Nebula Awards Showcase 54
Nebula Awards Showcase 54 is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short works edited by Bengali writer Nibedita Sen. It was first published in trade paperback by SFWA, Inc. in November 2020, followed by an ebook edition from the same publisher in December of the same year.
Summary
The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for Nebula [Award for Best Novel|best novel], novella, novelette and short story for the year 2018, as well as other material, together with an introduction by the editor. The novel winner, novella winner, and novella nominees are represented by excerpts. The non-winning nominees for best novel and one of the nominees for best short story are omitted.Contents
- "Introduction"
- "It’s Dangerous to Go Alone"
- "Into the Spider-verse: A Classic Origin Story in Bold New Color"
- "The [Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington]"
- "Interview for the End of the World"
- "And Yet"
- "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies"
- "The Court Magician"
- "The Only Harmless Great Thing"
- "The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections"
- "An Agent of Utopia"
- "The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Births"
- "The Rule of Three"
- "Messenger"
- Excerpt: "The Tea Master and the Detective"
- Excerpt: "Fire Ant"
- Excerpt: "The Black God’s Drums"
- Excerpt: "Alice Payne Arrives"
- Excerpt: "Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach"
- Excerpt: "Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries"
- Excerpt: The Calculating Stars
- "Biographies"
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