Nebula Finalists 2005

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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.

Poll #32039 Nebula Finalists 2005

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 88

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Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
55 (75.3%)

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
13 (17.8%)

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
34 (46.6%)

Omega by Jack McDevitt
12 (16.4%)

Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
7 (9.6%)

The Knight by Gene Wolfe
11 (15.1%)

Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
12 (44.4%)

Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis
16 (59.3%)

The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge
12 (44.4%)

The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes by Adam-Troy Castro
2 (7.4%)

Walk in Silence by Catherine Asaro
4 (14.8%)

Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Basement Magic by Ellen Klages
4 (40.0%)

Dry Bones by William Sanders
6 (60.0%)

The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
0 (0.0%)

The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
3 (30.0%)

Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan
2 (20.0%)

Which 2005 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Coming to Terms by Eileen Gunn
2 (22.2%)

Aloha by Ken Wharton
1 (11.1%)

Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
1 (11.1%)

In the Late December by Greg van Eekhout
2 (22.2%)

The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann by Mike Moscoe
0 (0.0%)

Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick
6 (66.7%)

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

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
73 (93.6%)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
28 (35.9%)

The Butterfly Effect by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress
6 (7.7%)

The Incredibles by Brad Bird
60 (76.9%)

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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


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


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


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


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