世界幻想文学大賞2009の候補作発表

世界幻想文学大賞の候補作(2009 World Fantasy Awards Nominees)が発表されました。

http://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/08/2009-world-fantasy-awards-nominees/

主要な部門は以下の通り。詳細はローカスのページを御覧ください。

Novel

* Blood of Ambrose, James Enge (Pyr)
* The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
* The City & The City, China Miéville (Macmillan UK/ Del Rey)
* Finch, Jeff VanderMeer (Underland)
* In Great Waters, Kit Whitfield (Jonathan Cape UK/Del Rey)

Novella

* The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, Kage Baker (Subterranean)
* “The Lion’s Den”, Steve Duffy (Nemonymous Nine: Cern Zoo)
* The Night Cache, Andy Duncan (PS)
* “Sea-Hearts”, Margo Lanagan (X6 )
* “Everland”, Paul Witcover (Everland and Other Stories)

Short Story

* “I Needs Must Part, the Policeman Said”, Richard Bowes (F&SF 12/09)
* “The Pelican Bar”, Karen Joy Fowler (Eclipse Three)
* “A Journal of Certain Events of Scientific Interest from the First Survey Voyage of the Southern Waters by HMS Ocelot, As Observed by Professor Thaddeus Boswell, DPhil, MSc, or, A Lullaby”, Helen Keeble (Strange Horizons 6/09)
* “Singing on a Star”, Ellen Klages (Firebirds Soaring)
* “The Persistence of Memory, or This Space for Sale”, Paul Park (Postscripts 20/21: Edison’s Frankenstein )
* “In Hiding”, R.B. Russell (Putting the Pieces in Place)
* “Light on the Water”, Genevieve Valentine (Fantasy 10/09)

個人的には、Collection部門にノミネートされているBrian EvensonのFugue Stateが気になります。読んだので。

長編部門5冊の内、3冊も棚に並んでるのはうちの店ぐらいだろう。ハッハッハ(売れてないけど)。