tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13908762859553100322024-03-17T20:44:34.943-07:00Rocket Stack RankRocket Stack Rank™ (RSR) aims to help casual SF fans find and discuss great original short fiction. It reviews science fiction and fantasy short stories, novelettes, and novellas, and publishes articles of interest to fans.Greg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-49647032137178751262024-03-15T14:53:00.000-07:002024-03-15T14:53:08.972-07:00News & Highlights🔎<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2019/01/finding-science-fictionfantasy-magazine.html">Finding a Science-Fiction/Fantasy Magazine to Subscribe To</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Diversity in </b></span><b>Outstanding </b><b style="font-family: inherit;">SF/F Short Fiction</b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stories with 🌈LGBT people: 2023 <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/06/outstanding-lgbt-science-fiction.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/06/outstanding-lgbt-science-fiction.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/06/outstanding-lgbt-science-fiction.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/LGBT">More</a>...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stories by 📚People of Color: 2023 <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2022.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2021.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2020.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/POC">More</a>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Monthly Ratings & Annual Outstanding Selections</b></span><br />📅<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2024-best-sff.html">2024</a>: <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/01/january-2024-ratings.html">Jan</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/february-2024-ratings.html">Feb</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/03/march-2024-ratings.html">Mar</a> Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">🏆Best SF/F: <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html">2023</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2021-best-sff.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2020-best-sff.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2019-best-sff.html">2019</a></span><div>🏆Best SF/F: <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2018-best-sff.html">2018</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2017-best-sff.html">2017</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2016-best-sff.html">2016</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2015-best-sff.html">2015</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">🚀Hard SF: 2023 <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/09/outstanding-hard-science-fiction-of-2022.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/09/outstanding-hard-science-fiction-of-2021.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/09/outstanding-hard-science-fiction-of-2020.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/HardSF">More</a>...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">✨High Fantasy: 2023 <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/11/outstanding-high-fantasy-of-2022.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/11/outstanding-high-fantasy-of-2021.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/11/outstanding-high-fantasy-of-2020.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/HighFantasy">More</a>...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">😱SF/F Horror: 2023 <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/10/outstanding-sff-horror-of-2022.html">2022</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/10/outstanding-sff-horror-of-2021.html">2021</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/10/outstanding-sff-horror-of-2020.html">2020</a> <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/Horror">More</a>...</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-62229986682157880562024-03-15T09:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T14:52:33.784-07:00March 2024 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: → Due next month</span><br>Total Stories: <b>89</b>; Time & Words: <b> [26h] 💬475K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/03/march-2024-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-61371025361829543822024-02-15T09:00:00.000-08:002024-03-03T15:06:49.813-08:00February 2024 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>10</b>; Time & Words: <b> [3h:40m] 💬66K</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>31</b>; Time & Words: <b> [8h:17m] 💬149K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/february-2024-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-17527599457281082812024-02-04T23:44:00.000-08:002024-03-02T15:51:09.281-08:00Annotated 2023 Locus Reading List for Short Fiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x2GFwS8T35qiVgQOdU1CDZNZq63JSRC5VZ3GS6JZXbFXB2vwrEAPX4u9jYu-rNe753jkDa2-_97NJguogyfcErYnZd2hsxnlTO0jFXhzghqCTnd7leD_pipK-gucyWyCWix4Sl0g51cr1-kENzzmWi4E7hgtLwZ2-7WL4JMC6LVndcKxOJzifwUapSE/s648/757coverx650-499x648%5B1%5D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="499" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x2GFwS8T35qiVgQOdU1CDZNZq63JSRC5VZ3GS6JZXbFXB2vwrEAPX4u9jYu-rNe753jkDa2-_97NJguogyfcErYnZd2hsxnlTO0jFXhzghqCTnd7leD_pipK-gucyWyCWix4Sl0g51cr1-kENzzmWi4E7hgtLwZ2-7WL4JMC6LVndcKxOJzifwUapSE/w154-h200/757coverx650-499x648%5B1%5D.jpg" width="154"></a></div>
<b>Update 3/1/24</b>: Tagged 2 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Clarkesworld">Clarkesworld Reader's Poll winners</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/29/23</b>: Tagged 4 of 10 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.BSFA#tbTitle">BSFA Award (short fiction) finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/23/24</b>: Tagged 15 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Analog">Analog Readers' Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/23/24</b>: Tagged 16 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Asimovs">Asimov's Readers' Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/15/24</b>: Tagged 6 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Uncanny">Uncanny Reader's Poll winners and finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
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<b>Update 2/6/24</b>: Tagged 15 of 17 stories from 📙<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.PGuranF#_Novelette">Paula Guran</a>'s year's best fantasy anthology (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/1/24</b>: Tagged 13 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Clarkesworld">Clarkesworld Reader's Poll finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/1/24</b>: Tagged 2 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Apex">Apex Reader's Choice winner</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
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Here is the annotated <a href="https://locusmag.com/2024/02/2023-recommended-reading-list/">2023 <i>Locus</i> Recommended Reading List</a> for short fiction, merged with <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html"><i>RSR</i>'s 2023 Best SF/F list</a> (aka our aggregated list of "outstanding" stories from 2023 that score 2 or more based on 👍reviewers, 🏆awards, and year's best 📙anthologies). All the stories are grouped by length and score, with stories from the Locus list <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">highlighted in red</span>.<br>
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The merge lets us analyze the <i>Locus </i>list to see which stories that were broadly recognized as outstanding were left out, which publications stood out, which authors did particularly well (or not), how many were eligible for the Astounding Award, and how <i>RSR</i>'s own recommendations stack up with Locus reviewers in general.<br>
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As with every <i>RSR </i>annotated list, there are links galore to the stories, their authors, the magazines, any award nominations/wins or "year's best" anthology inclusions, and search-links to find other reviews.<br>
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<b>Anyone can vote for the <a href="https://poll.voting.locusmag.com/">Locus Awards at this link</a>. Due date is Thursday April 15, 2024.</b><br>
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If you want to skip the analysis and just start reading, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/02/annotated-2023-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlPopular.Free#tbTitle">click here</a> (free stories <span style="background-color: yellow;">highlighted</span>).
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Here are links to ballots for various SF/F awards, 5 that are open to all, and 4 that are open to members of a convention or association. <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Highlighted awards</span> are currently open for voting.<br>
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The magazine-specific awards come with a longlist link to <i>all stories</i> published by each magazine, with blurbs to help you remember the ones you've read and scores to guide further reading.<br>
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For the general awards, see the <i>outstanding stories</i> at the <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html">2023 YTD page</a>, grouped by length (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html#_Novella">novella</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html#_Novelette">novelette</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html#_ShortStory">short story</a>), by <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html?&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score&#tbTitle">publication</a>, by new writer (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html?&Group1=Campbell&Group2=Score&#_2023">year 1</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html?&Group1=Campbell&Group2=Score&#_2022">year 2</a>), or by <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2023-best-sff.html?&Group1=Alphabet&Group2=Author&#tbTitle">author</a>.<br>
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<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/01/sff-ballots-for-stories-from-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-46619922608724546452024-01-15T09:00:00.000-08:002024-02-27T16:21:41.493-08:00January 2024 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>19</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>68</b>; Time & Words: <b> [20h] 💬363K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2024/01/january-2024-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-56469315354119138122023-12-15T09:00:00.000-08:002024-01-13T23:21:39.822-08:00December 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>11</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>26</b>; Time & Words: <b> [6h:36m] 💬119K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/12/december-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-64310851017784625082023-12-08T09:00:00.000-08:002024-01-15T13:27:39.830-08:00Outstanding SF/F by People of Color 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the spirit of Lightspeed Magazine's famous <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lightspeedmagazine/people-of-colour-destroy-science-fiction">People of Color Destroy Science Fiction</a> series, here are 60 stories by 53 people of color that had scores of 3 or higher from RSR's <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022 Best SF/F list</a>. That list contains the 255 most-recommended stories out of 600+ covered, so the 60 stories by people of color make up around 23% of the best of 2022.<br>
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Some stories not reviewed by RSR are in the Best SF/F list because they were award finalists <span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-size: 13.86px;">🏆</span>, included in year's best anthologies <span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-size: 13.86px;">📙</span>, or recommended by other prolific reviewers <span face=""calibri" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-size: 13.86px;">👍</span> (see <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/qa.html#RecommendedBy">Q&A</a> for SF/F awards, year's best anthologies, and prolific reviewers followed).<br>
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Readers asked us to make it easy for them to find good stories written by authors with diverse racial backgrounds, and that’s what this list is meant to accomplish (author identity plays no role in our ratings). This is the seventh year we've done this list (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2022/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2021.html">2021</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2021/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2020.html">2020</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2020/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2019.html">2019</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2019/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2018.html">2018</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2018/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2017.html">2017</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2018/03/best-people-of-color-sff-of-2015-2016.html">2015-2016</a>).<br>
<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/12/outstanding-sff-by-people-of-color-2022.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-84117018534766486702023-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:002024-01-16T23:26:36.743-08:00November 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>31</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>94</b>; Time & Words: <b> [28h] 💬507K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/11/november-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-65040428136741602222023-11-09T22:12:00.000-08:002024-01-15T13:37:17.164-08:00Outstanding High Fantasy of 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are 21 outstanding high fantasy stories from 2022 that were finalists for major SF/F 🏆awards, included in "year's best" SF/F 📙anthologies, or recommended by prolific 👍reviewers in short fiction (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/qa.html#RecommendedBy">see Q&A</a>). That's 21 out of 250+ best SF/F stories from <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022</a>. A story's score is the sum of the +<i>n</i> points in it's "Recommended By" list (click the Details link to see the awards, year's best, and reviewers and the points).<br>
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For our purposes, we define "high fantasy" as a fantasy story that takes place in a secondary world. That is, something like <i>Lord of the Rings</i>, where Middle Earth is clearly <i>not</i> in the past or future of our world.<br>
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We've included portal fantasies, provided the destination is a secondary world.<br>
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Although horror isn't our focus, we do review horror stories that turn up in our regular magazines, so in honor of Halloween, here are 26 outstanding SF/F horror stories from 2022 that were finalists for major SF/F 🏆awards, included in "year's best" SF/F 📙anthologies, or recommended by prolific 👍reviewers in short fiction (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/qa.html#RecommendedBy">see Q&A</a>). That's 26 out of 250+ best SF/F stories from <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022</a>. A story's score is the sum of the +<i>n</i> points in it's "Recommended By" list (click the Details link to see the awards, year's best, and reviewers and the points).<br>
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Here are 22 outstanding hard science fiction stories from 2022 that were finalists for major SF/F 🏆awards, included in "year's best" SF/F 📙anthologies, or recommended by prolific 👍reviewers in short fiction (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/qa.html#RecommendedBy">see Q&A</a>). That's 22 out of 250+ best SF/F stories from <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022</a>. A story's score is the sum of the +<i>n</i> points in it's "Recommended By" list (click the Details link to see the awards, year's best, and reviewers and the points).<br>
<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/09/outstanding-hard-science-fiction-of-2022.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-37334267039368424562023-09-15T09:00:00.002-07:002023-10-14T22:25:58.263-07:00September 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>38</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>91</b>; Time & Words: <b> [28h] 💬514K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/09/september-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-33806133169797113792023-08-15T09:00:00.009-07:002023-09-10T10:38:22.864-07:00August 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>13</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>33</b>; Time & Words: <b> [8h:50m] 💬159K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/08/august-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-4139434927531919632023-07-15T09:00:00.003-07:002023-09-10T10:37:25.464-07:00July 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>38</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>96</b>; Time & Words: <b> [30h] 💬548K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/07/july-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-11358453013795270252023-06-15T09:00:00.004-07:002023-09-15T22:33:31.443-07:00June 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>13</b>; Time & Words: <b> [2h:53m] 💬52K</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>32</b>; Time & Words: <b> [7h:03m] 💬127K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/06/june-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-45301996825533468952023-06-01T09:00:00.005-07:002024-01-15T13:30:09.555-08:00Outstanding LGBT Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June is Pride Month, and here are 41 outstanding stories with LGBT characters from 2022 reviewed by RSR that were either finalists for major SF/F awards 🏆, included in "year's best" SF/F anthologies 📙, or recommended by prolific reviewers 👍 in short fiction (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/qa.html#RecommendedBy">see Q&A</a>). For earlier outstanding stories, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/search/label/Selection">click this link</a>.
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This list of stories and the recommendations for each story will be updated as award finalists/winners and the table of contents for year's best anthologies are announced. As long as an LGBT story <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/06/outstanding-lgbt-science-fiction.html?Group1=Category&Group2=Score#tbTitle">scores 2 or more</a> (even if it was not recommended by RSR), it will be included here.
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As always, our focus is on the stories, not the authors. These are stories with memorable LGBT characters—not necessarily stories by noted LGBT authors. These include stories in which a key character merely happens to be an LGBT person as well as stories where the LGBT angle is crucial to the plot.
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font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>17</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>40</b>; Time & Words: <b> [8h:31m] 💬153K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/04/april-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-5307114199695078862023-03-15T09:00:00.004-07:002023-06-10T09:37:20.234-07:00March 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>49</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>94</b>; Time & Words: <b> [26h] 💬480K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/03/march-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-51156968183490849672023-02-20T20:02:00.005-08:002024-01-16T23:42:31.142-08:00February 2023 Ratings<div style='line-height: 2; font-size: 80%; font-family: Noto Sans, Noto Emoji, sans-serif'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYJFeIpEhjZLT2U6Tb7YtKcj6Yd9STqb4SNC_yNqM13h1td6x092HYKIQwsbcXg0w3W9ZFHefYOVo_1A-7S3mCD1fEZvcP3Z73dCFWNPd_0RjtIHRmiOVt91NAdP11wqN2Iqji1I1Ds8/s200/rsz_2calendar_clip_art.jpg' style='float: left; padding: 5px;'>5★ & 4★ Stories: <b>0</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬0</b><br><span class='clListHighlight'><b>Recommended By</b> Stories: <b>15</b>; Time & Words: <b> 💬NaNM</b></span><br>Total Stories: <b>30</b>; Time & Words: <b> [8h:00m] 💬144K</b><br>Read <b>How to Use RSR</b> on the sidebar or this <a href='http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/how-to-use-rsr.html'>link</a> to use this post.<br></div><a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/february-2023-ratings.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-5881991013600836172023-02-04T17:28:00.021-08:002023-10-31T13:58:26.603-07:00Annotated 2022 Locus Reading List for Short Fiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<b>Update 10/31/23</b>: Tagged 2 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.WFantasy#tbTitle">World Fantasy Award winners</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 10/22/23</b>: Tagged 3 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Hugo#tbTitle">Hugo Award winners</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 9/6/23</b>: Tagged 1 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Eugie#_Novelette">Eugie Award winner</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 8/25/23</b>: Tagged 1 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Sturgeon#_ShortStory">Sturgeon Award winner</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 7/26/23</b>: Tagged 6 of 10 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.WFantasy#tbTitle">World Fantasy Award finalists</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
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<b>Update 7/25/23</b>: Tagged 4 of 10 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.BFantasy#tbTitle">Britiash Fantasy Award finalists</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 7/15/23</b>: Tagged 2 of 3 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.SJackson#tbTitle">Shirley Jackson Award winners</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 7/11/23</b>: Tagged 5 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Eugie#_Novelette">Eugie Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 7/8/23</b>: Tagged 18 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Hugo#tbTitle">Hugo Award finalists</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 6/24/23</b>: Tagged 3 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Locus#tbTitle">Locus Award winners</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 6/22/23</b>: Tagged 7 of 16 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.SJackson#tbTitle">Shirley Jackson Award finalists</a> for short fiction (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 6/6/23</b>: Tagged 10 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Sturgeon#_ShortStory">Sturgeon Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 6/2/23</b>: Tagged 4 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Analog">Analog Readers' Award winners</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 6/2/23</b>: Tagged 3 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Asimovs">Asimov's Readers' Award winners</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 5/21/23</b>: Tagged 20 TOC and 60 notable stories from 📙<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.BASFF#_Novelette">John Joseph Adam</a>'s Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 5/17/23</b>: Tagged 10 of 12 stories from 📙<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.AKaster#tbTitle">Allan Kaster</a>'s The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories, Vol 7 anthology (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 5/15/23</b>: Tagged 3 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Nebula#tbTitle">Nebula Award winners</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 4/28/23</b>: Tagged 30 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Locus#tbTitle">Locus Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 4/18/23</b>: Tagged 5 of 21 stories from 📙<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.EDatlow#_Novelette">Ellen Datlow</a>'s The Best Horror of the Year, Vol 15 anthology (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 4/18/23</b>: Tagged 9 of 21 stories from 📙<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.PGuranDF#_Novelette">Paula Guran</a>'s The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Vol 4 anthology (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 4/10/23</b>: Tagged 1 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.BSFA#tbTitle">BSFA Award (short fiction) winner</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 3/15/23</b>: Tagged 1 of 5 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Lambda#tbTitle">Lambda Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 3/7/23</b>: Tagged 17 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Nebula#tbTitle">Nebula Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 3/2/23</b>: Tagged 2 of 5 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.BSFA#tbTitle">BSFA Award (short fiction) finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 3/1/23</b>: Tagged 2 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Clarkesworld">Clarkesworld Reader's Poll winners</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/27/23</b>: Tagged 6 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Uncanny">Uncanny Reader's Poll winners and finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/18/23</b>: Tagged 13 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Analog">Analog Readers' Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/18/23</b>: Tagged 15 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Category#_Asimovs">Asimov's Readers' Award finalists</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
<b>Update 2/2/23</b>: Tagged 1 🏆<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlGuide.Readers&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score#_Apex">Apex Reader's Choice winner</a> (click link to <span style="background-color: #ffff80;">highlight</span>).<br>
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Here is the annotated <a href="https://locusmag.com/2023/02/2022-recommended-reading-list/">2022 <i>Locus</i> Recommended Reading List</a> for short fiction, merged with <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html"><i>RSR</i>'s 2022 Best SF/F list</a> (aka our aggregated list of "outstanding" stories from 2022 that score 2 or more based on 👍reviewers, 🏆awards, and year's best 📙anthologies). All the stories are grouped by length and score, with stories from the Locus list <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">highlighted in red</span>.<br>
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The merge lets us analyze the <i>Locus </i>list to see which stories that were broadly recognized as outstanding were left out, which publications stood out, which authors did particularly well (or not), how many were eligible for the Astounding Award, and how <i>RSR</i>'s own recommendations stack up with Locus reviewers in general.<br>
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As with every <i>RSR </i>annotated list, there are links galore to the stories, their authors, the magazines, any award nominations/wins or "year's best" anthology inclusions, and search-links to find other reviews.<br>
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<b>Anyone can vote for the <a href="http://poll.voting.locusmag.com/">Locus Awards at this link</a>. Due date is Thursday April 15, 2023.</b><br>
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If you want to skip the analysis and just start reading, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2023/02/annotated-2022-locus-reading-list-for.html?HIGHLIGHT=hlPopular.Free#tbTitle">click here</a> (free stories <span style="background-color: yellow;">highlighted</span>).
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Here are links to ballots for various SF/F awards, 5 that are open to all, and 4 that are open to members of a convention or association. <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Highlighted awards</span> are currently open for voting.<br>
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The magazine-specific awards come with a longlist link to <i>all stories</i> published by each magazine, with blurbs to help you remember the ones you've read and scores to guide further reading.<br>
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For the general awards, see the <i>outstanding stories</i> at the <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html">2022 YTD page</a>, grouped by length (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html#_Novella">novella</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html#_Novelette">novelette</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html#_ShortStory">short story</a>), by <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html?&Group1=Publication&Group2=Score&#tbTitle">publication</a>, by new writer (<a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html?&Group1=Campbell&Group2=Score&#_2022">year 1</a>, <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html?&Group1=Campbell&Group2=Score&#_2021">year 2</a>), or by <a href="http://www.rocketstackrank.com/p/2022-best-sff.html?&Group1=Alphabet&Group2=Author&#tbTitle">author</a>.<br>
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