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Austin Beeman

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Reviewing the 2025 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story
Apr 12

Apr 12 Reviewing the 2025 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Clarkesworld 2024 Readers' Award Finalists: Novellas | Novelettes | Short Stories
Feb 20

Feb 20 Clarkesworld 2024 Readers' Award Finalists: Novellas | Novelettes | Short Stories

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction. 2004
Feb 11

Feb 11 The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction. 2004

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Deathbird Stories. by Harlan Ellison. 1975
Feb 10

Feb 10 Deathbird Stories. by Harlan Ellison. 1975

Austin Beeman
Rated F - Below 59%
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology. edited by Bruce Sterling. 1986
Jan 26

Jan 26 Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology. edited by Bruce Sterling. 1986

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Nebula Awards 22: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy. edited by George Zebrowski. 1986
Jan 10

Jan 10 Nebula Awards 22: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy. edited by George Zebrowski. 1986

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Best of Michael Swanwick. 2008
Jan 5

Jan 5 The Best of Michael Swanwick. 2008

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
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