{"id":16744,"date":"2013-02-07T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T01:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=16744"},"modified":"2013-02-08T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T16:59:59","slug":"rachel-swirskys-stripped-down-short-fiction-reccs-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=16744","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Swirsky&#8217;s Stripped Down Short Fiction Reccs, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, due to a recurring migraine, I&#8217;ve been trying to write out my full-review posts on what fiction I strongly recommend this year for like 10 days, and I just need to put the information up. So I&#8217;m going to put up a stripped down version here. Just titles and links. I&#8217;ve got the files set up for my review text so I can hopefully fill that in this weekend, but I&#8217;d like to at least get the titles out there.<\/p>\n<p>My actual list will include, in addition to reviews, a much longer list of stories that I&#8217;m enthusiastic about instead of just my top few selections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHORT STORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definitely on my ballot<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/debodard_06_12\/\">Immersion<\/a>&#8221; by Aliette deBodard (Clarkesworld)<br \/>\n&#8220;Mono no Aware&#8221; by Ken Liu (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Future-Japanese-Nick-Mamatas\/dp\/1421542234\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1360120997&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=haikasoru\">THE FUTURE IS JAPANESE<\/a>, Haikasoru)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possibly on my ballot<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/johnson_08_12\/\">Mantis Wives<\/a>&#8221; by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/childrens-books-site\/interactive\/2012\/oct\/31\/education-witch-ellen-klages-short-story\">Education of a Witch<\/a>&#8221; by Ellen Klages (UNDER MY HAT)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/searching-for-slave-leia\/\">Searching for Slave Leia<\/a>&#8221; by Sandra McDonald (Lightspeed)<br \/>\n&#8220;The Great Loneliness&#8221; by Maria Romasco-Moore (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unstuck-2-ebook\/dp\/B00AQ9RXZU\">Unstuck #2<\/a>)<br \/>\n&#8220;The Segment&#8221; by Genevieve Valentine (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nineteen-Stories-Apocalypse-Dystopia-ebook\/dp\/B008UZIJJ6\">AFTER<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVELETTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definitely on Ballot<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2012_09\/exc_story1.shtml\">Mating Habits of the Late Cretaceous<\/a>&#8221; (excerpt) by Dale Bailey (Asimovs)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/valente_08_12\/\">Fade to White<\/a>&#8221; by Cathrynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possibly on Ballot<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/stories\/2012\/01\/swift-brutal-retaliation\">Swift, Brutal Retalliation<\/a>&#8221; by Meghan McCarron (Tor.com)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/stories\/2012\/12\/the-finite-canvas\">The Finite Canvas<\/a>&#8221; by Brit Mandelo (Tor.com)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.strangehorizons.com\/2012\/20120206\/aftermath-f.shtml\">Aftermath<\/a>&#8221; by Joy Kennedy O&#8217;Neill (Strange Horizons)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com\/stories\/hold-a-candle-to-the-devil\/\">Hold a Candle to the Devil<\/a>&#8221; by Nicole M. Taylor (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVELLAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ballot<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall&#8221; by Nancy Kress (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/After-Fall-Before-During-Novel\/dp\/1616960655\">Tachyon<\/a>)<br \/>\n&#8220;African Sunrise&#8221; by Nnedi Okorafor (<a href=\"http:\/\/subterraneanpress.com\/magazine\/fall_2012\/african_sunrise_by_nnedi_okorafor\">Subterranean<\/a>)<br \/>\n&#8220;Katabasis&#8221; by Robert Reed (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tangentonline.com\/print--bi-monthly-reviewsmenu-260\/221-fantasy-a-science-fiction\/1971-fantasy-a-science-fiction-novemberdecember-2012\">Fantasy &#038; Science Fiction<\/a>)<br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2012_02\/exc_story1.shtml\">Murder Born<\/a>&#8221; (excerpt) by Robert Reed (Asimovs)<br \/>\n&#8220;The Emperor&#8217;s Soul&#8221; by Brandon Sanderson (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/product\/1616960922\/?tag=monkeyslothst-20&#038;linkCode=asn&#038;creativeASIN=1616960922\">Tachyon<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recomended<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/giganotosaurus.org\/2012\/02\/01\/all-the-flavors\/\">All the Flavors<\/a>&#8221; by Ken Liu (Giganotosaurus)<br \/>\n&#8220;A Seed in the Wind&#8221; by Cat Rambo (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seed-Wind-Fathomless-Abyss-ebook\/dp\/B009YN21TC\">ebook<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, due to a recurring migraine, I&#8217;ve been trying to write out my full-review posts on what fiction I strongly recommend this year for like 10 days, and I just need to put the information up. 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