Re: Nebula Finalists 2009

On 2024-11-11, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:

2009: Minecraft is released, the Treaty of Lisbon comes into force, and
the common vernacular now includes the term "alt-right".
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Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
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Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Superpowers by David J. Schwartz
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The McDonald, the McDevitt, the Pratchett, and the Schwartz.

Just the Doctorow and the Pratchett. The Pratchett is typical good
Pratchett, but not exceptional. The Doctorow is typical Doctorow,
less attractive to me.

Perhaps I should read _Brasyl_. Has it held up through the years? There
are many more non-American/English societies in SF now.

Nothing shorter as usual. No films.

Chris