Re: Nebula Finalists 1996

On 2024-08-12, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:

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1996! Dolly the Sheep was cloned, NASA reported that the Allan
Hills 84001 meteorite (origin Mars) might contain fossils, and Ariane
flight V88 demonstrated the virtue of upgrading one's software.
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Which 1996 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
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The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
Beggars & Choosers by Nancy Kress
Calde of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
Coelestis by Paul Park
Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams
Mother of Storms by John Barnes
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Only the Sawyer, the Williams, and the Barnes. I have no idea why
anyone would vote for the Sawyer over the Williams.

Read all but the Park. No Favorites, but the Williams was clearly
better than the rest for me. I have 5 Favorites among Williams' other
books; I haven't read any Sawyers that are better than solid B-list.

Once again, I haven't read anything shorter, not even the Stableford.

Chris