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From: Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com>
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Subject: Re: Nebula Finalists 2000
Date: 10 Sep 2024 21:16:47 GMT
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On 2024-09-09, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
> Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
>
> Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
> A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
> A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
> Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh
> Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
> The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
>
> All but the Martin. I stand by my decision not to voluntarily pick up
> GOT novels unless the series is finished or I am paid to do so. 

I missed the Stewart. The Vinge is the only Favorite (a strong one).

I bought the Martins just as a matter of course as they come out.  The
only non-duplicate SF books I've ever sold as I couldn't resist the
price. (I see it would have been even better to wait to sell; they're
now at $1200 for the unsigned first printing set. The signed sets seem
to be approaching $6000. Rather ridiculous.)

I read none of the shorter works.

>
> Which 2000 Nebula Finalist Script's Film Have You Seen?
> The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan
> The Devil's Arithmetic by Robert J. Avrech
> The Iron Giant by Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies
> The Matrix by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
> The Uranus Experiment: Part 2 by John Millerman
>
> The Sixth Sense, The Iron Giant, and The Matrix. Do people need to 
> know how a porn movie got onto the finalist list? 

I saw the same, which given the very few movies I watch is unexpected.

Chris