I found it. Take a look at "Lester Young and the Jupiter's Moons' Blues" by Gord Sellar in the July Asimov's. Ian MacLeod's "The Hob Carpet" in the June Asimov's is worth considering as well.
I found myself skipping chunks of The Gambler when I read it. I'm a Bacigalupi addict, but that wasn't one of my favorites. I like the other one he had about the water utility manager better. If I could, I'd nominate Greg Egan's "Glory" for this year again. Alicia On Jan 20, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Alicia Henn wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
