The Sword and Laser discussion

Novel
Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz '13)
Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor)
The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
Glamour in Glass, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Novella
On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press)
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall: A Novel, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
The Stars Do Not Lie, Jay Lake (Asimov's 10-11/12)
All The Flavors, Ken Liu (GigaNotoSaurus 2/1/12)
Katabasis, Robert Reed (F&SF 11-12/12)
"Barry's Tale", Lawrence M. Schoen (Buffalito Buffet)

Novelette
The Pyre of New Day, Catherine Asaro (The Mammoth Books of SF Wars)
Close Encounters, Andy Duncan (The Pottawatomie Giant & Other Stories)
The Waves, Ken Liu (Asimov's 12/12)
The Finite Canvas, Brit Mandelo (Tor.com 12/5/12)
Swift, Brutal Retaliation, Meghan McCarron (Tor.com 1/4/12)
Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia, Rachel Swirsky(Tor.com 8/22/12)
Fade to White, Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld 8/12)

Short Story
"Robot", Helena Bell (Clarkesworld 9/12)
"Immersion", Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
"Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes", Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld 4/12)
"Nanny's Day", Leah Cypess (Asimov's 3/12)
"Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream", Maria Dahvana Headley (Lightspeed 7/12)
"The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species", Ken Liu (Lightspeed 8/12)
"Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain", Cat Rambo (Near + Far)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
The Avengers, Joss Whedon (director) and Joss Whedon and Zak Penn (writers), (Marvel/Disney)
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin (director), Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Abilar (writers), (Journeyman/Cinereach/Court 13/Fox Searchlight )
The Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard (director), Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (writers) (Mutant Enemy/Lionsgate)
The Hunger Games, Gary Ross (director), Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, and Billy Ray writers), (Lionsgate)
John Carter, Andrew Stanton (director), Michael Chabon, Mark Andrews, and Andrew Stanton (writers), (Disney)
Looper, Rian Johnson (director), Rian Johnson (writer), (FilmDistrict/TriStar)

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Iron Hearted Violet, Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown)
Black Heart, Holly Black (S&S/McElderry; Gollancz)
Above, Leah Bobet (Levine)
The Diviners, Libba Bray (Little, Brown; Atom)
Vessel, Sarah Beth Durst (S&S/McElderry)
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Random House; Doubleday UK)
Enchanted, Alethea Kontis (Harcourt)
Every Day, David Levithan (Alice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Tu Books)
Railsea, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
Fair Coin, E.C. Myers (Pyr)
Above World, Jenn Reese (Candlewick)

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I have Throne of the Crescent Moon but I've been holding off on reading it because I have a feeling it's going to be a S&L pick at some point.

Dara wrote: "I have Throne of the Crescent Moon but I've been holding off on reading it because I have a feeling it's going to be a S&L pick at some point."

I hope so! Maybe April.

Has anyone read Ironskin? Felicia Day seemed upset by it.

Ditto. Throne of the Crescent Moon on my list as well.
I startedon the book but got side tracked looking for Cardamom tea and coffee.

Links to many of the stories here:
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013...

For novels, I've read Throne of the Crescent Moon and , and I think The Killing Moon is one of the most original and engaging fantasy works ever. Throne is pretty good as well.

I am so happy to see The Drowning Girl on the list. It was definitely one of my top books of 2012 and I'm pleased to see it get more attention.

I started filling in some links for people's convenience. I at least did the Novel/Novella section.

Here is what I found for stories, on an iPad so can't easily edit with HTML

“Robot,” Helena Bell (Clarkesworld 9/12)
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/bell_...

“Immersion,” Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/debod...

“Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes,” Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld 4/12)
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cross...
Audio: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio...

“Nanny’s Day,” Leah Cypess (Asimov’s 3/12)
http://www.leahcypess.com/short-stori...

“Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream,” Maria Dahvana Headley (Lightspeed 7/12)
(Link is print and audio) http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic...

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” Ken Liu (Lightspeed 8/12)
(Link is print and audio) http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic...

“Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain,” Cat Rambo (Near + Far)
http://www.kittywumpus.net/blog/2012/...

As far as novels go, I've only read The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, and enjoyed it. My review is here. Unintentionally, I read it during the super moon back in May, and I was staying at a coastal hotel where the beach was completely hidden by the tides. So it was a very moony reading experience.

Tor.com is giving away the 3 nominated Novelettes that they published, for a limited time (No idea what the end date is). Sadly it's US Only

They are:

The Finite Canvas, Brit Mandelo
Swift, Brutal Retaliation, Meghan McCarron
Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia, Rachel Swirsky

I'll put this in another thread with a more obvious title in case people don't see it as post 11.

Worked for me in Canada just now.

Evgeny wrote: "Worked for me in Canada just now."

Cool. I was just passing on what Tor said. lol.

Oh and I updated the Novelette section for your convenience.

Sadness, I'm out of the country for another few weeks.