Nebula Awards 30

Nebula Awards 30 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Pamela Sargent, the second of three successive volumes under her editorship. It was first published in hardcover and trade paperback by Harcourt Brace in April 1996.

Summary

The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for novel, novella, novelette and short story for the year 1995, a representative early story by 1995 Damon Knight [Memorial Grand Master Award|Grand Master award winner] Damon Knight, and various nonfiction pieces related to the awards, together with the Rhysling Award-winning poems for 1994 and an introduction by the editor. Not all nominees for the various awards are included.

"Introduction"
"The Year in Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Symposium" |James Gunn], Pat Murphy
"[Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge"
"Inspiration"
"Virtual Love"
"None So Blind"
"Fortyday"
"In Memorium: Robert Bloch"
"The Martian Child"
"Basement Flats: Redefining the Burgess Shale"
"Flight Is for Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over"
"Spacer's Compass"
"Understanding Entropy"
"I Know What You're Thinking"
"A Defense of the Social Contracts"
"From a Park Bench to the Great Beyond: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Films of 1994"
"The Matter of Seggri"
Moving Mars
Reception

Kirkus Reviews called the anthology "xcellent in all departments." The Resnick, Gerrold and Soukup pieces were singled out for brief comment, and the contributions to the "symposium" succinctly characterized.
The collection was also reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe in Locus no. 422, March 1996, and Don D'Ammassa in Science Fiction Chronicle no. 190, October 1996.

Awards

The anthology placed sixth in the 1997 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.

Nebula Awards 30

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