Nebula Reading List
The Nebula Awards Suggested Reading List is produced through the collaborative effort of SFWA's 1800+ members, with new listings appearing as members make recommendations. For this reason, works are occasionally introduced in error and may later be corrected or removed from the list if deemed ineligible by the Nebula Awards Commissioner. The list is provided to the public as a service in finding the year's most noteworthy fantasy and science fiction works.
Please note this list is not the preliminary ballot or nomination tally and does not affect the Nebula Award nominations or final results in any way.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Taitel, Susan | Daily Science Fiction | 11/19/2021 |
| Masquerade Season | Aguda, 'Pemi | Tor.com | 3/24/2021 |
| Betobeto Teketeke | Akagi, JL | The Dread Machine | 12/1/2021 |
| The Penitent | Alexander, Phoenix | F&SF | 7/2021 |
| Nails | Alexander, Phoenix | Dark Magazine | 9/1/2021 |
| Minstrel Boy Howling at the Moon | Allen, B. Morris | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 2/25/2021 |
| Transience Mode | Alpern, Lincoln | Friends Journal | 11/1/2021 |
| Shuck | Anderson, G.V. | The Deadlands | 6/1/2021 |
| For Sale: Used Time Machine. No Refunds! | Arama, Roxana | Stupefying Stories | 10/31/2021 |
| Unknown Number | Azure, | 7/2021 | |
| The Failing Name | Bacon, Eugen | Fantasy Magazine | 8/1/2021 |
| When the Water Stops | Bacon, Eugen | Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 5/1/2021 |
| The Water Runner | Bacon, Eugen | Transit Lounge Publishing | 11/1/2021 |
| Simbiyu and the Nameless | Bacon, Eugen | Transit Lounge Publishing | 11/1/2021 |
| A Taste of Unguja | Bacon, Eugen | Dark Moon Books / Transit Lounge Publishing | 11/1/2021 |
| The White Road | Bailey, Marika | Fiyah | 4/1/2021 |
| No Blood of My Heart, No Breath of My Lungs, But Love | Baker, Stewart C. | Lamplight Magazine | 9/1/2021 |
| Escape from the Marches | Baker, Stewart C | Infinite Worlds | 9/1/2021 |
| A Lay of Light and Anger | Baker, Stewart C | Forest Avenue Press | 11/23/2021 |
| The Answer Was Snails | Balder, Bo | Clarkesworld Magazine | 10/1/2021 |
| Deep Music | Bangs, Elly | Clarkesworld Magazine | 1/1/2021 |
| Space Pirate Queen of the Ten Billion Utopias | Bangs, Elly | Lightspeed | 11/1/2021 |
| Ice Fishing on Europa | Barbeau, Erin | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 9/1/2021 |
| The Mathematics of Fairyland | Barton, Phoebe | Lightspeed | 2/1/2021 |
| Baby Brother | Bayron, Kalynn | Fiyah | 1/1/2021 |