Re: Nebula Finalists 1987

James Nicoll wrote:

1987! Iran-Contra confirmed that Republicans can break the law without
serious consequence, Matthias Rust visited Moscow, and the impending
Meech Lake Accord was heralded by all as an inevitable constitutional
triumph that would establish Brian Mulroney as the greatest PM and
provide the Progressive Conservative Party with an unbreakable lock
on the federal government.
 Which 1987 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

The book that began my dislike of OSC.  It read well enough at the time, but a reread went badly.

Count Zero by William Gibson
Free Live Free by Gene Wolfe

Read in an airport lounge after 24 hours without sleep.  Not ideal for any work, particularly for Wolfe.  Must give it another shot.
I don't think I've read anything else from this list.  I moved to the US (DC) that year, read a lot of American history, which may explain it. History has an extra fascination when you are there.
I think my minimum SF reading will probably be 1988, as in 89 I discovered this group.
William Hyde