Each year, members of the World Science Fiction Convention vote for the science fiction and fantasy works they love the most: the Hugo Awards. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, you can find these treasured gems within a single volume. The Hugo Award Showcase collects the stories-by rising stars like Kij Johnson, beloved taleslingers like Michael Swanwick, and literary legends like Nancy Kress-that have captured the hearts and imaginations of some of the genre's most dedicated readers.

Contents

• Introduction, Mary Robinette Kowal
• “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel
• “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson
• “The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress
• “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled” by Michael Swanwick
• “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear
• “Truth” by Robert Reed
• “The Ray-gun: A Love Story” by James Alan Gardner
• “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal
• “The Tear” by Ian McDonald
• 2009 Hugo Nominees and Winners