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I’ve been reading short fiction lately, and for the reasons I mentioned in a previous post I am focusing almost exclusively on Science Fiction and Fantasy. This week I got the idea of seeking out this year’s award winners, and was pleasantly surprised to see how much was available for reading on the web. Free stories are a treat for the unemployed.

For the sake of brevity, I have only included categories from the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards for which I was able to find full texts online. I used the Locus lists for each of the awards.

If you aren’t interested in the awards, themselves, you can skip to the Story List.

2009 Nebula Awards

Novel

1. Powers, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt 2007)
2. Brasyl, Ian McDonald (Pyr 2007)
3. Cauldron, Jack McDevitt (Ace 2007)
4. Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor)
   • Craphound
5. Making Money, Terry Pratchett (Harper 2007)
6. Superpowers, David J. Schwartz (Three Rivers)

Novella

1. ”The Spacetime Pool”, Catherine Asaro (Analog Mar 2008)
   • Catherine Asaro's Facebook Notes
2. “Dangerous Space”, Kelley Eskridge (Dangerous Space 2007)
   • Kelley Eskridge
3. “Dark Heaven”, Gregory Benford (Alien Crimes 2007)
4. The Duke In His Castle, Vera Nazarian (Norilana)
5. “The Political Prisoner”, Charles Coleman Finlay (F&SF Aug 2008)

Novelette

1. ”Pride and Prometheus”, John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)
   • John Kessel's Homepage
2. “Baby Doll”, Johanna Sinisalo, translated by David Hackston (The SFWA European Hall of Fame 2007)
3. “Dark Rooms”, Lisa Goldstein (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2007)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
4. “If Angels Fight”, Richard Bowes (F&SF Feb 2008)
5. “Kaleidoscope”, K. D. Wentworth (F&SF May 2007)
6. “Night Wind”, Mary Rosenblum (Lace and Blade)
7. “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story”, James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction

Short Story

1. ”Trophy Wives”, Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Fellowship Fantastic)
2. “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss”, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Jul 2008)
   • Kij Johnson
3. “The Button Bin”, Mike Allen (Helix Oct 2007)
   • Transcriptase
4. “Don’t Stop”, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s Jun 2007)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
5. “The Dreaming Wind”, Jeffrey Ford (The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales 2007)
6. “Mars: A Traveler’s Guide”, Ruth Nestvold (F&SF Jan 2008)
7. “The Tomb Wife”, Gwyneth Jones (F&SF Aug 2007)
   • Gwyneth Jones

2009 Hugo Awards

Novel

1. The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
2. Anathem, Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
3. Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor)
   • Craphound
4. Saturn’s Children, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit)
5. Zoe’s Tale, John Scalzi (Tor)

Novella

1. ”The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
2. “The Political Prisoner”, Charles Coleman Finlay (F&SF Aug 2008)
3. “The Tear”, Ian McDonald (Galactic Empires)
4. “True Names”, Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)
   • Internet Archive
5. “Truth”, Robert Reed (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction

Novelette

1. ”Shoggoths in Bloom”, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)
   • Elizabeth Bear
2. “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Jan 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
3. “The Gambler”, Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)
   • Sample Chapters of Pyr Books: Fast Forward 2
4. “Pride and Prometheus”, John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)
   • John Kessel's Homepage
5. “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story”, James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction

Short Story

1. ”Exhalation”, Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
   • Night Shade Books
2. “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss”, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Jul 2008)
   • Kij Johnson
3. “Article of Faith”, Mike Resnick (Baen’s Universe Oct 2008)
   • Jim Baen's Universe
4. “Evil Robot Monkey”, Mary Robinette Kowal (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two)
   • Mary Robinette Kowal
5. “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled”, Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction

2009 Locus Awards

Young Adult Novel

1. The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
2. Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor)
   • Craphound
3. Zoe’s Tale, John Scalzi (Tor)
4. Nation, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK; Bloomsbury)
5. Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan (Knopf)

Novella

1. ”Pretty Monsters”, Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters)
2. “The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
3. “The Tear”, Ian McDonald (Galactic Empires)
4. Once Upon a Time in the North, Philip Pullman (Knopf)
5. “True Names”, Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)

Novelette

1. ”Pump Six”, Paolo Bacigalupi (Pump Six and Other Stories)
2. “Shoggoths in Bloom”, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)
   • Elizabeth Bear
3. “The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away”, Cory Doctorow (Tor.com Aug 2008)
   • Tor
4. “The Ice War”, Stephen Baxter (Asimov’s Sep 2008)
5. “Pride and Prometheus”, John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)
   • John Kessel's Homepage

Short Story

1. ”Exhalation”, Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
   • Night Shade Books
2. “After the Coup”, John Scalzi (Tor.com Jul 2008)
   • Tor
3. “Boojim”, Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette (Fast Ships, Black Sails)
4. “The Kindness of Strangers”, Nancy Kress (Fast Forward 2)
5. “King Pelles the Sure”, Peter S. Beagle (Strange Roads)

Story List

Novel

• Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor)
  • Craphound

Novella

1. “Dangerous Space”, Kelley Eskridge (Dangerous Space 2007)
   • Kelley Eskridge
2. ”The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
3. ”The Spacetime Pool”, Catherine Asaro (Analog Mar 2008)
   • Catherine Asaro's Facebook Notes
4. “True Names”, Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)
   • Internet Archive
5. “Truth”, Robert Reed (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction

Novelette

1. “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Jan 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
2. “Dark Rooms”, Lisa Goldstein (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2007)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
3. “The Gambler”, Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)
   • Sample Chapters of Pyr Books: Fast Forward 2
4. “Pride and Prometheus”, John Kessel (F&SF Jan 2008)
   • John Kessel's Homepage
5. “The Ray-Gun: A Love Story”, James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
6. “Shoggoths in Bloom”, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s Mar 2008)
   • Elizabeth Bear

Short Story

1. “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss”, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Jul 2008)
   • Kij Johnson
2. “After the Coup”, John Scalzi (Tor.com Jul 2008)
   • Tor
3. “Article of Faith”, Mike Resnick (Baen’s Universe Oct 2008)
   • Jim Baen's Universe
4. “The Button Bin”, Mike Allen (Helix Oct 2007)
   • Transcriptase
5. “Don’t Stop”, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s Jun 2007)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
6. “Evil Robot Monkey”, Mary Robinette Kowal (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two)
   • Mary Robinette Kowal
7. “Exhalation”, Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
   • Night Shade Books
8. “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled”, Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Feb 2008)
   • Asimov's Science Fiction
9. “The Tomb Wife”, Gwyneth Jones (F&SF Aug 2007)
   • Gwyneth Jones