The Case of Death and Honey (Neil Gaiman): Awesome. I'm predisposed to like anything by Gaiman but no surprise there and my renewed interest in Sherlock thanks to the BBC's new show makes this one a winner.

The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees (E. Lily Yu): Two insect stories in a row? Fascinating and original. I'll be keeping an eye out for more by Yu. Currently a local author.

Tidal Forces (Caitlin R Kiernan): A slight and subtle story about love and loss involving a woman with a um...unique skin condition? A good story but it didn't blow me out of the water. Not Kiernan's best but even her less-than-best is better than most.

Younger Women (Karen Joy Fowler)

White Lines on a Green Field (Catherynne M. Valente):

All that Touches the Air (An Owomoyela): An entertaining story about dealing with an indigenous and wildly different species on a colonized world. A story that ultimately touches on how fear of what is different from ourselves effects our behavior and life.

What We Found (Geoff Ryman): I don't even know. I was maybe too groggy to really follow this one. Nominated for a Hugo and a Nebula. It does a good job of capturing the fear of inheriting the problems of our family and forbears but it really dragged for me.

The Server and the Dragon (Hannu Rajaniemi): For some reason I imagined the visuals of this story with a lot of Tron-style neon, I don't know why. This is sort of sci-fi take on creationism.