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Mar. 6th, 2003 12:02 amI did a reasonable amount of reading in the past week. I hope to get a lot more done this weekend while I'm in Chicago (and entirely without Net access; that'll be strange).
The Horror Writers Association finally got around to publishing the preliminary ballot for the 2002 Bram Stoker Awards, and most of the contents of the Datlow/Windling Year's Best Fantasy and Horror were announced. That meant more short stories to read, skewed towards horror. And, as usual, a few more publications trickled in, so I was able to read a few stories I'd missed. Nevertheless, I've also made a decent start on the novelettes.
Good
Average
Novelettes
Good
Note that the Card novellete is unlikely to make my top 5, though it will get an honorable mention. Set several decades before Ender's Game, it's a perfect example of a story which works really well if you're already familiar with the setting, but is less successful as a standalone story.
The Horror Writers Association finally got around to publishing the preliminary ballot for the 2002 Bram Stoker Awards, and most of the contents of the Datlow/Windling Year's Best Fantasy and Horror were announced. That meant more short stories to read, skewed towards horror. And, as usual, a few more publications trickled in, so I was able to read a few stories I'd missed. Nevertheless, I've also made a decent start on the novelettes.
- Short Stories
- Very Good
- Burke, Kealan-Patrick. "The Quiet". The Gallows.
- Dark, Kristy. "The Last Story". The Year's Best Writing.
- Kirtley, David Barr. "The Second Rat". On Spec Spring 2002.
- Schaller, Eric. "The Assistant to Dr. Jacob". Nemonymous #2.
- Williams, Conrad. "The Machine". The Third Alternative Summer 2002.
- Wolfe, Gene. "Mute". 2002 World Horror Convention Program Book.
- Burke, Kealan-Patrick. "The Quiet". The Gallows.
- Very Good
- Hood, Robert. "Number 7". Immaterial.
- Keohane, Daniel G. "White Wave of Mercy". Extremes 4: Darkest Africa.
- Lane, Joel. "The Receivers". Dark Terrors 6.
- Lees, Tim. "The Life to Come". The Third Alternative Winter 2002.
- Miéville, China. "Details". Children of Cthulhu.
- Pratt, Tim. "Bone Sigh". Twilight Showcase 3/02.
- Sanders, J.V. "Rite of the Fire Demon". Fortean Bureau 10/02.
- Saunders, George. "My Flamboyant Grandson". The New Yorker 1/28/02.
- Tremblay, Paul. "4'33". Gothic.net 5/02.
- Tremblay, Paul. "The Laughing Man Meets Little Cat". Chizine #14.
- Arnold, Joel. "Some Things Don't Wash Off". Weird Tales Fall 2002.
- Castle, Mort. "Disappearances". Chizine #11.
- Oliveri, Michael. "Poisoning the Wound". Extremes 4: Darkest Africa.
- O'Rourke, Monica. "Attainable Beauty". Gothic.net 5/02.
- Royle, Nicholas. "Hide And Seek". Dark Terrors 6.
- Wilson, Lisa. "Immortal Beloved". Twilight Times 10/02.
- Excellent
- Card, Orson Scott. "The Polish Boy". First Meetings.
- Card, Orson Scott. "The Polish Boy". First Meetings.
- Very Good
- Asher, Neal. "Snow in the Desert". Spectrum SF #8.
- Benford, Gregory. "The Clear Blue Seas of Luna". Asimov's 10-11/02.
- Berman, Judith. "Election Day". Lord Stink and Other Stories.
- Blaylock, James P. "In for a Penny". Sci Fiction 2/02.
- Chiang, Ted. "Liking What You See: A Documentary". Stories of Your Life and Others.
- Asher, Neal. "Snow in the Desert". Spectrum SF #8.
- Aldiss, Brian. "Abort the Beatitude". DAW 30th Anniversary: Science Fiction.
- Baker, Kage. "The Likely Lad". Asimov's 9/02.
- Ballantyne, Tony. "Teaching the War Robot to Dance". Interzone 4/02.
- Benford, Gregory. "Around the Curve of a Cosmos". Sci Fiction 3/02.
- Cadigan, Pat. "Linda". Asimov's 7/02.
Note that the Card novellete is unlikely to make my top 5, though it will get an honorable mention. Set several decades before Ender's Game, it's a perfect example of a story which works really well if you're already familiar with the setting, but is less successful as a standalone story.
