Reception
Kirkus Reviews, calling attention to the typical delay in the anthology's appearance (in 2015, for awards given in 2014 for works published in 2013), opens its analysis with "At last!" and goes on to proclaim it "Not a banner year, all in all, but good enough to delight and entertain." It singles out the Best Short Story winner as "stunning," while describing the other nominees as "more mundane fare" – "[t]he novelettes, mostly, have more substance." Most of the remaining pieces are described without much particular note, aside from the Delany reprint, praised as a "strong contender for Best Title Ever." [3]
Publishers Weekly describes the book as "an attractive snapshot of the many forms of contemporary fantasy and SF ... simultaneously forward-looking and respectful of the genre’s history," while noting that "[a] surprising number of stories have no overt fantastic content," including the Best Short Story winner, characterized as "heartbreakingly poignant." The Delany reprint is described as "groundbreaking." [2]
Katie Richards in the Portland Book Review writes that the collection "excels at showing the breadth of modern science fiction," differing "from other 'anthology of the year' type volumes not only in the transparent discussion of criteria, but also in the inclusion of the excerpts from longer works. ... The range of types of work in this particular anthology helps give an idea of the whole of science fiction being written today." She rates the pieces included as "of course, wonderful," and their authors as "writers at the top of their genre," while noting that the book "is geared towards sci-fi lovers, and those who are already familiar with ... the genre," and so "likely not a good choice to introduce someone to science fiction." At the same time, it may "disappoint" those "looking for science fiction in the most traditional sense of 'men in space, encountering little green men.'" As the text contains "challenging" points of view and "abounds" with "[a]lternative viewpoints, and alternative sexualities ... [t]his would likely be an appropriate book for an older teen reader, but adults might want to give the book a quick once-over before their children get their hands on it." [4]
The anthology was also reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe in Locus no. 659, December 2015, Don Sakers in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2016, Charles de Lint in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May-June 2016, and Norman Spinrad in Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2016. [1]
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Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Nancy Kress. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2003.
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Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 is an anthology of award winning science fiction short works edited by Mike Resnick. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in March 2007.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2010 is an anthology of award-winning science fiction short works edited by Bill Fawcett. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2010.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel. It was first published in trade paperback by Pyr in May 2012.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 is an anthology of award winning science fiction short works edited by Ellen Datlow. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2009.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 is an anthology of award winning science fiction short works edited by Ben Bova. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2008.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Catherine Asaro. It was first published in trade paperback by Pyr in May 2013.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Kij Johnson. It was first published in trade paperback by Pyr in May 2014.
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