Nebula Awards Showcase 2002

Nebula Awards Showcase 2002 is an anthology of award-winning science fiction short works edited by Kim Stanley Robinson. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2002.[1]

Nebula Awards Showcase 2002
Cover of first edition
Authoredited by Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover artistRay Lundgren
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesNebula Awards Showcase
GenreScience fiction
PublisherRoc/New American Library
Publication date
2002
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages292 pp.
ISBN0-451-45878-8
Preceded byNebula Awards Showcase 2001 
Followed byNebula Awards Showcase 2003 

Summary

The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story for the year 2001, tributes to 2001 Grand Master winner Philip José Farmer and Author Emeritus Robert Sheckley, and a commentary on the current state of science fiction by various authors, together with an introduction by the editor. Not all nominees for the various awards are included, and the best novel is represented by an excerpt.

Contents

Reception

John Mark Eberhart in The Kansas City Star opines that "if you believe in good, solid science fiction and fantasy, this volume's for you." He highlights the pieces by Bear and Nagata, and the commentaries of Duncan, Clute and Knight, whom he notes has recently died.[2]

Lesley S.J. Farmer in KLIATT writes that "[t]he current winners generally have a dark humor or philosophical 'bent.' ... Several of these works carry the sense of being parts of larger efforts, [and] so sometimes feel incomplete. Still, they provide an interesting look into today's approach to the genre, particularly according to the views of peer authors." The pieces by Williams, Bear, Bisson, Arnason, Nagata, and Dozois are singled out for comment.[3]

The anthology was also reviewed by Philip Snyder in SFRA Review no. 258, 2002, and Gary K. Wolfe in Locus no. 496, May 2002.[1]

Awards

The book placed fifteenth in the 2003 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.[1]

Notes
  1. Nebula Awards Showcase 2002 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. Eberhart, John Mark. Review in The Kansas City Star, April 21, 2002, p. J8.
  3. Farmer, Lesley S.J. Review in KLIATT, July 2002, p. 32.
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