Yesterday I mentioned that I'd joined the SFWA and was looking forward to making my recommendations for the Nebula Awards. Well today all the e-paperwork cleared (so to speak) and I was able to make my recommendations. Obviously I recommended all of the stories which I've been plugging for the major awards for the last two weeks. However, I decided to expand upon that list and also formally recommend these tales:

"Days of Wonder" by Geoff Ryman, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Oct./Nov. 2008.
"Araminta, or, The Wreck of the Amphidrake" by Naomi Novik, Fast Ships, Black Sails, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.
"An Alien Heresy" by S.P. Somtow, Asimov's April/May 2008. see my review
Marsbound by Joe Haldeman, Ace, Aug. 2008 (originally published as a serial in Analog). see my review
"The Overseer" by Albert E. Cowdrey, Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 2008. see my review
"Crystal Nights" by Greg Egan, Interzone 215, April 2008.

This is my first time recommending stories for the Nebulas, so we'll see how the process goes. I also may nominate a few more stories once I've had more time to reflect on the past year in fiction.

Update: After I posted this, I realized that I'd made a mistake nominating "Crystal Nights" by Greg Egan and "Far Horizon" by Jason Stoddard, since these stories were not published in the United States (a requirement for the Nebulas). As I mentioned, this is my first go at this, so please forgive this newbie mistake. Still, these are two very good stories and I suggest people look them up. In addition, "Crystal Nights" by Greg Egan is due to be reprinted in a Night Shade Books anthology early next year, so it will be eligible for the Nebula at that time.