It was "Divining Light" by Kosmatka and it was terrific. Also, there was that one about the space-travelling bluesman that was outstanding - either Asimov's or Analog. I'll find the title and author tonight.
Alicia On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 01:31PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >I have recommended: >"The Gambler," Paolo Bacigallupi (FAST FORWARD 2)and the Ted Kosmatka story >from ASIMOV'S with "Light" in the title -- I can't remember the exact title. >I, too, am behind in my reading, but I know more stories will occur to me. >I also liked Daryl Gergory's novel PANDEMONIUM. >Nan > > > > >In a message dated 1/20/2009 8:26:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > >In recent years, the Nebula awards have seemed a little random: good >things get passed over, and some of the nominees are a bit odd. >Everyone laments it -- last year Locus called one of the nominees >unreadable. > >I suspect that (part of) the issue is that most SFWA members are in a >condition similar to my own: I subscribe to F&SF, Analog, and >Asimovs, and am about 18 months behind in my reading of them. So, >it's very hit and miss; I nominate things I like as soon as I read >them, but I don't do anything like a broad reading of what was >published -- especially novels! > >I wonder if members in RSpec could post recommendations for things >that they read, published in the last year, that deserve consideration >for a Nebula nomination. I'd be grateful, and would try to read it, >and would both vote and lobby for it if I agreed. Maybe others among >us would do the same. (There are enough SFWA members in Rochester >that we could get something neglected noticed if not nominated -- 10 >SFWA member votes are needed to get something on the ballot.) And >maybe we can as a group kick around pros and cons, share impressions, >engage in lofty criticism, etc. > >So, anybody read anything good that was published this last year? > >cd > > >________ > > >FYI, to see what (little) I've done so far: my recommendations have >been.... > >NOVELS >DiChario, Nick: Valley of Day-Glo >Doctorow, Cory: Little Brother >Gibson, William: Spook Country >Harrison, M. John: Nova Swing >Stross, Charles: Halting State > >[Sample bias: these are in fact all the eligible novels that I have >read this year! I should stretch a bit and read something that is not >just exactly what I expect to want to read. (Three of these are both >no longer eligible and didn't make the ballot, which I consider bad: >Gibson, Harrison, Stross.)] > >NOVELLAS >Kress, Nancy: The Erdmann Nexus > >[I thought the idea was really original -- reminding me of Sturgeon or >Kornbluth -- with characterization that somehow pulls off many >narrators in a short space.] > >NOVELETTES >Kosmatka, Ted: Divining Light >Kosmatka, Ted: The Prophet of Flores > >[The Prophet has made it on the ballot.] > >SHORTS >Bacigalupi, Paolo: The Gambler > >[Woah.] > >SCRIPTS >Groening, Matt; Cohen, David X. and Keeler, Ken: Bender's Big Score >Stanton, Andrew: WALL-E > > > > >**************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's >capital. >(http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003) > >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
