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2024! The Boeing Starliner Flight Test is an embarrassing failure, an attempted coup by Korea's President is thwarted, and America commits electoral suicide.

Poll #32729 Nebula Finalists 2024
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 74


Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
21 (39.6%)

Shigidi, the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
3 (5.7%)

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
10 (18.9%)

The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
13 (24.5%)

Translation State by Ann Leckie
41 (77.4%)

Witch King by Martha Wells
36 (67.9%)

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Linghun by Ai Jiang
4 (8.7%)

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
22 (47.8%)

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
6 (13.0%)

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
23 (50.0%)

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
37 (80.4%)

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
6 (13.0%)

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer
30 (100.0%)

A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo
2 (6.7%)

I Am AI by Ai Jiang
11 (36.7%)

Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon by Angela Liu
2 (6.7%)

Saturday's Song by Wole Talabi
3 (10.0%)

Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou
6 (20.0%)

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Tantie Merle, the Farmhand 4200 by R. S. A. Garcia
4 (14.3%)

Bad Doors by John Wiswell
4 (14.3%)

Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
27 (96.4%)

Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont by P. A. Cornell
3 (10.7%)

The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
9 (32.1%)

Window Boy by Thomas Ha
5 (17.9%)

Which 2024 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
15 (65.2%)

Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
17 (73.9%)

The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout
1 (4.3%)

The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson
0 (0.0%)

Which 2024 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?

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Barbie by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
39 (65.0%)

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, and John Francis Daley
39 (65.0%)

Nimona by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, and Nate Stevenson
28 (46.7%)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Phil Lord, Dave Callaham, and Christopher Miller
31 (51.7%)

The Boy, the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
10 (16.7%)

The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin
10 (16.7%)

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)

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Baldur's Gate 3 by Adam Smith, et al
9 (56.2%)

Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinikka Annala
0 (0.0%)

Chants of Sennaar by Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel
3 (18.8%)

Dredge by Joel Mason
5 (31.2%)

Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan
3 (18.8%)

The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C. Baker and James Beamon
0 (0.0%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Shigidi, the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
Translation State by Ann Leckie
Witch King by Martha Wells


Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee


Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer
A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo
I Am AI by Ai Jiang
Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon by Angela Liu
Saturday's Song by Wole Talabi
Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Tantie Merle, the Farmhand 4200 by R. S. A. Garcia
Bad Doors by John Wiswell
Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont by P. A. Cornell
The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
Window Boy by Thomas Ha

Which 2024 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer

The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout
The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson

Which 2024 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?
Barbie by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, and John Francis Daley
Nimona by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, and Nate Stevenson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Phil Lord, Dave Callaham, and Christopher Miller

The Boy, the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin

Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
Baldur's Gate 3 by Adam Smith, Swen Vincke, Ine Van Hamme, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corocran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, and Stephen Rooney
Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinikka Annala
Chants of Sennaar by Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel
Dredge by Joel Mason
Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan
The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C. Baker and James Beamon
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2023: Russia's bid to expand NATO proves wildly successful, the Titan submersible begins its bid for longest-duration visit to the Titanic, and New Zealand's treaty with the EU sets an example Canadians would do well to heed.


Poll #32696 Nebula Finalists 2023
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 86


Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
26 (35.6%)

Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy, Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
42 (57.5%)

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
39 (53.4%)

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
35 (47.9%)

Spear by Nicola Griffith
17 (23.3%)

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
8 (11.0%)

Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
19 (55.9%)

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
24 (70.6%)

Bishop's Opening by R. S. A. Garcia
1 (2.9%)

High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson
5 (14.7%)

I Never Liked You Anyway; or, The Tale of Eurydice & Orpheus As Told by One God, One Musician by Jordan Kurella
4 (11.8%)

Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You by John Chu
18 (81.8%)

A Dream of Electric Mothers by Wole Talabi
3 (13.6%)

Murder by Pixel: Crime, Responsibility in the Digital Darkness by S. L. Huang
3 (13.6%)

The Prince of Salt, the Ocean's Bargain by Natalia Theodoridou
4 (18.2%)

Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold by S. B. Divya
4 (18.2%)

We Built This City by Marie Vibbert
9 (40.9%)

Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills
17 (94.4%)

D.I.Y by John Wiswell
10 (55.6%)

Destiny Delayed by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
4 (22.2%)

Dick Pig by Ian Muneshwar
2 (11.1%)

Douen by Suzan Palumbo
3 (16.7%)

Give Me English by Ai Jiang
4 (22.2%)

Which 2022 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?

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Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford
3 (50.0%)

Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
0 (0.0%)

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor
0 (0.0%)

The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan
2 (33.3%)

The Scratch Daughters by August Clarke, as by H. A. Clarke
3 (50.0%)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

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Everything Everywhere All at Once by Dan Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert
42 (70.0%)

Andor: "One Way Out" by Beau Willimon and Tony Gilroy
19 (31.7%)

Nope by Jordan Peele
9 (15.0%)

Our Flag Means Death by David Jenkins, and enough people to break the polling code
22 (36.7%)

The Sandman: Season 1 by Neil Gaiman, Lauren Bello, Vanessa Benton, Mike Dringenberg, Sam Kieth, Catherine Smyth-McMullen, Heather Bellson, Jim Campolongo, Jay Franklin, Austin Guzman, Alexander Newman-Wise, Ameni Rozsa, David Goyer, and Allan Heinberg
37 (61.7%)

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)

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Elden Ring by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin
2 (13.3%)

Horizon Forbidden West by Ben McCaw and Anna Kitain
5 (33.3%)

Journeys through the Radiant Citadel by Ajit A. George, and enough people to break the polling code
0 (0.0%)

Pentiment by Kate Dollarhyde, Zoe Franznick, Märten Rattasepp, and Josh Sawyer
4 (26.7%)

Stray by Steven Lerner, Vivien Mermet-Guyenet and Colas Koola
11 (73.3%)

Vampire: The Masquerade: "Sins of the Sires" by Natalia Theodoridou
1 (6.7%)



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Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy, Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Spear by Nicola Griffith
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler


Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Bishop's Opening by R. S. A. Garcia
High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson
I Never Liked You Anyway; or, The Tale of Eurydice & Orpheus As Told by One God, One Musician by Jordan Kurella

Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You by John Chu
A Dream of Electric Mothers by Wole Talabi
Murder by Pixel: Crime, Responsibility in the Digital Darkness by S. L. Huang
The Prince of Salt, the Ocean's Bargain by Natalia Theodoridou
Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold by S. B. Divya
We Built This City by Marie Vibbert

Which 2023 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills
D.I.Y by John Wiswell
Destiny Delayed by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Dick Pig by Ian Muneshwar
Douen by Suzan Palumbo
Give Me English by Ai Jiang

Which 2022 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford
Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor
The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan
The Scratch Daughters by August Clarke, as by H. A. Clarke

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Everything Everywhere All at Once by Dan Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert
Andor: "One Way Out" by Beau Willimon and Tony Gilroy
Nope by Jordan Peele
Our Flag Means Death by David Jenkins, Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Zadry Ferrer-Geddes, William Meny, Maddie Dai, Alyssa Lane, John Mahone, Simone Nathan, Natalie Torres, Zackery Alexzander Stephens, Alex J. Sherman, Jes Tom, Adam Stein, and Yvonne Zima
Severance by Dan Erickson, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Amanda Overton, Anna Ouyang Moench, Helen Leigh, Kari Drake, and Mark Friedman
The Sandman: Season 1 by Neil Gaiman, Lauren Bello, Vanessa Benton, Mike Dringenberg, Sam Kieth, Catherine Smyth-McMullen, Heather Bellson, Jim Campolongo, Jay Franklin, Austin Guzman, Alexander Newman-Wise, Ameni Rozsa, David Goyer, and Allan Heinberg

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
Elden Ring by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin
Horizon Forbidden West by Ben McCaw and Anna Kitain
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel by Ajit A. George, F. Wesley Schneider, Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T. K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Stephanie Yoon, and Terry H. Romero
Pentiment by Kate Dollarhyde, Zoe Franznick, Märten Rattasepp, and Josh Sawyer
Stray by Steven Lerner, Vivien Mermet-Guyenet and Colas Koola
Vampire: The Masquerade: "Sins of the Sires" by Natalia Theodoridou
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2022: Plagiarism engines were unleashed, the invincible Russian war machine turned out to be remarkably vincible, and the Whiskey War is resolved after nearly half a century.

Poll #32659 Nebula Finalists 2022
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 69


Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
36 (73.5%)

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
35 (71.4%)

Machinehood by S. B. Divya
6 (12.2%)

Plague Birds by Jason Sanford
2 (4.1%)

The Unbroken by C. L. Clark
7 (14.3%)

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
8 (21.6%)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
30 (81.1%)

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
20 (54.1%)

Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
4 (10.8%)

Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden
4 (10.8%)

The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia Triantafyllou
1 (2.7%)

The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler
4 (10.8%)

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
4 (40.0%)

(emet) by Lauren Ring
2 (20.0%)

Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Yoachim
6 (60.0%)

Just Enough Rain by P. H. Lee
3 (30.0%)

That Story Isn't the Story by John Wiswell
8 (80.0%)

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker
20 (90.9%)

For Lack of a Bed by John Wiswell
5 (22.7%)

Laughter Among the Trees by Suzan Palumbo
2 (9.1%)

Let All the Children Boogie by Sam J. Miller
5 (22.7%)

Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow
8 (36.4%)

Proof by Induction by José Pablo Iriarte
8 (36.4%)

Which 2022 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?

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A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
10 (32.3%)

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
18 (58.1%)

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
4 (12.9%)

Root Magic by Eden Royce
1 (3.2%)

Thornwood by Leah Cypess
1 (3.2%)

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
14 (45.2%)

Which 2022 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?

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WandaVision: Season 1 (IMDB) by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, and Chuck Hayward
30 (60.0%)

Encanto (IMDB) by Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jason Hand, Nancy Kruse, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
28 (56.0%)

Loki: Season 1 (IMDB) by Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron, Tom Kauffman, and Jess Dweck
30 (60.0%)

Shang-Chi, the Legend of the Ten Rings (IMDB) by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Andrew Lanham
30 (60.0%)

Space Sweepers by Jo Sung-hee
11 (22.0%)

The Green Knight by David Lowery
8 (16.0%)

What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3 by Jake Bender, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, and Lauren Wells
11 (22.0%)

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)

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Thirsty Sword Lesbians by April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, and Rae Nedjadi
3 (37.5%)

Coyote & Crow by Connor Alexander, William McKay, Weyodi Oldbear, Derek Pounds, Nico Albert, Riana Elliott, Diogo Nogueira, and William Thompson
4 (50.0%)

Granma's Hand by Balogun Ojetade
0 (0.0%)

Wanderhome by Jay Dragon
1 (12.5%)

Wildermyth by Nate Austin and Anne Austin
2 (25.0%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Machinehood by S. B. Divya

Plague Birds by Jason Sanford
The Unbroken by C. L. Clark

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn

Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters by Aimee Ogden
The Giants of the Violet Sea by Eugenia Triantafyllou
The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
(emet) by Lauren Ring
Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Yoachim
Just Enough Rain by P. H. Lee
That Story Isn't the Story by John Wiswell

Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker
For Lack of a Bed by John Wiswell
Laughter Among the Trees by Suzan Palumbo
Let All the Children Boogie by Sam J. Miller
Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow
Proof by Induction by José Pablo Iriarte

Which 2022 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Root Magic by Eden Royce
Thornwood by Leah Cypess
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

Which 2022 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?
WandaVision: Season 1 (IMDB) by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, and Chuck Hayward
Encanto (IMDB) by Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jason Hand, Nancy Kruse, and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Loki: Season 1 (IMDB) by Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron, Tom Kauffman, and Jess Dweck
Shang-Chi, the Legend of the Ten Rings (IMDB) by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Andrew Lanham
Space Sweepers by Jo Sung-hee
The Green Knight by David Lowery
What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3 by Jake Bender, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, and Lauren Wells


Which 2022 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
Thirsty Sword Lesbians by April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, and Rae Nedjadi
Coyote & Crow by Connor Alexander, William McKay, Weyodi Oldbear, Derek Pounds, Nico Albert, Riana Elliott, Diogo Nogueira, and William Thompson

Granma's Hand by Balogun Ojetade
Wanderhome by Jay Dragon
Wildermyth by Nate Austin and Anne Austin
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2019: Jeannette Ng uses her Campbell Award win to underline some notable accomplishments of the man for which the award was named, the Tiptree Award community pondered whether shooting a sleeping man in the head really counts as murder if you really really like the fiction of the killer, and a plucky little corona virus first stepped onto the world stage.

I hope the poll works today but I don't have control over whether DW upgrades break stuff.

Poll #32558 Nebula Finalists 2019
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 78


Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
38 (56.7%)

Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
11 (16.4%)

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
43 (64.2%)

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
26 (38.8%)

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
32 (47.8%)

Witchmark by C. L. Polk
29 (43.3%)

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
31 (49.2%)

Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
6 (9.5%)

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
57 (90.5%)

Fire Ant by Colonel Jonathan P. Brazee
1 (1.6%)

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson
20 (31.7%)

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
28 (44.4%)

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
22 (95.7%)

An Agent of Utopia by Andy Duncan
4 (17.4%)

Messenger by R.R. Virdi and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
1 (4.3%)

The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
9 (39.1%)

The Rule of Three by Lawrence M. Schoen
2 (8.7%)

The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births by José Pablo Iriarte
1 (4.3%)

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by Phenderson Djèlí Clark
23 (79.3%)

A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow
16 (55.2%)

And Yet by A. T. Greenblatt
2 (6.9%)

Going Dark by Richard Fox
2 (6.9%)

Interview for the End of the World by Rhett C. Bruno
2 (6.9%)

The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker
12 (41.4%)

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Game Have You Played?

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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch by Charlie Brooker
2 (40.0%)

God of War by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog, Orion Walker, and Adam Dolin
3 (60.0%)

Rent-A-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou
0 (0.0%)

The Martian Job by M. Darusha Wehm
0 (0.0%)

The Road to Canterbury by Kate Heartfield
0 (0.0%)



Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Witchmark by C. L. Polk


Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Fire Ant by Colonel Jonathan P. Brazee
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark


Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
An Agent of Utopia by Andy Duncan

Messenger by R.R. Virdi and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
The Rule of Three by Lawrence M. Schoen
The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births by José Pablo Iriarte

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by Phenderson Djèlí Clark
A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow
And Yet by A. T. Greenblatt
Going Dark by Richard Fox
Interview for the End of the World by Rhett C. Bruno
The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker

Which 2019 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Played?
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch by Charlie Brooker
God of War by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog, Orion Walker, and Adam Dolin
Rent-A-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou
The Martian Job by M. Darusha Wehm
The Road to Canterbury by Kate Heartfield
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2016: Juno reaches Jupiter, David Bowie dies, and American democracy contracts a terminal illness.

Poll #32445 Nebula Finalists 2016
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 75


Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
44 (61.1%)

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
59 (81.9%)

Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon
1 (1.4%)

The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
3 (4.2%)

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
49 (68.1%)

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
7 (9.7%)

Updraft by Fran Wilde
11 (15.3%)

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
49 (92.5%)

The Bone Swans of Amandale by C. S. E. Cooney
10 (18.9%)

The New Mother by Eugene Fischer
4 (7.5%)

The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. Malik
6 (11.3%)

Waters of Versailles by Kelly Robson
10 (18.9%)

Wings of Sorrow and Bone by Beth Cato
4 (7.5%)

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Our Lady of the Open Road by Sarah Pinsker
12 (50.0%)

And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead by Brooke Bolander
12 (50.0%)

Grandmother-nai-Leylit's Cloth of Winds by Rose Lemberg
8 (33.3%)

Rattlesnakes and Men by Michael Bishop
2 (8.3%)

The Deepwater Bride by Tamsyn Muir
8 (33.3%)

The Ladies' Aquatic Gardening Society by Henry Lien
3 (12.5%)

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong
16 (32.7%)

Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer
47 (95.9%)

Damage by David D. Levine
4 (8.2%)

Madeleine by Amal El-Mohtar
5 (10.2%)

Today I Am Paul by Martin L. Shoemaker
5 (10.2%)

When Your Child Strays from God by Sam J. Miller
2 (4.1%)



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Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon
The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Updraft by Fran Wilde

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Bone Swans of Amandale by C. S. E. Cooney
The New Mother by Eugene Fischer
The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. Malik
Waters of Versailles by Kelly Robson
Wings of Sorrow and Bone by Beth Cato

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
Our Lady of the Open Road by Sarah Pinsker
And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead by Brooke Bolander
Grandmother-nai-Leylit's Cloth of Winds by Rose Lemberg
Rattlesnakes and Men by Michael Bishop
The Deepwater Bride by Tamsyn Muir
The Ladies' Aquatic Gardening Society by Henry Lien

Which 2016 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong
Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer

Damage by David D. Levine
Madeleine by Amal El-Mohtar
Today I Am Paul by Martin L. Shoemaker
When Your Child Strays from God by Sam J. Miller

The annoying thing is that I own a lot of the ones I have not read. I just have not found time to read them.
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2015: New Horizons flies by dwarf planet Pluto before prudently continuing its flight away from Earth, the settler nations of the New World enjoyed public health successes of a sort that would soon become myth, and Canada elected Justin Trudeau Prime Minister, in the hope this would cause him to start wearing shirts in public.

Poll #32422 Nebula Finalists 2015
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 85


Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
25 (30.5%)

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
65 (79.3%)

Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
4 (4.9%)

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
61 (74.4%)

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
42 (51.2%)

Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon
1 (1.2%)

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress
3 (23.1%)

Calendrical Regression by Lawrence M. Schoen
0 (0.0%)

Grand Jeté (The Great Leap) by Rachel Swirsky
7 (53.8%)

The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert
3 (23.1%)

The Regular by Ken Liu
2 (15.4%)

We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory
7 (53.8%)

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i by Alaya Dawn Johnson
2 (15.4%)

Sleep Walking Now and Then by Richard Bowes
1 (7.7%)

The Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson
7 (53.8%)

The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Machado
11 (84.6%)

The Magician and Laplace's Demon by Tom Crosshill
0 (0.0%)

We Are the Cloud by Sam J. Miller
1 (7.7%)

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
48 (92.3%)

A Stretch of Highway Two Lanes Wide by Sarah Pinsker
2 (3.8%)

The Breath of War by Aliette de Bodard
7 (13.5%)

The Fisher Queen by Alyssa Wong
4 (7.7%)

The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye by Matthew Kressel
1 (1.9%)

The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family by Usman T. Malik
4 (7.7%)

When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie Foster
9 (17.3%)



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Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress
Calendrical Regression by Lawrence M. Schoen
Grand Jeté (The Great Leap) by Rachel Swirsky
The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert
The Regular by Ken Liu
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Sleep Walking Now and Then by Richard Bowes
The Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson
The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Machado
The Magician and Laplace's Demon by Tom Crosshill
We Are the Cloud by Sam J. Miller

Which 2015 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
A Stretch of Highway Two Lanes Wide by Sarah Pinsker
The Breath of War by Aliette de Bodard
The Fisher Queen by Alyssa Wong
The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye by Matthew Kressel
The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family by Usman T. Malik
When It Ends, He Catches Her by Eugie Foster
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2014: American President Obama's sanctions end the Russian threat forever, Scottish voters resolve to remain tied to the plunging anchor that is England, and Toronto's Mayor Ford makes Toronto, a Canadian community home to more than one hundred people, world-famous.

Most importantly, James Nicoll Reviews launched this year. Can you tell I don't generally review anthologies or magazines unprompted?


Poll #32375 Nebula Finalists 2014
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 81


Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
70 (88.6%)

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
22 (27.8%)

Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
3 (3.8%)

Hild by Nicola Griffith
22 (27.8%)

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
27 (34.2%)

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
34 (43.0%)

The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
12 (15.2%)

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
13 (16.5%)

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar Kaftan
3 (10.3%)

Annabel Lee by Nancy Kress
2 (6.9%)

Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
9 (31.0%)

Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
19 (65.5%)

Trial of the Century by Lawrence M. Schoen
0 (0.0%)

Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages
13 (44.8%)

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

The Waiting Stars by Aliette de Bodard
15 (83.3%)

In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind by Sarah Pinsker
5 (27.8%)

Paranormal Romance by Christopher Barzak
0 (0.0%)

Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters by Henry Lien
5 (27.8%)

The Litigation Master and the Monkey King by Ken Liu
2 (11.1%)

They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alaya Dawn Johnson
3 (16.7%)

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
49 (98.0%)

Alive, Alive Oh by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
0 (0.0%)

Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer by Kenneth Schneyer
3 (6.0%)

Selkie Stories Are for Losers by Sofia Samatar
24 (48.0%)

The Sounds of Old Earth by Matthew Kressel
1 (2.0%)



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Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
Hild by Nicola Griffith
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar Kaftan
Annabel Lee by Nancy Kress
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente

Trial of the Century by Lawrence M. Schoen
Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Waiting Stars by Aliette de Bodard
In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind by Sarah Pinsker
Paranormal Romance by Christopher Barzak
Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters by Henry Lien
The Litigation Master and the Monkey King by Ken Liu
They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Which 2014 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
Alive, Alive Oh by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer by Kenneth Schneyer
Selkie Stories Are for Losers by Sofia Samatar
The Sounds of Old Earth by Matthew Kressel
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2012: The British Dark Age accelerates as the Encyclopædia Britannica discontinues its print edition, Liberia's former President is found guilty on serious charges (an example the US will later ignore), and to the general disappointment to people around Earth, the world does not in fact come to an end.


Poll #32307 Nebula Finalists 2012
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 63


Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Among Others by Jo Walton
33 (55.9%)

Embassytown by China Miéville
21 (35.6%)

Firebird by Jack McDevitt
4 (6.8%)

God's War by Kameron Hurley
19 (32.2%)

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
9 (15.3%)

The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
29 (49.2%)

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson
11 (57.9%)

Kiss Me Twice by Mary Robinette Kowal
6 (31.6%)

Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente
11 (57.9%)

The Ice Owl by Carolyn Ives Gilman
3 (15.8%)

The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu
4 (21.1%)

With Unclean Hands by Adam-Troy Castro
2 (10.5%)

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

What We Found by Geoff Ryman
5 (27.8%)

Fields of Gold by Rachel Swirsky
7 (38.9%)

Ray of Light by Brad R. Torgersen
2 (11.1%)

Sauerkraut Station by Ferrett Steinmetz
0 (0.0%)

Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders
13 (72.2%)

The Migratory Pattern of Dancers by Katherine Sparrow
2 (11.1%)

The Old Equations by Jake Kerr
3 (16.7%)

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
16 (57.1%)

Her Husband's Hands by Adam-Troy Castro
4 (14.3%)

Mama, We Are Zhenya, Your Son by Tom Crosshill
1 (3.6%)

Movement by Nancy Fulda
2 (7.1%)

Shipbirth by Aliette de Bodard
10 (35.7%)

The Axiom of Choice by David W. Goldman
1 (3.6%)

The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu
21 (75.0%)



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Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Among Others by Jo Walton
Embassytown by China Miéville
Firebird by Jack McDevitt
God's War by Kameron Hurley
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson
Kiss Me Twice by Mary Robinette Kowal
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente
The Ice Owl by Carolyn Ives Gilman

The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu
With Unclean Hands by Adam-Troy Castro

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
What We Found by Geoff Ryman
Fields of Gold by Rachel Swirsky

Ray of Light by Brad R. Torgersen
Sauerkraut Station by Ferrett Steinmetz
Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders
The Migratory Pattern of Dancers by Katherine Sparrow
The Old Equations by Jake Kerr

Which 2012 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
Her Husband's Hands by Adam-Troy Castro
Mama, We Are Zhenya, Your Son by Tom Crosshill
Movement by Nancy Fulda
Shipbirth by Aliette de Bodard
The Axiom of Choice by David W. Goldman
The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu
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2011! Revolutions across the Middle East signal the inevitable rise of democracy, the American space shuttle makes its final landing, and some really quite fuck-awful SF won awards in this, the annus horriblis of speculative fiction.


Poll #32270 Nebula Finalists 2011
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 79


Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Blackout / All Clear by Connie Willis
32 (43.2%)

Echo by Jack McDevitt
6 (8.1%)

Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
20 (27.0%)

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
61 (82.4%)

The Native Star by M. K. Hobson
4 (5.4%)

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
27 (36.5%)

Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel Swirsky
10 (29.4%)

Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance by Paul Park
4 (11.8%)

Iron Shoes by J. Kathleen Cheney
1 (2.9%)

The Alchemist by Paolo Bacigalupi
8 (23.5%)

The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
27 (79.4%)

The Sultan of the Clouds by Geoffrey A. Landis
4 (11.8%)

Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made by Eric James Stone
3 (18.8%)

Map of Seventeen by Christopher Barzak
0 (0.0%)

Pishaach by Shweta Narayan
3 (18.8%)

Plus or Minus by James Patrick Kelly
3 (18.8%)

Stone Wall Truth by Caroline M. Yoachim
5 (31.2%)

The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard Van Oost and Oludara by Christopher Kastensmidt
0 (0.0%)

The Jaguar House, in Shadow by Aliette de Bodard
12 (75.0%)

Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

How Interesting: A Tiny Man by Harlan Ellison
5 (21.7%)

Ponies by Kij Johnson
18 (78.3%)

Arvies by Adam-Troy Castro
1 (4.3%)

Conditional Love by Felicity Shoulders
2 (8.7%)

Ghosts of New York by Jennifer Pelland
1 (4.3%)

I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno by Vylar Kaftan
3 (13.0%)

The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar
8 (34.8%)



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Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Blackout / All Clear by Connie Willis
Echo by Jack McDevitt
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Native Star by M. K. Hobson
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor



Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel Swirsky
Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance by Paul Park

Iron Shoes by J. Kathleen Cheney
The Alchemist by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
The Sultan of the Clouds by Geoffrey A. Landis


Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made by Eric James Stone
Map of Seventeen by Christopher Barzak
Pishaach by Shweta Narayan
Plus or Minus by James Patrick Kelly
Stone Wall Truth by Caroline M. Yoachim
The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard Van Oost and Oludara by Christopher Kastensmidt
The Jaguar House, in Shadow by Aliette de Bodard


Which 2011 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
How Interesting: A Tiny Man by Harlan Ellison
Ponies by Kij Johnson
Arvies by Adam-Troy Castro
Conditional Love by Felicity Shoulders
Ghosts of New York by Jennifer Pelland
I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno by Vylar Kaftan
The Green Book by Amal El-Mohtar
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2010! Travellers learn how to pronounce "Eyjafjallajökull", Britain's Liberal Democrats secure their position in history by forming a coalition with the Conservatives, and the International Space Station set a record for the longest continuous human occupation of space.

Poll #32237 Nebula Finalists 2010
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 61


Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
25 (50.0%)

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
29 (58.0%)

Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
5 (10.0%)

Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman
3 (6.0%)

The City & The City by China Miéville
35 (70.0%)

The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak
0 (0.0%)

Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

View Answers

The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker
12 (35.3%)

Act One by Nancy Kress
3 (8.8%)

Arkfall by Carolyn Ives Gilman
6 (17.6%)

Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow
4 (11.8%)

Sublimation Angels by Jason Sanford
1 (2.9%)

The God Engines by John Scalzi
23 (67.6%)

Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast by Eugie Foster
7 (70.0%)

A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky
5 (50.0%)

Divining Light by Ted Kosmatka
3 (30.0%)

I Needs Must Part, the Policeman Said by Richard Bowes
1 (10.0%)

The Gambler by Paolo Bacigalupi
5 (50.0%)

Vinegar Peace, or, The Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage by Michael Bishop
2 (20.0%)

Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

Spar by Kij Johnson
11 (57.9%)

Bridesicle by Will McIntosh
5 (26.3%)

Going Deep by James Patrick Kelly
2 (10.5%)

Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela by Saladin Ahmed
1 (5.3%)

I Remember the Future by Michael A. Burstein
3 (15.8%)

Non-Zero Probabilities by N. K. Jemisin
10 (52.6%)



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Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman
The City & The City by China Miéville
The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak


Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker
Act One by Nancy Kress
Arkfall by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow

Sublimation Angels by Jason Sanford
The God Engines by John Scalzi


Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast by Eugie Foster
A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky

Divining Light by Ted Kosmatka
I Needs Must Part, the Policeman Said by Richard Bowes
The Gambler by Paolo Bacigalupi
Vinegar Peace, or, The Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage by Michael Bishop


Which 2010 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Spar by Kij Johnson
Bridesicle by Will McIntosh
Going Deep by James Patrick Kelly
Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela by Saladin Ahmed
I Remember the Future by Michael A. Burstein
Non-Zero Probabilities by N. K. Jemisin
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2009: Minecraft is released, the Treaty of Lisbon comes into force, and the common vernacular now includes the term "alt-right".


Poll #32206 Nebula Finalists 2009
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 80


Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
20 (27.4%)

Brasyl by Ian McDonald
11 (15.1%)

Cauldron by Jack McDevitt
6 (8.2%)

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
36 (49.3%)

Making Money by Terry Pratchett
50 (68.5%)

Superpowers by David J. Schwartz
3 (4.1%)

Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

View Answers

The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro
3 (33.3%)

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge
2 (22.2%)

Dark Heaven by Gregory Benford
1 (11.1%)

The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian
1 (11.1%)

The Political Prisoner by Charles Coleman Finlay
5 (55.6%)

Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel
8 (66.7%)

Baby Doll (translation of Baby Doll) by Johanna Sinisalo
1 (8.3%)

Dark Rooms by Lisa Goldstein
3 (25.0%)

If Angels Fight by Richard Bowes
3 (25.0%)

Kaleidoscope by K. D. Wentworth
2 (16.7%)

Night Wind by Mary Rosenblum
0 (0.0%)

The Ray-Gun: A Love Story by James Alan Gardner
8 (66.7%)

Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

View Answers

Trophy Wives by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
6 (37.5%)

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss by Kij Johnson
12 (75.0%)

Don't Stop by James Patrick Kelly
2 (12.5%)

Mars: A Traveler's Guide by Ruth Nestvold
3 (18.8%)

The Button Bin by Mike Allen
1 (6.2%)

The Dreaming Wind by Jeffrey Ford
1 (6.2%)

The Tomb Wife by Gwyneth Jones
2 (12.5%)

Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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WALL-E by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, and Peter Docter
50 (79.4%)

Stargate Atlantis: “The Shrine” by Brad Wright
12 (19.0%)

The Dark Knight by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
43 (68.3%)



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Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Superpowers by David J. Schwartz



Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro
Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge
Dark Heaven by Gregory Benford
The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian
The Political Prisoner by Charles Coleman Finlay


Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel
Baby Doll (translation of Baby Doll) by Johanna Sinisalo
Dark Rooms by Lisa Goldstein
If Angels Fight by Richard Bowes
Kaleidoscope by K. D. Wentworth
Night Wind by Mary Rosenblum
The Ray-Gun: A Love Story by James Alan Gardner


Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Trophy Wives by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss by Kij Johnson
Don't Stop by James Patrick Kelly
Mars: A Traveler's Guide by Ruth Nestvold
The Button Bin by Mike Allen
The Dreaming Wind by Jeffrey Ford
The Tomb Wife by Gwyneth Jones

Which 2009 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
WALL-E by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, and Peter Docter
Stargate Atlantis: “The Shrine” by Brad Wright
The Dark Knight by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer

I am struck by how poorly reprinted some of these stories are. Also, appalled at my low hit rate, given that the SFBC, RT, and PW were all funnelling books to me by the wheelbarrow load.
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2008! Canadian PM Harper feigns official regret for the residential school system, billions around the world are heart-broken when the Large Hadron Collider does not create a mini-black hole and instantly destroy the Earth, and in the US, the election of the very first Black President drives tens of millions of white voters completely bat-shit insane.

Poll #32169 Nebula Finalists 2008
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 68


Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
30 (69.8%)

Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
9 (20.9%)

Ragamuffin by Tobias S. Buckell
12 (27.9%)

The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
5 (11.6%)

The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
4 (9.3%)

Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

View Answers

Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress
5 (41.7%)

Awakening by Judith Berman
0 (0.0%)

Kiosk by Bruce Sterling
5 (41.7%)

Memorare by Gene Wolfe
4 (33.3%)

Stars Seen Through Stone by Lucius Shepard
3 (25.0%)

The Helper and His Hero by Matthew Hughes
1 (8.3%)

Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
20 (80.0%)

Child, Maiden, Woman, Crone by Terry Bramlett
1 (4.0%)

Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) by Geoff Ryman
7 (28.0%)

Safeguard by Nancy Kress
5 (20.0%)

The Children's Crusade by Robin Wayne Bailey
2 (8.0%)

The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change by Kij Johnson
8 (32.0%)

The Fiddler of Bayou Teche by Delia Sherman
1 (4.0%)

Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Always by Karen Joy Fowler
2 (50.0%)

Captive Girl by Jennifer Pelland
0 (0.0%)

Pride by Mary A. Turzillo
2 (50.0%)

The Story of Love by Vera Nazarian
0 (0.0%)

Titanium Mike Saves the Day by David D. Levine
2 (50.0%)

Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse by Andy Duncan
2 (50.0%)

Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro
35 (58.3%)

Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby
19 (31.7%)

Doctor Who: Blink by Steven Moffat
49 (81.7%)

Star Trek: New Voyages: World Enough and Time by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves
4 (6.7%)



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Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
Ragamuffin by Tobias S. Buckell

The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson


Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress
Awakening by Judith Berman
Kiosk by Bruce Sterling
Memorare by Gene Wolfe
Stars Seen Through Stone by Lucius Shepard
The Helper and His Hero by Matthew Hughes


Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
Child, Maiden, Woman, Crone by Terry Bramlett
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) by Geoff Ryman
Safeguard by Nancy Kress
The Children's Crusade by Robin Wayne Bailey
The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change by Kij Johnson
The Fiddler of Bayou Teche by Delia Sherman


Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Always by Karen Joy Fowler
Captive Girl by Jennifer Pelland
Pride by Mary A. Turzillo
The Story of Love by Vera Nazarian
Titanium Mike Saves the Day by David D. Levine
Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse by Andy Duncan


Which 2008 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro
Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby
Doctor Who: Blink by Steven Moffat

Star Trek: New Voyages: World Enough and Time by Marc Scott Zicree and Michael Reaves
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2007! Serbia, fresh from being found only negligent with respect to genocide, wins Eurovision, the IPCC credits humans with a stalwart effort to return Earth to the conditions of the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, and Canada proves it is a world-class nation with its very first domestically-produced F5 tornado.


Poll #32103 Nebula Finalists 2007
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 83


Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Seeker by Jack McDevitt
10 (17.5%)

Farthing by Jo Walton
41 (71.9%)

From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes
2 (3.5%)

The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford
1 (1.8%)

The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
34 (59.6%)

To Crush the Moon by Wil McCarthy
4 (7.0%)

Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Burn by James Patrick Kelly
7 (77.8%)

Inclination by William Shunn
0 (0.0%)

Sanctuary by Michael A. Burstein
2 (22.2%)

The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko
5 (55.6%)

Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Two Hearts by Peter S. Beagle
15 (75.0%)

Journey Into the Kingdom by M. Rickert
3 (15.0%)

Little Faces by Vonda N. McIntyre
9 (45.0%)

The Language of Moths by Christopher Barzak
1 (5.0%)

Walpurgis Afternoon by Delia Sherman
5 (25.0%)

Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Echo by Elizabeth Hand
2 (40.0%)

An End to All Things by Karina Sumner-Smith
1 (20.0%)

Helen Remembers The Stork Club by Esther M. Friesner
2 (40.0%)

Henry James, This One's for You by Jack McDevitt
0 (0.0%)

Pip and the Fairies by Theodora Goss
4 (80.0%)

The Woman in Schrödinger's Wave Equations by Eugene Mirabelli
2 (40.0%)

Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
56 (78.9%)

Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer
49 (69.0%)

Battlestar Galactica: Unfinished Business by Michael Taylor
25 (35.2%)

Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace by Steven Moffat
48 (67.6%)



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Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Farthing by Jo Walton
From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes
The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
To Crush the Moon by Wil McCarthy



Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Burn by James Patrick Kelly
Inclination by William Shunn
Sanctuary by Michael A. Burstein
The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko


Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Two Hearts by Peter S. Beagle
Journey Into the Kingdom by M. Rickert
Little Faces by Vonda N. McIntyre
The Language of Moths by Christopher Barzak
Walpurgis Afternoon by Delia Sherman

Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Echo by Elizabeth Hand
An End to All Things by Karina Sumner-Smith
Helen Remembers The Stork Club by Esther M. Friesner
Henry James, This One's for You by Jack McDevitt
Pip and the Fairies by Theodora Goss
The Woman in Schrödinger's Wave Equations by Eugene Mirabelli


Which 2007 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
Batman Begins by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer
Battlestar Galactica: Unfinished Business by Michael Taylor
Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace by Steven Moffat
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2006! New Horizons began its long journey to Pluto, the United Nations Human Rights Council's formation signals the permanent end to all human rights violations, and Canada's Stephen Harper forms a minority government, in what is surely his only term before Canadians come back to their senses.


Poll #32071 Nebula Finalists 2006
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 92


Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
8 (10.0%)

Air by Geoff Ryman
18 (22.5%)

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
68 (85.0%)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
60 (75.0%)

Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
5 (6.2%)

Polaris by Jack McDevitt
8 (10.0%)

Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
31 (96.9%)

Clay's Pride by Bud Sparhawk
0 (0.0%)

Identity Theft by Robert J. Sawyer
2 (6.2%)

Left of the Dial by Paul Witcover
0 (0.0%)

The Tribes of Bela by Albert E. Cowdrey
1 (3.1%)

Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
15 (62.5%)

Flat Diane by Daniel Abraham
3 (12.5%)

Men Are Trouble by James Patrick Kelly
8 (33.3%)

Nirvana High by Eileen Gunn and Leslie What
2 (8.3%)

The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi
10 (41.7%)

Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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I Live with You by Carol Emshwiller
4 (17.4%)

Born-Again by K. D. Wentworth
1 (4.3%)

My Mother, Dancing by Nancy Kress
5 (21.7%)

Singing My Sister Down by Margo Lanagan
18 (78.3%)

Still Life with Boobs by Anne Harris
1 (4.3%)

The End of the World As We Know It by Dale Bailey
2 (8.7%)

There's a Hole in the City by Richard Bowes
1 (4.3%)

Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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Serenity by Joss Whedon
70 (98.6%)

Battlestar Galactica: "Act of Contrition"/"You Can't Go Home Again" by Carla Robinson and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle
30 (42.3%)



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Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
Air by Geoff Ryman
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
Polaris by Jack McDevitt



Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Clay's Pride by Bud Sparhawk
Identity Theft by Robert J. Sawyer
Left of the Dial by Paul Witcover
The Tribes of Bela by Albert E. Cowdrey


Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
Flat Diane by Daniel Abraham
Men Are Trouble by James Patrick Kelly
Nirvana High by Eileen Gunn and Leslie What
The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi



Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

I Live with You by Carol Emshwiller
Born-Again by K. D. Wentworth
My Mother, Dancing by Nancy Kress
Singing My Sister Down by Margo Lanagan
Still Life with Boobs by Anne Harris
The End of the World As We Know It by Dale Bailey
There's a Hole in the City by Richard Bowes



Which 2006 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

Serenity by Joss Whedon
Battlestar Galactica: "Act of Contrition"/"You Can't Go Home Again" by Carla Robinson and Bradley Thompson and David Weddle
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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


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
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2004! Mark Zuckerberg's "Facemash" is rebranded to provide a global audience the security, copyright and individual privacy concerns once the monopoly of the Harvard network, American voters rebuke George W. Bush for his ineptitude by forcing him to remain in office for another four years, and humanity gets its first close-up view of the moon Titan's surface.

Poll #31999 Nebula Finalists 2004
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 91


Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
34 (46.6%)

Chindi by Jack McDevitt
15 (20.5%)

Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
61 (83.6%)

Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan
5 (6.8%)

The Mount by Carol Emshwiller
9 (12.3%)

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
11 (15.1%)

Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
53 (89.8%)

Breathmoss by Ian R. MacLeod
5 (8.5%)

Stories for Men by John Kessel
7 (11.9%)

The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker
11 (18.6%)

The Potter of Bones by Eleanor Arnason
9 (15.3%)

Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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The Empire of Ice Cream by Jeffrey Ford
11 (47.8%)

0wnz0red by Cory Doctorow
16 (69.6%)

Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs by Adam-Troy Castro
0 (0.0%)

The Mask of the Rex by Richard Bowes
1 (4.3%)

The Wages of Syntax by Ray Vukcevich
2 (8.7%)

Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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What I Didn't See by Karen Joy Fowler
11 (52.4%)

Goodbye to All That by Harlan Ellison
2 (9.5%)

Grandma by Carol Emshwiller
5 (23.8%)

Knapsack Poems by Eleanor Arnason
4 (19.0%)

Lambing Season by Molly Gloss
10 (47.6%)

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
2 (9.5%)

The Last of the O-Forms by James Van Pelt
4 (19.0%)

Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson
79 (92.9%)

Finding Nemo by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds
57 (67.1%)

Futurama: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" by David A. Goodman
14 (16.5%)

Minority Report by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen
48 (56.5%)

Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
62 (72.9%)



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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


Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Breathmoss by Ian R. MacLeod
Stories for Men by John Kessel
The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker
The Potter of Bones by Eleanor Arnason



Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Empire of Ice Cream by Jeffrey Ford
0wnz0red by Cory Doctorow
Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs by Adam-Troy Castro
The Mask of the Rex by Richard Bowes
The Wages of Syntax by Ray Vukcevich


Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

What I Didn't See by Karen Joy Fowler
Goodbye to All That by Harlan Ellison
Grandma by Carol Emshwiller
Knapsack Poems by Eleanor Arnason
Lambing Season by Molly Gloss
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
The Last of the O-Forms by James Van Pelt


Which 2004 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Peter Jackson
Finding Nemo by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds
Futurama: "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" by David A. Goodman
Minority Report by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen
Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
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2003: The United States conducted a swift and decisive war with Iraq, forever ending conflict in that nation, 2003 set temperature records, surely for all time, and the word "Unfriend" entered the vernacular.


Poll #31955 Nebula Finalists 2003
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 99


Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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American Gods by Neil Gaiman
85 (92.4%)

Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
16 (17.4%)

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
51 (55.4%)

Picoverse by Robert A. Metzger
1 (1.1%)

Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
10 (10.9%)

The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
30 (32.6%)

Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk
2 (20.0%)

Magic's Price by Bud Sparhawk
1 (10.0%)

Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's by Adam-Troy Castro
4 (40.0%)

The Chief Designer by Andy Duncan
3 (30.0%)

The Political Officer by Charles Coleman Finlay
6 (60.0%)

Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Hell Is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
31 (67.4%)

Lobsters by Charles Stross
33 (71.7%)

Madonna of the Maquiladora by Gregory Frost
6 (13.0%)

The Days Between by Allen Steele
4 (8.7%)

The Ferryman's Wife by Richard Bowes
2 (4.3%)

The Pagodas of Ciboure by M. Shayne Bell
1 (2.2%)

Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Creature by Carol Emshwiller
6 (22.2%)

Creation by Jeffrey Ford
4 (14.8%)

Cut by Megan Lindholm
4 (14.8%)

Little Gods byTim Pratt
4 (14.8%)

Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City by Jack McDevitt
4 (14.8%)

The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick
20 (74.1%)

Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
90 (92.8%)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling by Joss Whedon
68 (70.1%)

Shrek by William Steig, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman
82 (84.5%)

The Dead Zone - Unreasonable Doubt by Michael Taylor
6 (6.2%)



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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 Miéville
Picoverse by Robert A. Metzger
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin



Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk
Magic's Price by Bud Sparhawk
Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's by Adam-Troy Castro
The Chief Designer by Andy Duncan
The Political Officer by Charles Coleman Finlay


Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Hell Is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
Lobsters by Charles Stross

Madonna of the Maquiladora by Gregory Frost
The Days Between by Allen Steele
The Ferryman's Wife by Richard Bowes
The Pagodas of Ciboure by M. Shayne Bell



Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Creature by Carol Emshwiller
Creation by Jeffrey Ford

Cut by Megan Lindholm
Little Gods by Tim Pratt
Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City by Jack McDevitt
The Dog Said Bow-Wow by Michael Swanwick


Which 2003 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling by Joss Whedon
Shrek by William Steig, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman

The Dead Zone - Unreasonable Doubt by Michael Taylor
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2002: People across the interweb tubes embraced blogging, WorldCom's earning report was inexplicably snubbed by the World Fantasy Award he SARS pandemic taught the world a valuable lesson about disease control it would surely never forget.

Poll #31924 Nebula Finalists 2002
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 80


Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
15 (26.8%)

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
27 (48.2%)

Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver
3 (5.4%)

Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis
7 (12.5%)

Passage by Connie Willis
32 (57.1%)

The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy
7 (12.5%)

The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
13 (23.2%)

Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson
2 (12.5%)

A Roll of the Dice by Catherine Asaro
4 (25.0%)

May Be Some Time by Brenda W. Clough
10 (62.5%)

Radiant Green Star by Lucius Shepard
3 (18.8%)

The Diamond Pit by Jack Dann
2 (12.5%)

Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

View Answers

Louise's Ghost by Kelly Link
3 (27.3%)

Auspicious Eggs by James Morrow
2 (18.2%)

Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites by William Shunn
1 (9.1%)

The Pottawatomie Giant by Andy Duncan
3 (27.3%)

To Kiss the Star by Amy Sterling Casil
2 (18.2%)

Undone by James Patrick Kelly
5 (45.5%)

Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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The Cure for Everything by Severna Park
0 (0.0%)

Kaddish for the Last Survivor by Michael A. Burstein
11 (57.9%)

Mom and Dad at the Home Front by Sherwood Smith
8 (42.1%)

The Elephants on Neptune by Mike Resnick
4 (21.1%)

Wound the Wind by George Zebrowski
0 (0.0%)

Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang
63 (84.0%)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Body by Joss Whedon
50 (66.7%)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
43 (57.3%)

X-Men by Tom Desanto, Bryan Singer, and David Hayter
54 (72.0%)



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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


Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson
A Roll of the Dice by Catherine Asaro
May Be Some Time by Brenda W. Clough
Radiant Green Star by Lucius Shepard
The Diamond Pit by Jack Dann


Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Louise's Ghost by Kelly Link
Auspicious Eggs by James Morrow
Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites by William Shunn
The Pottawatomie Giant by Andy Duncan
To Kiss the Star by Amy Sterling Casil
Undone by James Patrick Kelly


Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

The Cure for Everything by Severna Park
Kaddish for the Last Survivor by Michael A. Burstein
Mom and Dad at the Home Front by Sherwood Smith
The Elephants on Neptune by Mike Resnick
Wound the Wind by George Zebrowski

Which 2002 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Body by Joss Whedon
O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
X-Men by Tom Desanto, Bryan Singer, and David Hayter
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2001: the spectacular growth of dot coms foreshadowed the unbounded profits later provided by NFTs, the Patriot Act liberated the US from the onerous burden of civil liberties and Joel Surnow inspired viewers around the world with the delights of torture.

Poll #31896 Nebula Finalists 2001
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 88


Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
29 (37.7%)

A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
63 (81.8%)

Crescent City Rhapsody by Kathleen Ann Goonan
9 (11.7%)

Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
14 (18.2%)

Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt
11 (14.3%)

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
18 (23.4%)

Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Goddesses by Linda Nagata
6 (35.3%)

Argonautica by Walter Jon Williams
4 (23.5%)

Crocodile Rock by Lucius Shepard
4 (23.5%)

Fortitude by Andy Duncan
0 (0.0%)

Hunting the Snark by Mike Resnick
7 (41.2%)

Ninety Percent of Everything by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel and Jonathan Lethem
3 (17.6%)

Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Daddy's World by Walter Jon Williams
6 (37.5%)

A Day's Work on the Moon by Mike Moscoe
0 (0.0%)

A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows by Gardner Dozois
8 (50.0%)

Generation Gap by Stanley Schmidt
2 (12.5%)

How the Highland People Came to Be by Bruce Holland Rogers
0 (0.0%)

Jack Daw's Pack by Greer Gilman
3 (18.8%)

Stellar Harvest by Eleanor Arnason
1 (6.2%)

Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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Macs by Terry Bisson
7 (33.3%)

Flying Over Water by Ellen Klages
3 (14.3%)

Scherzo with Tyrannosaur by Michael Swanwick
17 (81.0%)

The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford
4 (19.0%)

The Golem by Severna Park
1 (4.8%)

You Wandered Off Like a Foolish Child to Break Your Heart and Mine by Pat York
0 (0.0%)

Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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Galaxy Quest by Robert Gordon and David Howard
71 (87.7%)

Being John Malkovich by Charlie Kaufman
44 (54.3%)

Dogma by Kevin Smith
52 (64.2%)

Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki and Neil Gaiman
55 (67.9%)

The Green Mile by Frank Darabont and Stephen King
18 (22.2%)

Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan
36 (44.4%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, and underline for never heard of it.

Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
Crescent City Rhapsody by Kathleen Ann Goonan

Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson



Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

Goddesses by Linda Nagata
Argonautica by Walter Jon Williams
Crocodile Rock by Lucius Shepard
Fortitude by Andy Duncan
Hunting the Snark by Mike Resnick
Ninety Percent of Everything by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel and Jonathan Lethem


Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

Daddy's World by Walter Jon Williams
A Day's Work on the Moon by Mike Moscoe
A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows by Gardner Dozois
Generation Gap by Stanley Schmidt
How the Highland People Came to Be by Bruce Holland Rogers
Jack Daw's Pack by Greer Gilman
Stellar Harvest by Eleanor Arnason


Which 2001 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

Macs by Terry Bisson
Flying Over Water by Ellen Klages
Scherzo with Tyrannosaur by Michael Swanwick
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford
The Golem by Severna Park
You Wandered Off Like a Foolish Child to Break Your Heart and Mine by Pat York


Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

Galaxy Quest by Robert Gordon and David Howard
Being John Malkovich by Charlie Kaufman
Dogma by Kevin Smith
Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki and Neil Gaiman

The Green Mile by Frank Darabont and Stephen King
Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan
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Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
29 (46.8%)

A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
30 (48.4%)

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
41 (66.1%)

Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh
11 (17.7%)

Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
11 (17.7%)

The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
24 (38.7%)

Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?

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Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
32 (94.1%)

Living Trust by L. Timmel Duchamp
0 (0.0%)

Reality Check by Michael A. Burstein
2 (5.9%)

The Astronaut from Wyoming by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion
4 (11.8%)

The Executioners' Guild by Andy Duncan
1 (2.9%)

The Wedding Album by David Marusek
3 (8.8%)

Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?

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Mars Is No Place for Children by Mary A. Turzillo
1 (8.3%)

Five Days in April by Brian A. Hopkins
0 (0.0%)

Good Intentions by Jack McDevitt and Stanley Schmidt
0 (0.0%)

How to Make Unicorn Pie by Esther M. Friesner
1 (8.3%)

Taklamakan by Bruce Sterling
11 (91.7%)

The Island in the Lake by Phyllis Eisenstein
1 (8.3%)

Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?

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The Cost of Doing Business by Leslie What
0 (0.0%)

Ancient Engines by Michael Swanwick
10 (90.9%)

Basil the Dog by Frances Sherwood
0 (0.0%)

Flower Kiss by Constance Ash
0 (0.0%)

Radiant Doors by Michael Swanwick
5 (45.5%)

The Dead Boy at Your Window by Bruce Holland Rogers
1 (9.1%)

Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?

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The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan
43 (72.9%)

The Devil's Arithmetic by Robert J. Avrech
1 (1.7%)

The Iron Giant by Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies
30 (50.8%)

The Matrix by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski
58 (98.3%)

The Uranus Experiment: Part 2 by John Millerman
1 (1.7%)

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