两条新闻――１星云奖　２阿瑟・克拉克

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首先是２００５星云奖预先提名出炉。最终提名将缩减到每项五个。颁奖将在四月２８到五月１日在芝加哥举行。
第一个就是灵魂圣骑士，搞得我返回过去看时间是不是一年前的新闻。 😀

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Nebula Preliminary Ballot Announced
　　The preliminary ballot for the Nebula Awards have been announced. The membership of SFWA will vote on these and decrease each category to five items. The Nebula juries may then add up to one additional item per category. The Nebulas will be awarded during the Nebula Weekend in Chicago from April 28-May 1.

Novels长篇:
　Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold
　Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Cory Doctorow
　Omega, Jack McDevitt
　Perfect Circle, Sean Stewart
　Conquistador, S.M. Stirling
　The Knight, Gene Wolfe

Novellas中篇: 　
　Walk in Silence, Catherine Asaro
　Off on a Starship, William Barton
　Time Ablaze, Michael A.Burstein
　The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes, Adam-Troy Castro
　Sergeant Chip, Bradley Denton
　Arabian Wine, Gregory Feeley
　The Cookie Monster, Vernor Vinge （这个应该是去年雨果奖．听说科幻世界不久前才刊登过．）
　The Green Leopard Plague, Walter Jon Williams
　Just Like the Ones We Used to Know, Connie Willis

Novelettes短篇:
　Zora and the Zombie, Andy Duncan
　Paying It Forward, Michael A. Burstein
　Basement Magic, Ellen Klages
　The Voluntary State, Christopher Rowe
　Dry Bones, William Sanders
　The Gladiator’s War: A Dialogue, Lois Tilton

Short Stories超短篇:
　The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Anne, Mike Moscoe
　Travels With my Cats, Mike Resnick
　Embracing-The-New, Benjamin Rosenbaum
　Shed Skin, Robert J. Sawyer
　In the Late December, Greg van Eekhout
　Aloha, Ken Wharton

Scripts剧本:
　The Incredibles, Brad Bird
　Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry
　The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson

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　　然后是住在斯里兰卡现年８７岁的硬科幻大师阿瑟・克拉克老爷爷一切平安。ps：阿瑟・克拉克一共拿过三个星云奖＋六个雨果奖。

Arthur C. Clarke safe
　Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke survives the tsunami in Sri Lanka.

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