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"Breakaway, Backdown"
© IASFM, Jun 1996
--short story : 1997 Locus /17
--short story : 1997 Asimov's Reader Poll /10
--short story : 1997 HOMer

--/ fourth place sf story
--/ wonder award
--/ style award


"Fruitcake Theory"
© IASFM, Dec 1998
--short story: 1999 Asimov Reader's Poll
--/ cool xmas sf story

"Glass Cloud"
© IASFM, Jun 1987
--novella : 1988 Locus /6
--/ cool sf story
--/ wonder award

"In Memory Of"
© Universe # 12, 1982

"Itsy-Bitsy-Spider"
© IASFM, Jun 1997
Think Like a Dinosaur and Other, 1997
--short story : 1998 Hugo
--short story : 1998 Nebula
--shortlist : 1998 Sturgeon
--short story : 1998 Locus W
--short story : 1998 Asimov's Reader Poll /5

--/ fourth place sf story
--/ wonder award
--/ emotion award


"The Last"
© F&SF, Feb 1985

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"The Leila Torn Show"
© IASFM, Jun 2006
--/ cool media sf story
--/ idea award: sentient TV shows

Hmm... the future of show-business is "TV shows with personalities of their own", who bargain with actors and higher powers for better plot lines and ratings - I must admit it is entirely possible development, as computer simulated realities might (just might) develop their own artificial intelligences and character types, and set out to conquer virtual (and real) worlds. One of the most original ideas to come by in a long while, but overall impression from this story is marred by an ambitious and truly weird writing.
review: 23-Jul-06 (read in 2006)

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"Monsters"
© IASFM, Jun 1992
Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories, 1997
--Nebula Award 1993, Novelette)
--/ cool sf story

"The Prisoner Of Chillon"
© IASFM, Jun 1986
--novelette : 1987 Locus /23 (tie)
--novelette : 1987 Asimov's Reader Poll W


"The Propagation of Light in a Vacuum"
© Universe 1, 1990
--/ cool sf story
--/ wonder award

"The Pyramid of Amirah"
© F&SF, Mar 2002
--short story : 2003 Locus Poll

"Solstice"
© IASFM, Jun 1985
Mirrorshades, 1986 -a
--novelette : 1986 Locus /20
--/ cool sf story

"Think Like A Dinosaur"
© IASFM, Jun 1995
Think Like A Dinosaur, 1997
--novelette : 1996 Hugo W
--novelette : 1996 Nebula
--novelette : 1996 Locus /3
--novelette : 1996 Asimov's Reader Poll W
--novelette : 1996 HOMer
--novelette : 1996 SF Chronicle W
--foreign short fiction : 1998 Seiun

--/ third place space sf story
--/ wonder award
--/ idea award
--/ style award
--/ emotion award
--/ shock value


"Undone"
© IASFM, Jun 2001
--novelette : 2002 Hugo
--novelette : 2002 Nebula
--third place : 2002 Sturgeon /3
--novelette : 2002 Locus /9
--novelette : 2002 Asimov's Reader Poll /2

--/ fourth place sf story
--/ style award
--/ wonder award
--/ awesome scale


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