Nebula Winners Thirteen
OCLC 79884679 | | |
| Preceded by | Nebula Winners Twelve | |
|---|---|---|
| Followed by | Nebula Winners Fourteen | |
Nebula Winners Thirteen is an
Summary
The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the
Contents
- "Introduction" (Samuel R. Delany)
- "Jeffty Is Five" [Best short story winner, 1978] (Harlan Ellison)
- "Air Raid" [Best short story nominee, 1978] (Herb Boehm)
- "Raccoona Sheldon)
- "Particle Theory" [Best novelette nominee, 1978] (Edward Bryant)
- "Stardance" [Best novella winner, 1978] (Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson)
- "Aztecs" [Best novella nominee, 1978] (Vonda N. McIntyre)
- "The Nebula Winners, 1965–1977"
Reception
Publishers Weekly calls Delany's introduction "illuminating," assessing Ellison's piece as "an affecting fantasy," the Robinsons' as an "examination of the art of dance and communication," Sheldon's as "a chilling answer to the human question," McIntyre's as "unforgettable," Bryant's as striking "a delicate balance between the personal and the cosmic," and Varley's as "a pounding and original time travel story." The book is summed up as "[a]ll in all, a winning anthology."[3]
Carolyn F. Ruffin in The Christian Science Monitor, notes that "[g]ood science fiction spooks, startles, or awes," and that three stories in the anthology accomplish the first, two the second and one the third. With a nod to Delany's contention in the introduction that "the stories reflect a current trend in science fiction away from 'interest in physics and cosmology ... toward biology,'" she feels "[t]he effect ... is to heighten the impact of the writing." While praising all the selections, she singles "Stardance" out as "among the best in science fiction," a story that "puts one in awe."[4]
The book was also reviewed by Theodore Sturgeon in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1981, and Mary Gentle in Paperback Inferno, v. 5, no. 5, April 1982.[1]
Awards
The anthology placed sixteenth in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Nebula Winners Thirteen title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Review in Publishers Weekly, December 3, 1979, p. 47.
- ^ Ruffin, Carolyn F. Review in The Christian Science Monitor, March 5, 1980, p. 17.