by Nancy Kress
Grand Master: Ray Bradbury
1989
Best Novel: The Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Best Novella: “The Mountains of Mourning” by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Novelette: “At the Rialto” by Connie Willis
Best Short Story: “Ripples in the Dirac Sea” by Geoffrey Landis
1990
Best Novel: Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: “The Hemingway Hoax” by Joe Haldeman
Best Novelette: “Tower of Babylon” by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story: “Bears Discover Fire” by Terry Bisson
Grand Master: Lester del Rey
1991
Best Novel: Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
Best Novella: “Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress
Best Novelette: “Guide Dog” by Mike Conner
Best Short Story: “Ma Qui” by Alan Brennert
1992
Best Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Best Novella: “City of Truth” by James Morrow
Best Novelette: “Danny Goes to Mars” by Pamela Sargent
Best Short Story: “Even the Queen” by Connie Willis
Grand Master: Frederik Pohl
1993
Best Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Best Novella: “The Night We Buried Road Dog” by Jack Cady
Best Novelette: “Georgia on My Mind” by Charles Sheffield
Best Short Story: “Graves” by Joe Haldeman
1994
Best Novel: Moving Mars by Greg Bear
Best Novella: “Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge” by Mike Resnick
Best Novelette: “The Martian Child” by David Gerrold
Best Short Story: “A Defense of the Social Contracts” by Martha Soukup
Grand Master: Damon Knight
1995
Best Novel: The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Novella: “Last Summer at Mars Hill” by Elizabeth Hand
Best Novelette: “Solitude” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Short Story: “Death and the Librarian” by Esther M. Friesner
Grand Master: A. E. van Vogt
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
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
1998
Best Novel: Forever Peace by Joe W. 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
Grand Master: Hal Clement
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
2000
Best Novel: Darwin’s Radio by Grey 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
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Contents
Introduction: Entering the Field, by Nancy Kress
The 2001 Nebula Awards Ballot
Severna Park
The Cure for Everything, by Severna Park
Jack Williamson
The Ultimate Earth, by Jack Williamson
Betty Ballantine Appreciation, by Shelly Shapiro
Kelly Link
Louise’s Ghost, by Kelly Link
James Patrick Kelly
Undone, by James Patrick Kelly
Rhysling Winners
My Wife Returns As She Would Have It, by Bruce Boston
January Fires , by Joe Haldeman
Mike Resnick
The Elephants on Neptune, by Mike Resnick
Commentary: Joys and Jeremiads
Hard Science Fiction, by Geoffrey A. Landis
Soft- and Medium-Viscosity Science Fiction, by Scott Edelman
SF Humor: A Look at the Numbers, by Terry Bisson
Contemporary Fantasy , by Andy Duncan
Traditional Fantasy, by Mindy L. Klasky
Dark Fantasy, by Ellen Datlow
Alternate History, by Harry Turtledove
Film and Television, by Michael Cassutt
Catherine Asaro
The Quantum Rose, by Catherine Asaro
Past Nebula Award Winners
Additional Copyright Notices for The Nebula Awards Showcase 2003