The 2012 Nebula Award nominees have been announced. The books are voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. This year's shortlist for best novel includes:Throne of the Crescent Moon (M)
by Saladin Ahmed
"Traditional swords & sorcery fantasy with an authentic
middle-eastern spin The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, land of djenn and ghuls,
holy warriors and heretics, Khalifs and killers, is at boiling point.
A power struggle between the iron-fisted Khalif and the mysterious
master thief known as the Falcon Prince is reaching its climax. In the
midst of this brewing rebellion, a series of brutal supernatural
murders strikes at the heart of the Kingdoms. Only a handful of
reluctant heroes can learn the truth, and stop the killing." publisherIronskin (M)
by Tina Connolly
"Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It's the only way to contain the
fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but
its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. When a carefully
worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a “delicate
situation”—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child
is fey-cursed, and that she can help. Teaching the unruly Dorie
to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn't expect to
fall for the girl's father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her
blossoming crush is stifled by her scars and by his parade of women.
Ugly women, who enter his closed studio...and come out as beautiful as
the fey. Jane knows Rochart cannot love her, just as she knows
that she must wear iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of
these things are true?" publisherThe Killing Moon (M)
by N.K. Jemisin
"In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its
rooftops and amongst the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the
Gatherers - the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess,
their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to
heal, soothe . . . and kill those judged corrupt. But when a
conspiracy blooms within Gujaareh's great temple, Ehiru - the most
famous of the city's Gatherers - must question everything he knows.
Someone, or something, is murdering dreamers in the goddess' name,
stalking its prey both in Gujaareh's alleys and the realm of dreams.
Ehiru must now protect the woman he was sent to kill - or watch the city
be devoured by war and forbidden magic." publisherThe Drowning Girl (M)
by Caitlin R. Kiernan
"Imp, a struggling schizophrenic, fights to determine
whether or not the strange mythological creatures she meets are due to
her condition or are from something else entirely in this new novel from
the award-winning author of 'The Red Tree'." Discover2312 (M)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
A new novel by the Nebula Award-winning author of the Mars trilogy.The year
is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an
extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats
have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in
between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to
confront its past, its present, and its future. The first event takes place on
Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an
unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been
foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was
once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy
them." PublisherGlamour in Glass (M)
by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey,
a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is
an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which
allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine.
Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.
In
the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and
Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed
emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil.
With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincent’s concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon…to escaping it." publisher
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