The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume: *Signed*

Kowal, Mary Robinette; Giancola, Donata; Bear, Elizabeth; Johnson, Kij

ISBN 10: 1607012251 / ISBN 13: 9781607012252

Published by Prime Books, New York, 2010

About this Item

SIGNED by MARY ROBINEETE KOWAL on the title page. SIGNED by DONATA GIANCOLA on the copyright page. SIGNED by JOHN KESSEL, KIJ JOHNSON & ELIZABETH BEAR on THEIR story. First edition, First printing. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a small amount of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of reading wear. Interior is clean and legible. No store stamps. Not remaindered. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume: *Signed*
• Publisher: Prime Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1607012251
• ISBN 13: 9781607012252
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good +
• Signed: Signed by Contributors
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction / Fantasy
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

Each year, members of the World Science Fiction Convention vote for the science fiction and fantasy works they love the most: the Hugo Awards. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, you can find these treasured gems within a single volume. The Hugo Award Showcase collects the stories-by rising stars like Kij Johnson, beloved taleslingers like Michael Swanwick, and literary legends like Nancy Kress-that have captured the hearts and imaginations of some of the genre's most dedicated readers.

Reviews

A few key elements are missing from this anthology of select nominees and winners of the 2009 Hugo Award short fiction categories. Notably absent is the winner for best short story, and Kowal's brief introductions don't always do their respective stories justice. Still, the volume includes several standouts, such as Nancy Kress's "The Erdmann Nexus," about strange happenings affecting the patients in a nursing home, and Kij Johnson's quietly whimsical "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss," about a show of magically disappearing monkeys. Robert Reed's heart-racing "Truth" deals with the consequences of government paranoia, and for mashup fans there is John Kessel's "Pride and Prometheus," a winning combination of Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein. Hugo administrators provided voters with free digital copies of all the nominees, making this incomplete volume of interest only to those less familiar with the awards. (Nov.) (c)
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