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Austin Beeman

Science Fiction Short Story Reviews by Austin Beeman
Reviewing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novella
Sep 26

Sep 26 Reviewing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novella

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Far Reaches.  Amazon Original Fiction curated by John Joseph Adams. 2023
Sep 17

Sep 17 The Far Reaches. Amazon Original Fiction curated by John Joseph Adams. 2023

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Reviewing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes
Jul 10

Jul 10 Reviewing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Stellar 4. edited by Judy-Lynn del Rey.  1978
Jul 9

Jul 9 Stellar 4. edited by Judy-Lynn del Rey. 1978

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Driftglass.  by Samuel R. Delany.  1971
Jun 24

Jun 24 Driftglass. by Samuel R. Delany. 1971

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Future Crimes: Mystery and Detection Through Time and Space.  edited by Mike Ashley.  2021
May 20

May 20 Future Crimes: Mystery and Detection Through Time and Space. edited by Mike Ashley. 2021

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Dreams from Beyond: Anthology of Czech Speculative Fiction.  edited by Julie Nováková.  2016
May 6

May 6 Dreams from Beyond: Anthology of Czech Speculative Fiction. edited by Julie Nováková. 2016

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Beyond Armageddon.  edited by Walter M. Miller, Jr.  and Martin H. Greenberg.  1985
May 4

May 4 Beyond Armageddon. edited by Walter M. Miller, Jr. and Martin H. Greenberg. 1985

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Reviewing the 37th Annual Reader's Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2023. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories
Mar 9

Mar 9 Reviewing the 37th Annual Reader's Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2023. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Timegates.  edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois.  1997
Mar 4

Mar 4 Timegates. edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. 1997

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
The Best of Nancy Kress.  by Nancy Kress.  2015
Feb 28

Feb 28 The Best of Nancy Kress. by Nancy Kress. 2015

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
21st Century Science Fiction.  edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden.  2013
Feb 21

Feb 21 21st Century Science Fiction. edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden. 2013

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
How High We Go in the Dark.  By Sequoia Nagamatsu.  2022
Feb 3

Feb 3 How High We Go in the Dark. By Sequoia Nagamatsu. 2022

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2021 Edition.  edited by Rich Horton
Jan 30

Jan 30 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2021 Edition. edited by Rich Horton

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Galaxy. November/December 1978.
Jan 6

Jan 6 Galaxy. November/December 1978.

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
The Good New Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition.  edited by Gardner Dozois.  1999
Dec 20

Dec 20 The Good New Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition. edited by Gardner Dozois. 1999

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Beyond the Stars: Infinite Expanse.  edited by Richard Leslie.  2020
Dec 17

Dec 17 Beyond the Stars: Infinite Expanse. edited by Richard Leslie. 2020

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%

An old man tells a colorful and harrow tale of planetary invasion. Space Truckers fight terrorists. Literally star-crossed lovers. A thief is betrayed and must work quickly to discover why. These is some of the fun space opera adventures in Beyond the Stars: Infinite Expanse.

The SEA is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia.  edited by Jaymee Goh & Joyce Chng. 2015
Dec 16

Dec 16 The SEA is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia. edited by Jaymee Goh & Joyce Chng. 2015

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%

Steampunk airships float over Southeast Asia, often embroiled in battle. Ancient spirituality proves itself true and important in technological modernity. Women drive back the encroachments of colonialism while children build bio-robot spiders for gambling combat. This is a bit of what you find within The SEA is Ours.

The World Turned Upside Down.  edited by David Drake, Jim Baen, and Eric Flint.  2005
Dec 13

Dec 13 The World Turned Upside Down. edited by David Drake, Jim Baen, and Eric Flint. 2005

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time 2.  edited by Allan Kaster.  2022
Nov 3

Nov 3 The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time 2. edited by Allan Kaster. 2022

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
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