Need Some Good Sci-Fi? 2010 Nebula Finalists Have Been Announced

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America have just released their finalists for 2010.  The novel finalists are:

Blackout / All Clear by Connie Willis - Historians travel back in time from 2060 to witness heroic events but discover that one, or all of them, have been changing history.

Echo by Jack McDevitt - Set in a distant future, an antiquities dealer investigates a mysterious tablet only to attract the attention of an assassin who doesn't want the mystery revealed

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin - After being named heir of a space kingdom, a princess finds she must contend with two deadly blood rivals to the throne. 

The Native Star by M.K. Hobson - Built on an alternate history America after the Civil War with steampunk, magic and zombie slave labor, a young witch struggles to lift a curse placed upon her. 

Shades of Milk & Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal - Two sisters, one beautiful and the other magically talented, engage a quest to find love and stability by marrying above their social rankings. 

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor - A young sorceress grows into a powerful protector for her people but eventually learns that to fulfill her puprose, she must die. 

If you follow the link above you can browse all the categories including short stories and novellas.

(h/t Instapundit)