The Hugo Award Showcase 2010 Author:Mary Robinette Kowal (Editor) Each year, members of the World Science Fiction Convention vote for the science fiction and fantasy works they love the most: the Hugo Awards. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, you can find these treasured gems within a single volume. Featuring the winning fiction from 2009, The Hugo Award Showcase collects the stories-by rising sta... more »rs like Kij Johnson, beloved taleslingers like Michael Swanwick, and literary legends like Nancy Kress-that have captured the hearts and imaginations of some of the genre's most dedicated readers. Plus a special pictorial section from the Hugo Award event.
Contents:
Introduction (The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010) • essay by Mary Robinette Kowal
Pride and Prometheus (2008) / novelette by John Kessel
26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss (2008) / shortstory by Kij Johnson
The Erdmann Nexus (2008) / novella by Nancy Kress
From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled (2008) / shortstory by Michael Swanwick
Shoggoths in Bloom (2008) / shortstory by Elizabeth Bear
Truth (2008) / novella by Robert Reed
The Ray-Gun: A Love Story (2008) / novelette by James Alan Gardner
Evil Robot Monkey (2008) / shortstory by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Tear (2008) / novella by Ian McDonald
2009 Hugo Nominees and Winners (The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010) • essay by editor