Nebula Finalists 2005

[James Nicoll]

2005: The discovery of the TNO Eris inspires a definition of the term
planet that vexes Pluto fans to this day, Paul Martin managed to keep
his Liberal government stumbling along despite the bag of dead cats
he'd been handed by his predecessor, and a re-elected George W.
Bush wows the world with his adroit management of the Katrina crisis.

Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Omega by Jack McDevitt
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Knight by Gene Wolfe

Just the Bujold, Doctorow, and the Wolfe.


Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis
The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge
The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes by Adam-Troy Castro
Walk in Silence by Catherine Asaro

The Williams, the Willis, and the Vinge.


Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Basement Magic by Ellen Klages
Dry Bones by William Sanders
The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan

Just the Rowe and the Duncan.


Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Coming to Terms by Eileen Gunn
Aloha by Ken Wharton
Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
In the Late December by Greg van Eekhout
The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann by Mike Moscoe
Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick

None, which I think is a first.


Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress
The Incredibles by Brad Bird

Just the LOTR film and (despite the insistence of theatre staff that
I exit their burning theatre) the Bird.

[Paul S Person]

Post by James Nicoll
2005: The discovery of the TNO Eris inspires a definition of the term
planet that vexes Pluto fans to this day, Paul Martin managed to keep
his Liberal government stumbling along despite the bag of dead cats
he'd been handed by his predecessor, and a re-elected George W.
Bush wows the world with his adroit management of the Katrina crisis.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Omega by Jack McDevitt
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Just the Bujold, Doctorow, and the Wolfe.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis
The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge
The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes by Adam-Troy Castro
Walk in Silence by Catherine Asaro
The Williams, the Willis, and the Vinge.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
Basement Magic by Ellen Klages
Dry Bones by William Sanders
The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan
Just the Rowe and the Duncan.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Coming to Terms by Eileen Gunn
Aloha by Ken Wharton
Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
In the Late December by Greg van Eekhout
The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann by Mike Moscoe
Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick
None, which I think is a first.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress
The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Just the LOTR film and (despite the insistence of theatre staff that
I exit their burning theatre) the Bird.

It /is/ a good (dare I say "incredible"?) movie, but really ...

[Robert Woodward]

Post by James Nicoll
2005: The discovery of the TNO Eris inspires a definition of the term
planet that vexes Pluto fans to this day, Paul Martin managed to keep
his Liberal government stumbling along despite the bag of dead cats
he'd been handed by his predecessor, and a re-elected George W.
Bush wows the world with his adroit management of the Katrina crisis.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Omega by Jack McDevitt
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Just the Bujold, Doctorow, and the Wolfe.

Just the Bujold (though the Wolfe is in my unread stacks).

Post by James Nicoll
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis
The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge
The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes by Adam-Troy Castro
Walk in Silence by Catherine Asaro
The Williams, the Willis, and the Vinge.

The Williams, Vinge, and the Asaro (note all 3 were in Analog)

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Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
Basement Magic by Ellen Klages
Dry Bones by William Sanders
The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan
Just the Rowe and the Duncan.

Maybe the Sanders (the title looks familiar)

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Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Coming to Terms by Eileen Gunn
Aloha by Ken Wharton
Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
In the Late December by Greg van Eekhout
The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann by Mike Moscoe
Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick
None, which I think is a first.

I think the Moscoe (again in Analog).

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by James Nicoll
2005: The discovery of the TNO Eris inspires a definition of the term
planet that vexes Pluto fans to this day, Paul Martin managed to keep
his Liberal government stumbling along despite the bag of dead cats
he'd been handed by his predecessor, and a re-elected George W.
Bush wows the world with his adroit management of the Katrina crisis.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Omega by Jack McDevitt
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Just the Bujold, Doctorow, and the Wolfe.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis
The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge
The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes by Adam-Troy Castro
Walk in Silence by Catherine Asaro
The Williams, the Willis, and the Vinge.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
Basement Magic by Ellen Klages
Dry Bones by William Sanders
The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan
Just the Rowe and the Duncan.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Coming to Terms by Eileen Gunn
Aloha by Ken Wharton
Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
In the Late December by Greg van Eekhout
The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann by Mike Moscoe
Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick
None, which I think is a first.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress
The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Just the LOTR film and (despite the insistence of theatre staff that
I exit their burning theatre) the Bird.

The Doctorow (was a weird ! book) and the McDevitt.

And of course "The Return of the King" in the theatre along with the
awesome "The Incredibles".

Lynn

[Chris Buckley]

Post by James Nicoll
2005: The discovery of the TNO Eris inspires a definition of the term
planet that vexes Pluto fans to this day, Paul Martin managed to keep
his Liberal government stumbling along despite the bag of dead cats
he'd been handed by his predecessor, and a re-elected George W.
Bush wows the world with his adroit management of the Katrina crisis.
Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Omega by Jack McDevitt
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Just the Bujold, Doctorow, and the Wolfe.

All but the McDevitt (I didn't think I missed that many of his) and Stewart.
No Favorite Bookcase books; I liked the Bujold the most and the
Mitchell the least.

None of the shorter works

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Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress
The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Just the LOTR film and (despite the insistence of theatre staff that
I exit their burning theatre) the Bird.

Those are the two that I saw.

I fell well behind on responding to the previous years. I'll comment
on just the novels now; I don't think I read anything shorter but I
won't bother checking.

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Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver
Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis
Passage by Connie Willis
The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
I have a decent hit rate for this category: the Asaro, the Landis,
the Willis, and the McCarthy. Avoided the Martin as the series was
not at that time finished, I've never been able to finish a Carver
(no idea why) and I will probably track down the McKillip. I might
own it.

Just the Asaro, Martin, and McKillip. No Favorites again, though the
McKillip is close. The Asaro and Martin are both good.

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Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Picoverse by Robert A. Metzger
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
All but the Gaiman and the Mieville. Funny I'd miss
those two authors in particular.

I read those two, and the Swannick and Metzger. A major miss for me
in that I evidently missed the LeGuin! Ordered now.

Again no Favorites, with the Mieville close and the Gaiman was good.

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Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Chindi by Jack McDevitt
Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan
The Mount by Carol Emshwiller
The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
The Moon, the McDevitt, and the Bujold.

Those three for me also. The Moon was a close to Favorite, and the Bujold was
good.

Chris