Nebula Winners Twelve

Nebula Awards Showcases #12

by Gordon R. Dickson (Editor), Charles L. Grant (Contributor), Thomas F. Monteleone (Contributor)

Contents:
- Introduction (1978) by Gordon R. Dickson
- A Crowd of Shadows (1976) by Charles L. Grant
- Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep (1975) by Thomas F. Monteleone
- Tricentennial (1976) by Joe Haldeman
- In the Bowl (1975) by John Varley
- Science Fiction in the Marketplace (1978) by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- The Academic Viewpoint (1978) by James Gunn
- The Bicentennial Man (1976) by Isaac Asimov
- Houston, Houston, Do You Read? (1976) by James Tiptree, Jr.
- Nebula Awards, 1975, 1976: Win, Place, and Show

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy

253 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1978

About the author

Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection from a great year- 1977. Includes several of my favorites- " The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov, "In the Bowl" by John Varley, and, my favorite, "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by "James Tiptree, Jr. " I believe the author's real name was Alice Sheldon!

[Don · Rating 2 out of 5]

Besides the essays that are included in this volume of creating the genre of Science Fiction, the only story I found enjoyable and remarkable was the one entitled: 'The Bicentennial Man' by the Grand Master of SF, Isaac Asimov ('Best Novelette for 1976').

The worst story? 'Houston, Houston, Do You Read?' by James Tiptree, Jr. (to which I can't understand why this won an award because it was quite crass and shouldn't have been even considered good (nevermind the winning a Nebula for 'Best Novella'?).

[Ketutar Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course these are excellent :-D
Of course, the Bicentennial Man was amazing. I didn't expect he would make me care about Andrew so much.
Houston, Houston, Do You Read? was so absurd :-D

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

6 stories:

*** A Crowd of Shadows (1976) • Charles L. Grant
Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep (1975) • Thomas F. Monteleone
**** Tricentennial (1976) • Joe Haldeman
*** In the Bowl (1975) • John Varley
*** The Bicentennial Man (1976) • Isaac Asimov
***** Houston, Houston, Do You Read? (1976) • James Tiptree, Jr.

[useFOSS · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Bicentennial Man (1976) by Isaac Asimov 4/5

The rest just OK

[Jim Standridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

All good stories.Figures, all are award winners. The two commentaries weren't that great. Pretty good intro's to the stories.