A little over 48 hours remain before the Hugo voting deadline. The little silver rocket is about to launch and there are still blank spots on your ballot.

Aiyee!

Forget about the novel category. That’s barely enough time to read one or two books. (Yes, Marty Massoglia and Don D’Ammassa – I know that is enough time for you to read a dozen novels… I’m speaking about the rest of us.)

So what about short fiction? Wouldn’t it help if somebody compiled the short fiction from a lot of recommendation lists and the links where you could find it? And what if a lot of these turned out to be free reads! Think how much damage you could do to your Hugo ballot before Tuesday, March 10 at 11:59 p.m. PDT!

Note: ( * ) Marks the free reads.

Caution: The fine story “Tuesdays With Molakesh the Destroyer” by Megan Grey is eligible for the 2016 Hugos, not this year’s.

Mark Ciocco on Kaedrin weblog

Best Novelette

• Atmosphæra Incognita by Neal Stephenson (http://hieroglyph.asu.edu/story/atmosphaera-incognita/ from Hieroglyph)
• A Hotel in Antarctica by Geoffrey Landis ( http://hieroglyph.asu.edu/story/a-hotel-in-antarctica/ from Hieroglyph)
• The Bonedrake’s Penance by Yoon Ha Lee (Novelette, ~9800 words) ( * )

Best Short Story

• Periapsis by James L. Cambias (http://hieroglyph.asu.edu/story/periapsis/ from Hieroglyph)
• Covenant by Elizabeth Bear (Posted on Slate, from Hieroglyph) ( * )
• The Day It All Ended by Charlie Jane Anders (http://hieroglyph.asu.edu/story/dizi/ from Hieroglyph
• Passage of Earth by Michael Swanwick (Short Story, ~7400 words) ( * )
• Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology by Theodora Goss (Short Story, ~6800 words) ( * )
• The Knight of Chains, the Deuce of Stars by Yoon Ha Lee (Short Story, ~5700 words) ( * )

Andrew Hickey

Best Short Story

• The Adventure of the Professor’s Bequest by Philip Purser-Hallard (http://www.infinitarian.com/fesh.html )
• The Adventure of the Decadent Headmaster by Nick Campbell (http://titanbooks.com/creators/nick-campbell/)
• Wandering Stars by Ian Potter (http://www.infinitarian.com/iwom.html)
• City Of Dust by Aditya Bidakar (http://www.infinitarian.com/iwom.html)
• Iris, Chess-Mistress of Mars by Simon Bucher-Jones (http://www.infinitarian.com/iwom.html)

Joseph Tomaras

1. “Bonfires in Anacostia” by Joseph Tomaras ( * )
2. “Thirty-Eight Observations on the Nature of the Self” by Joseph Tomaras from Phantasm Japan
3. “Resurrection Points” by Usman T. Malik, from Strange Horizons ( * )
4. “Five Stages of Grief after the Alien Invasion” by Caroline M. Yoachim, from Clarkesworld ( * )
5. “Dharmas” by Vajra Chandrasekera, from Shimmer ( * )

Jason Sanford

Best Novellas

• “We Are All Completely Fine” by Daryl Gregory. (Excerpt at Tor.com)
• “Where the Trains Turn” by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Tor.com. ( * )
• “The Regular” by Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name/stories/— free download at webpage)
• “The Mothers of Voorhisville” by Mary Rickert, Tor.com. ( * )
• “Entanglement” by Vandana Singh, from the anthology Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future. http://hieroglyph.asu.edu/story/entanglement/

Best Novelettes

• “Marielena” by Nina Allan, Interzone 254 (http://ttapress.com/1813/interzone-254/ )
• “Sleep Walking Now and Then” by Richard Bowes, Tor.com. ( * )
• “Steppin’ Razor” by Maurice Broaddus from Asimov’s Science Fiction, Feb. 2014. (http://www.asimovs.com/2014_02/exc_story2.shtml) ( * )
• “A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i” by Alaya Dawn Johnson, F&SF July.Aug 2014. (http://www.alayadawnjohnson.com/?page_id=157) ( * )
• “Wine” by Yoon Ha Lee, Clarkesworld. ( * )

Best Short Stories

• “The Breath of War” by Aliette de Bodard, Beneath Ceaseless Skies. ( * )
• “When it Ends, He Catches Her” by Eugie Foster, Daily Science Fiction. ( * )
• “Patterns of a Murmuration, in Billions of Data Points” by JY Yang. ( * )
• “Five Stages of Grief After the Alien Invasion” by Caroline M. Yoachim. ( * )
• “Santos de Sampaguitas” by Alyssa Wong, Strange Horizons.

Lytherus

Best Novella

• The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
• The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss
• Midway Relics and Dying Breeds by Seanan McGuire ( * )
• Unlocked by John Scalzi ( * )

Best Novelette

• Now Showing by Connie Willis
• Each to Each by Seanan McGuire ( * )
• First Blood by Elizabeth Moon

Best Short Story

• The Fixed Stars by Seanan McGuire
• The Devil in the Details by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald ( * )
• Salvage by Carrie Vaughn ( * )
• Daughter of Necessity by Marie Brennan ( * )
• Roses in Winter by Patricia Briggs

The Book Smugglers

Best Novelette

• The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King ( * )

Best Short Story

• Hunting Monsters by S. L. Huang ( * )
• In Her Head, In Her Eyes by Yukimi Ogawa ( * )
• Mrs. Yaga by Michal Wojcik ( * )
• The Mussel Eater by Octavia Cade ( * )
• The Astronomer Who Met The North Wind by Kate Hall ( * )

Sad Puppies 3 – Brad Torgersen

Best Novella

• “Flow” – Arlan Andrews Sr. – Analog magazine November 2014
• One Bright Star to Guide Them – John C. Wright – Castalia House
• Big Boys Don’t Cry – Tom Kratman – Castalia House

Best Novelette

• “The Journeyman: In the Stone House” – Michael F. Flynn – Analog magazine June 2014
• “The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale” – Rajnar Vajra – Analog magazine July/Aug 2014
• “Championship B’tok” – Edward M. Lerner – Analog magazine Sept 2014
• “Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium” – Gray Rinehart – Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show

Best Short Story

• “Goodnight Stars” – Annie Bellet – The Apocalypse Triptych
• “Tuesdays With Molakesh the Destroyer” – Megan Grey – Fireside Fiction
• “Totaled” – Kary English – Galaxy’s Edge magazine, July 2014
• “On A Spiritual Plain” – Lou Antonelli – Sci Phi Journal #2
• “A Single Samurai” – Steve Diamond – Baen Big Book of Monsters

Rabid Puppies 2015 – Vox Day

BEST NOVELLA

• “One Bright Star to Guide Them” by John C. Wright, Castalia House
• “Big Boys Don’t Cry” by Tom Kratman, Castalia House
• “The Plural of Helen of Troy” by John C. Wright, City Beyond Time / Castalia House
• “Pale Realms of Shade” by John C. Wright, , The Book of Feasts & Seasons / Castalia House
• “Flow” by Arlan Andrews Sr., Analog November 2014

BEST NOVELETTE

• “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” by John C. Wright, The Book of Feasts & Seasons/ Castalia House
• “The Journeyman: In the Stone House” by Michael F. Flynn, Analog June 2014
• “Championship B’tok” by Edward M. Lerner, Analog Sept 2014
• “The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale”, by Rajnar Vajra, Analog July/Aug 2014
• “Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium” by Gray Rinehart, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Turncoat” by Steve Rzasa, Riding the Red Horse ( * )
• “The Parliament of Beasts and Birds” by John C. Wright, The Book of Feasts & Seasons ( * )
• “Goodnight Stars” by Annie Bellet, The Apocalypse Triptych “Totaled” by Kary English, Galaxy’s Edge
• “On A Spiritual Plain”, Lou Antonelli, Sci Phi Journal #2

Abigail Nussbaum

Best Novella:

• Trading Rosemary by Octavia Cade (Excerpt – Masque Books)
• Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (Atavist Books)
• NoFood by Sarah Tolmie (Aqueduct Press)
• Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine (WSFA Press)
• The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)

Best Novelette:

• “The Bonedrake’s Penance” by Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) ( * )
• “I Can See Right Through You” by Kelly Link (McSweeney’s) ( * )
• “Saltwater Economics” by Jack Mierzwa (Strange Horizons) (Also, Part 2 – http://www.strangehorizons.com/2014/20140512/saltwater-f.shtml) ( * )
• “We Are the Cloud” by Sam J. Miller (Lightspeed) ( * )
• “Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy” by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu (Clarkesworld) ( * )

Best Short Story:

• “Elephants and Omnibuses” by Julia August (Lackington’s) ( * )
• “The Breath of War” by Aliette de Bodard (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) ( * )
• “Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology” by Theodora Goss (Lightspeed) ( * )
• “Death and the Girl From Pi Delta Zeta” by Helen Marshall (Lackington’s) ( * )
• “Bonfires in Anacostia” by Joseph Tomaras (Clarkesworld) ( * )

SF Signal – David Steffen

BEST NOVELETTE

• “Stone Hunger” by N.K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld) ( * )
• “The Day the World Turned Upside Down” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Lightspeed) ( * )
• “Harry and Marlowe and the Intrigues at the Aetherian Exhibition” by Carrie Vaughn (Lightspeed) ( * )
• “The Magician and LaPlace’s Demon” by Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld) ( * )
• “We are the Cloud” by Sam J. Miller (Lightspeed) ( * )

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Makeisha in Time” by Rachael K. Jones (Crossed Genres) ( * )
• “The Clockwork Soldier” by Ken Liu (Clarkesworld) ( * )
• “Drones Don’t Kill People” by Annalee Newitz (Lightspeed) ( * )
• “No Sweeter Art” by Tony Pi (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) ( * )
• “That Other Sea” by William Ledbetter (Escape Pod) ( * )

SFWA – 2014 Nebula Award Nominations

Novella

• We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
• Yesterday’s Kin, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
• “The Regular,” Ken Liu (Upgraded) (http://kenliu.name/stories/— free download at webpage)
• “The Mothers of Voorhisville,” Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14) ( * )
• Calendrical Regression, Lawrence Schoen (NobleFusion)
• “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap),” Rachel Swirsky ( http://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/summer_2014/grand_jet_the_great_leap_by_rachel_swirsky Subterranean Summer ’14) ( * )

Novelette

• “Sleep Walking Now and Then,” Richard Bowes (Tor.com 7/9/14) ( * )
• “The Magician and Laplace’s Demon,” Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld 12/14) ( * )
• “A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i,” Alaya Dawn Johnson (F&SF 7-8/14) (http://www.alayadawnjohnson.com/?page_id=157) ( * )
• “The Husband Stitch,” Carmen Maria Machado (http://www.granta.com/New-Writing/The-Husband-Stitch Granta #129) ( * )
• “We Are the Cloud,” Sam J. Miller (Lightspeed 9/14) ( * )
• “The Devil in America,” Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com 4/2/14 http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/04/the-devil-in-america-kai-ashante-wilson) ( * )

Short Story

• “The Breath of War,” Aliette de Bodard (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 3/6/14) ( * )
• “When It Ends, He Catches Her,” Eugie Foster (Daily Science Fiction 9/26/14) ( * )
• “The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye,” Matthew Kressel (Clarkesworld 5/14) ( * )
• “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family,” Usman T. Malik (https://medium.com/@usmantm/the-vaporization-enthalpy-of-a-peculiar-pakistani-family-6362b08bbf2a Qualia Nous) ( * )
• “A Stretch of Highway Two Lanes Wide,” Sarah Pinsker (F&SF 3-4/14)
• “Jackalope Wives,” Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine 1/7/14) ( * )
• “The Fisher Queen,” Alyssa Wong (http://fu-gen.org/crash/fisherqueen-wong.htm F&SF 5/14) ( * )