1991 Nebula Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1991 Nebula Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
The Nebulas are selected by eligible members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Award records here retain SFADB ceremony years, which can differ from eligibility years on the official Nebula site. The library focuses on science fiction novels and novellas. Official award site ↗
The Hemingway Hoax is a Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella that weaves an intricate plot of a fake Hemingway manuscript with time travel, multiple universes, and the potential destruction of the omniverse itself.
Novel · 1990 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
This retelling of the enigmatic Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde tale deserves praise for suspense, character creation, and historical verisimilitude. Mary Reilly, a loyal, trusted servant in the household of Dr. Jekyll records in her diary the mysterious circumstances which lead to her Master's tragic fate.
"Mr. Boy" is a science fiction novella by American writer James Patrick Kelly, first published in the June 1990 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. It tells the story of a wealthy boy in the year 2096 who falls in love with a working class girl who inspires him to abandon his decadent lifestyle.
Aboard the hyperspace liner Redshift, the first sign of trouble is the apparent suicide of a passenger. When first officer Jason Kraft discovers that she was murdered, Kraft wants to know why.
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.