983
RC 23715
Novelette: Blood Music by Greg Bear
RC 24392
Novel: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
In a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against insectoid aliens, six-year-old Ender Wiggin is chosen to be trained as the military genius who will carry his people to victory. Along with his brother Peter and his sister Valentine, he not only brings the conflict to an end, but also affects the evolution of human society. Strong language. 1985
RC 22934
Novella: Twenty-four Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai by Roger Zelazny
RC 31090
BR 8132
Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Portuguese colonists on the planet Lusitania discover a species of intelligent life whose puzzling, brutal customs threaten to trigger a second war. Ender Wiggin, hero and scapegoat in the last war, seeks a chance to redeem his own and humanity's greatest crime, the failure to understand. Sequel to Ender's Game (RC 22934). 1986
RC 24421
Novelette: Permafrost by Roger Zelazny
RC 31090
BR 8132
Short Story: Tangents by Greg Bear
BR 7099
Novel: Uplift War by David Brin
Intergalactic warfare threatens when a brutal alien race invades the planet Garth where human beings and sapient chimps are working to restore the dying planet. 1987
RC 27254
Novelette: Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K. Le Guin
RC 33374
BR 7643
BR 8711
Novel: Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
A science fiction novel of political intrigue that tackles a variety of social and ethical issues. The brilliant and ruthless scientist Ariane Emory, whose laboratories have developed a process of rejuvenating and replicating people, is the real power on the planet Cyteen. When she is murdered, her relatives have her replicated in what they hope is a less volatile form. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988
RC 29083
Novella: The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis
RC 39796
Short Story: Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick
RC 36416
Novel: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
On Hyperion, home of the Hegemony, also dwells the Shrike, a creature who lives in the Valley of the Time Tombs. Seven people who have suffered at the hands of the Shrike go to Hyperion to confront the beast and to uncover the Time Tombs' secrets. But a battle brews on Hyperion between the Hegemony and their enemy, the Ousters. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Prequel to The Fall of Hyperion (RC 33584, BR 8684) . 1989
RC 33583
BR 8683
Novella: The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold
RC 36552
Novel: Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles Vorkosigan, son of Lord Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar, hasn't lost his knack for getting into trouble and embarrassing his family. Nevertheless, despite his physical disabilities, he graduates from the Imperial Academy, hoping for space duty. He is assigned to an arctic weather station instead. Even here he finds trouble, and he is reassigned across the galaxy for more unexpected adventures. 1993
BR 10544
Novella: The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman
RC 39521
Short Story: Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson
RC 38953
RC 39521
Novel: Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cordelia Naismith, former commander with the Beta Expeditionary Force, is now the wife of Lord Aral Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar. When her husband becomes regent, her quiet life as a devoted wife and expectant mother is threatened by a bloody civil war--a conflict that will have far-reaching effects on her adopted world and on the life of her unborn son. 1992
BR 9534
Novel: A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Space is divided into zones of intelligence from the Unthinking Depths to the Slow Zone, where Earth resides, to the Beyond, and finally to the Transcend, where the inhabitants are intelligent but survive for only a brief time. When a colony within the Beyond releases a predator, known as the Blight, all zones are endangered. One ship escapes to the Unthinking Depths, but when it lands, the only survivors are two children. Violence and strong language. 1992.
RC 35758
Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Kivrin, a young, twenty-first-century history student, travels back in time on assignment to fourteenth-century Oxford. But something goes wrong, and she is stranded in the Middle Ages right at the outbreak of the bubonic plague. As her modern mentor struggles to rescue her, Kivrin must come to terms with life and death in an age of superstition, fear, and suffering. Winner of the 1992 Nebula award. 1992
RC 36888
Short Story: Even the Queen by Connie Willis
RC 39267
RC 39796
Novel: Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
At the beginning of the twenty-second century, the face of Mars is changing as efforts to terraform make the planet more liveable for human colonizers. But the people of Mars are a diverse and passionate lot ranging from the radical, environmental Reds to recent immigrants from Earth, all of whom must manage to put aside their differences to attain planetary independence. Sequel to Red Mars (RC 36318). Some strong language. 1994
RC 42050
Novelette: Georgia on my Mind by Charles Sheffield
RC 41666
Novel: Mirror Dance: A Vorkosigan Adventure by Lois McMaster Bujold
In this sequel to Brothers in Arms (BR 10666), Miles Vorkosigan discovers that his clone-brother and rival, Mark, has impersonated Admiral Naismith and led a raid on planet Jackson's Whole. When the mission goes awry, Miles is killed and put in cryogenic suspension. Mark revives his brother's body, then falls victim to an old foe. 1994
BR 10665
Novel: The Diamond Age by Neale Stephenson
Mid-twenty-first-century Shanghai is home to myriad social tribes, including a neo-Victorian upper class that maintains its power through information technology. When young Nell gets a stolen educational computer designed by a neo-Victorian engineer, she is introduced to a magical realm and goes on a quest that will have far-reaching effects for her own life and the future of her world. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1996
RC 41956
Novel: Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
In this sequel to Green Mars (RC 42050) , the red planet has become green with seas and settlements, while Earth is in peril. Settlers on Mars are drawn into a fierce struggle between the Reds, who want to preserve Mars as desert, and the Green terraformers, who want to cultivate it. The battle plunges Mars into an ice age and threatens Earth's future. 1996.
RC 43603
Nebula Award Stories, 1965 edited by Damon Knight
Eight short stories that the Science Fiction Writers of America have recognized with the Nebula Award. 1966
BR 349
Nebula Award Stories Three
The best science fiction stories of 1967, selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America. 1968
BR 1026
Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder by Rudolf von Bitter Rucker
An anthology of twenty science-fiction stories about the weird and wonderful ramifications of mathematics. Stories include Isaac Asimov's Feeling of Power, in which he reinvents elementary school arithmetic, and Norman Kagan's Mathenauts, where explorers go to mathematical space instead of outer space. 1987
BR 7099
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
A twenty-eight-story anthology. Includes a tale of far-future humans who have lost contact with simple human feelings and needs, by Walter Williams; a people-animal fairy tale, by Ursula K. Le Guin; and Earth as a dumping ground for unwanted insubstantial aliens, by Pat Cadigan. Some strong language. 1988
BR 7643
Frost and Fire by Roger Zelazny
A combination of fact and fiction from prize-winning author Zelazny, including a discussion of how and why he writes fantasy and science fiction. Includes the Hugo award-winning stories Twenty-four Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai and Permafrost; the comic Dayblood; the mocking LOKI 7281; and others. Some strong language. 1989
BR 8132
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology edited by Edward L. Ferman
Collection of stories by contemporary science fiction and fantasy authors that tell about a feline detective, conceited aliens, a science project gone awry, misdirected interdimensional missles, plaited moonbeams, backwoods horror, religion in a box, miniature soldiers, the Spanish Armada revisited, ingrown toenails, and counterspells. Strong language. 1989
BR 8711
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series edited by Robert P. Mills
Sixteen imaginative stories of other worlds and dimensions. 1962
BRA 7751
The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson by Poul Anderson
Ten stories and articles ranging from a slapstick comedy with a tribe of alien teddy bears who play cowboys and Indians to a tale of humans and other beings attempting to stave off radioactive doom. 1974
BRA 14784
Infinite Dreams by Joe Haldeman
Thirteen tales including stories about an ancient gypsy crone who puts a curse on all mankind and a cranky Martian Jew who takes on the largest corporation in the galaxy. 1978
BRA 16782
Nebula Winners Twelve edited by Gordon R. Dickson
The best short science fiction as selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Includes stories from such award winners as Charles L. Grant, Isaac Asimov, and James Tiptree Jr., and two nonfiction pieces by Algirdas Budrys and James Gunn. 1978
BRA 17042
Deathbird Stories: A Pantheon of Modern Gods by Harlan Ellison
Sophisticated stories that blend fantasy and science fiction in social commentary. The stories introduce the new gods--the god of rock, the god of neon, the god of the freeway, the machine god, and others. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975
RC 8891
The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Short Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin
Seventeen of the Nebula Award winner's best pieces. The stories range from fantasy to intriguing scientific possibilities, from medieval settings to the future. For high school and older readers. 1975
RC 9198
Aliens: Three Novellas edited by Ben Bova
Contains First Contact, a classic about first meetings between humans and aliens; The Big Front Yard, about a man whose house becomes the gateway to other worlds; and A Meeting with Medusa, which depicts alien landscapes and creatures a hundren thousand time larger than a whale. 1977
RC 12663
Nebula Winners Twelve edited by Gordon R. Dickson
The best short fiction as selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Includes such award winners as Charles L. Grant, Isaac Asimov, and James Tiptree, Jr., and two nonfiction pieces by Algirdas Budrys and James Gunn. 1978
RC 14302
Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction edited by Terry Carr
An anthology of short stories, some of them bleakly humorous, concerning journeys through space and time, alien creatures, strange mutations, and nuclear holocaust. 1968
RC 14669
Infinite Dreams by Joe Haldeman
Thirteen tales including stories about an ancient gypsy crone who puts a curse on all mankind and a cranky Martian Jew who takes on the largest corporation in the galaxy. 1978
RC 15060
The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber; with a special introduction by Poul Anderson
What Leiber considers his best, including the award-winning Gonna Roll the Bones, about a man who shoots craps with the devil; The Night He Cried, a humorous yarn about an alien investigator of human sexual behavior; Try and Change the Past, in which a man tries to postpone his death through time travel; and A Pail of Air, about a lone family attempting to survive on a frozen earth. 1974
RC 16836
Analog, Reader's Choice, edited by Stanley Schmidt
Eleven famous stories that appeared in Analog magazine between 1934 and 1977. Includes Old Faithful, about the last scientist of a dying race; Helen O'Loy, about a beautiful woman who is a robot; and Plus X, about an Earthman who uses a daring ploy to escape from an enemy planet. 1981
RC 18342
Analog's Lighter Side, edited by Stanley Schmidt
Thirteen humorous and whimsical tales that have appeared in Analog magazine over a fifty year period. Includes stories about a radioactive goose that lays golden eggs, invading aliens thwarted by earthly weather and human illogic, and the perils of taking inventory on a space ship. 1982
RC 19194
The Nebular Awards Number Nineteen, edited by Marta Randall
Presents the Nebula Award winners for 1983, as voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Includes the best novella, Hardfought by Greg Bear; the best short story, Peacemaker by Gardner Dozois; and the best novelette Blood Music by Greg Bear. Also includes the nominations Homefaring by Robert Silverberg and Slow Birds by Ian Watson. Some strong language. 1984
RC 24392
The Uplift War by David Brin
Intergalactic warfare threatens when a brutal alien race invades the planet Garth where human beings and sapient chimps are working to restore the dying planet. 1987
RC 27254
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison
The short stories in this collection are a little like fairy tales for grownups. Many of the are grim and angry and were written in an attempt to deal with the death of the author's friends. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988
RC 29333
Frost and Fire by Roger Zelazny
A combination of fact and fiction from prize-winning author Zelazny, including a discussion of how and why he writes fantasy and science fiction. Includes the Hugo award-winning stories Twenty-four Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai and Permafrost; the comic Dayblood; the mocking LOKI 7281; and others. Some strong language. 1989
RC 31090
Unicorn Variations by Roger Zelazny
Twenty-one short pieces, primarily fiction. The last chapter is the author's thoughts about science fiction after having watched the launch of the Apollo 14 manned flight to the moon. Some of the stories included are Home Is the Hangman, My Lady of the Diodes, A Hand Across the Galaxy, and Go Starless in the Night. Some descriptions of sex. 1983
RC 31799
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: a 40th Anniversary Anthology, edited by Edward L. Ferman.
Collection of stories by contemporary science fiction and fantasy authors that tell about a feline detective, conceited aliens, a science project gone awry, misdirected interdimensional missiles, plaited moonbeams, backwoods horror, religion in a box, miniature soldiers, the Spanish Armada revisited, ingrown toenails, and counterspells. Strong language. 1989
RC 33374
Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun? by Michael D. Resnick
A science fiction novelist finally tries short story writing and wins two Hugo Awards. In Kirinyaga, the 1989 Hugo winner, a witch doctor defends his killing of an infant. In Balance, asexual Susan Calvin, a robotics scientist, finds herself attracted to a human. In Beachcomber, one of Resnick's favorites, a robot programmed with enthusiasm gives up everything for a walk in the sand. 1992
RC 36416
Nebular Awards 25: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1989, edited by Michael Bishop
Eleven works nominated for the 1989 Nebula Awards. Winning entries include The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold, At the Rialto by Connie Willis, and Ripples in the Dirac Sea by Geoffrey A. Landis. An excerpt from the winning novel, The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, is provided, as are essays, poetry, and movie reviews. Strong language and some violence. 1991
RC 36552
Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories, by Terry Bisson
Nineteen short stories. In the title story, which won the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Sturgeon Awards, bears have left winter hibernation behind and can be found along the interstate highways with torches in their paws. In England Underway, the island is slowly drifting toward the United States, and in Necronauts, a blind artist experiences death. Some strong language. 1993
RC 38953
Nebula Awards 28: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 1993, edited by James Morrow
Most stories struggle with the questions, "Is science good, or bad?" Even the Queen, by Connie Willis, addresses the issue of medical intervention. Lennon Spex, by Paul Di Filippo, features magic eyeglasses that allow one to see the connection between tendrils growing from people's heads and what the tendrils represent. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994
RC 39267
The Nebula Awards 26: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 1992, edited by James Morrow
Nominees for the 1990 Nebula Awards. Winners are The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman, Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang, and Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson. Nonfiction entries include tributes to Donald A. Wollheim and Lester del Rey, the Rhysling Award poetry winners, and reviews of the science fiction movies of 1990. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1992
RC 39521
Impossible Things by Connie Willis
Collections of eleven satirical and comic stories, most of which have the scientific rhetoric of science fiction stories. Ado discusses the dangers of censorship and well-meaning political correctness. Chance and Time Out are about time-crossed women, and Spice Pogrom is a tribute of old screwball comedy movies. Violence and strong language. 1993
RC 39796
Georgia on My Mind and Other Places by Charles Sheffield
Collections of fourteen science fiction stories covering a wide range of topics and settings. The title piece is the 1993 Nebula award-winning novelette about Charles Babbage's analytical engine of 1850, the forerunner of the modern computer. Other stories include Beyond the Golden Road, Humanity Test, Destroyer of Worlds, Millennium, The Fifteenth Station of the Cross, and Health Care System. 1995
RC 41666
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction, edited by Gardner R. Dozois
Thirteen stories published between 1958 and 1991 by contemporary science fiction authors. Includes The Miracle Workers by Jack Vance, The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson, On the Storm Planet by Cordwainer Smith, The Star Pit by Samuel R. Delany, and Souls by Joanna Russ. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 1994
RC 42174
The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson by Poul Anderson
Ten stories and articles ranging from a slapstick comedy with a tribe of alien teddy bears who play cowboys and Indians to a tale of humans and other beings attempting to stave off radioactive doom. 1974
RD 9315
Midnight Specials: An Anthology for Train Buffs and Suspense Aficionados, edited by Bill Pronzini
Stories of adventure, intrigue, and suspense from the early days of railroading through the present and into the future. Includes such authors as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Ellery Queen, and Robert Bloch. 1977
RD 11792
Compiled by Catherine O'Connor
Revised by Joyce Y. Carter
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