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Austin Beeman

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Reviewing the 36th Annual Reader's Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2022. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories
Feb 27

Feb 27 Reviewing the 36th Annual Reader's Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2022. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Star Science Fiction Stories NO. 1. edited by Frederik Pohl.  1953
Feb 25

Feb 25 Star Science Fiction Stories NO. 1. edited by Frederik Pohl. 1953

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016.  edited by Mercedes Lackey
Feb 11

Feb 11 Nebula Awards Showcase 2016. edited by Mercedes Lackey

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition.  edited by Liz Gorinsky, David G. Hartwell, and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Feb 6

Feb 6 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition. edited by Liz Gorinsky, David G. Hartwell, and Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Aliens! edited by Gardner R Dozois & Jack M Dann. 1980
Jan 12

Jan 12 Aliens! edited by Gardner R Dozois & Jack M Dann. 1980

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Hugo Winners, Volume Two. edited by Isaac Asimov
Jan 9

Jan 9 The Hugo Winners, Volume Two. edited by Isaac Asimov

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Hugo Winners, Volume One.  edited by Isaac Asimov
Jan 4

Jan 4 The Hugo Winners, Volume One. edited by Isaac Asimov

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume.  edited by Judith Merril.  1958
Jan 2

Jan 2 SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume. edited by Judith Merril. 1958

Austin Beeman
Rated D - 60-69%
Nebula Awards Showcase 2001.  edited by Robert Silverberg.
Dec 21

Dec 21 Nebula Awards Showcase 2001. edited by Robert Silverberg.

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Nebula Awards Showcase 2015.  edited by Greg Bear
Dec 19

Dec 19 Nebula Awards Showcase 2015. edited by Greg Bear

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Mutants.  edited by Robert Silverberg.  1974
Dec 12

Dec 12 Mutants. edited by Robert Silverberg. 1974

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Trips in Time.  edited by Robert Silverberg.  1977
Dec 9

Dec 9 Trips in Time. edited by Robert Silverberg. 1977

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
England Swings SF.  edited by Judith Merril.  1968
Dec 6

Dec 6 England Swings SF. edited by Judith Merril. 1968

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF.  edited by Donald A. Wollheim
Dec 2

Dec 2 The 1984 Annual World's Best SF. edited by Donald A. Wollheim

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Great SF Stories Volume 2, 1940.  edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Nov 23

Nov 23 The Great SF Stories Volume 2, 1940. edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Entanglements: Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends.  edited by Sheila Williams.  2020
Nov 16

Nov 16 Entanglements: Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends. edited by Sheila Williams. 2020

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction.  edited by Sheila Williams.
Nov 11

Nov 11 Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction. edited by Sheila Williams.

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF.  edited by Donald A Wollheim
Oct 3

Oct 3 The 1981 Annual World's Best SF. edited by Donald A Wollheim

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
The Best of Gene Wolfe.  by Gene Wolfe.  2009
Sep 27

Sep 27 The Best of Gene Wolfe. by Gene Wolfe. 2009

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
The Apex Book of World SF 5.  edited by Cristina Jurado.  2018
Sep 6

Sep 6 The Apex Book of World SF 5. edited by Cristina Jurado. 2018

Austin Beeman
Rated D - 60-69%
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