Bewildering Stories’
Annual Review, 2012

The Mariner Awards: issues 460-507

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The launch of Mariner 2 to Venus, August 27, 1962

The Mariner Awards are named for one of the first successful interplanetary missions. The titles listed — out of 397 for the year — are the crème de la crème, the ones that the Review Board and Managing Editor have rated “very good” or “excellent” in 2012. They have earned Bewildering Stories’ most signal honor.

We know that all readers can cite titles they feel belong on these lists; fair enough. But we are also confident you’ll find none you would omit.

Like the Quarterly Reviews, the Annual Review is divided into genres with titles listed alphabetically by author and multiple titles in chronological order. Titles all in italics represent either serialized works with chapter titles or collections of poems in which more than two titles qualified. The Departments remain in the Quarterly Reviews.

As we like to say, “There is no story so truly bewildering as reality.” The Crew of Bewildering Stories wishes our contributors and readers a most pleasantly bewildering New Year!

Everything in green is a link. Links open in a new window, so you won’t lose your place.

Novels Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie Serials Roland Allnach, Conquest’s End E. L. Skip Knox, The Roadmaster Maria Kontak, A Very Convenient Affair Flash Fiction Angel Zapata, Carrion Folk Essays James Graham, Anent the Scots Leid... Poetry & Short Poetry David Adès, The Three Moons of Tenoa Bill Bowler, Out of the Fog Cristina Del Canto, Caracas Mike Florian, Albatross Billy Harfosh, Monsoon Rains Rebecca Lu Kiernan Letters to the Bat Timewave Zero Sue Parman, What Will I Do When I’m Dead? John Stocks Thistles Masada Mountain My Father’s Grave, St. Agnes Eve With the Fishermen The Figure in the Distance Adventure Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu Strings Candle Thread The Game Stake Carmen Ruggero, My Balcony Garden Gloria F. Watts, Forgotten Memories

Short Stories David Adès, In the Land of Maybe Shai Afsai, The Shomer Edward Ahern Alte Kameraden The Dogfisherman Dean Francis Alfar, Packing for the Moon David Barber, Memories of the Ice Age Bryan Carrigan, Lucy IV-M35 Noel Denvir, Always, Anna Shelly Evans, Dead Horses Bertil Falk, Blue Night, Blue City Mike Florian Storm Variations Springtime, North Dakota Galley Talk The Way of the World Making Things Right Gary Inbinder Kafka’s Woman Intrusion Nemo on the Shore Nemo and Kafka Balance the Books Margaret Karmazin A Sighting on the Blind Side Watch Over Me Charles M. Knudsen, Interference Patterns Harry Lang, Mr. Butterfly Arthur Mackeown, The Yellow Road Bruce Memblatt, Dikon’s Light Victor F. R. Ocampo, Synchronicity Bolaji Odofin, Clocks Mia Tijam, Talking to Juanito Joanna M. Weston, After the Fire

The Quarterly Reviews of 2012

First Quarterly Review — issues 460-471
Second Quarterly Review — issues 472-483
Third Quarterly Review — issues 484-495
Fourth Quarterly Review — issues 496-507

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Jack Alcott, Grim Legion Sam Ivey, Gilboy’s Quest Martin Kerharo, The Dohani War Harry Lang, The Mountains of the Eldritch Sea Danielle L. Parker, In a Pig’s Eye Slawomir Rapala, Aezubah, the Crimson General Bertrand Cayzac, Floozman in Space

Michael E. Lloyd, Donna’s Men Michael E. Lloyd, Missing Emilie Michael E. Lloyd, Observation One Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Two Michael E. Lloyd, Observation Three

     

     

     

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