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Austin Beeman

Science Fiction Short Story Reviews by Austin Beeman
Reviewing the 2026 Nebula Award Finalists: Best Short Story
Aug 19

Aug 19 Reviewing the 2026 Nebula Award Finalists: Best Short Story

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
Reviewing the 2026 Nebula Award Finalists: Best Novelettes
May 30

May 30 Reviewing the 2026 Nebula Award Finalists: Best Novelettes

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Reviewing the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story
May 23

May 23 Reviewing the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story

Austin Beeman
Rated A - 90-100%
Reviewing the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes
May 21

May 21 Reviewing the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive. by Alison Gadsby. 2026
Feb 25

Feb 25 Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive. by Alison Gadsby. 2026

Austin Beeman
ARC
The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky. 2026
Feb 23

Feb 23 The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky. 2026

Austin Beeman
ARC, Rated B - 80-89%
Clarkesworld 2025 Readers' Award Finalists: Short Stories
Feb 15

Feb 15 Clarkesworld 2025 Readers' Award Finalists: Short Stories

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
The Universe Box. by Michael Swanwick. 2026
Feb 1

Feb 1 The Universe Box. by Michael Swanwick. 2026

Austin Beeman
ARC, Rated A - 90-100%
Ten Planets: Stories. by Yuri Herrera. 2019. Translated by Lisa Dillman. 2023
Jan 8

Jan 8 Ten Planets: Stories. by Yuri Herrera. 2019. Translated by Lisa Dillman. 2023

Austin Beeman
Rated B - 80-89%
Nightfall and Other Stories. by Isaac Asimov. 1969
Jan 6

Jan 6 Nightfall and Other Stories. by Isaac Asimov. 1969

Austin Beeman
Rated C - 70-79%
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