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Hugo Thoughts
Jan. 19th, 2011 11:22 amI'm waiting for Capricon to finalize programing (they're close - I saw a draft late last week), so in the meantime I thought I'd discuss my Hugo nominations. I'll start with novels.
Novels I Plan to Nominate for a Hugo, and Why
Far North: A Novel
This post-apocalyptic tale isn't being sold as an SF novel, and I'm not sure why. I did find it a very engaging character-driven book, with an unusual view of the future.
Up Jim River
This is Michael Flynn's latest book, and, although the events of his previous novel January Dancer are mentioned, it's not a sequel. It does appear, however, to be the start of a series.
Template - A Novel of the Archonate
I've been a fan of Matthew Hughes' short work in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and here he tells a complete and stand-alone story in that same universe.
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal. I'm not a fantasy reader, but damn if Mrs. Kowal doesn't pull off an entertaining tale.
Darkship Thieves by Sarah Hoyt. I'm not entirely sure one can run an asteroid colony as a libertarian paradise, but the trick of making a psychopath a sympathetic first-person narrator deserves a nod.
Novels I Plan to Nominate for a Hugo, and Why
Far North: A Novel
This post-apocalyptic tale isn't being sold as an SF novel, and I'm not sure why. I did find it a very engaging character-driven book, with an unusual view of the future.Up Jim River
This is Michael Flynn's latest book, and, although the events of his previous novel January Dancer are mentioned, it's not a sequel. It does appear, however, to be the start of a series.Template - A Novel of the Archonate
I've been a fan of Matthew Hughes' short work in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and here he tells a complete and stand-alone story in that same universe.Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal. I'm not a fantasy reader, but damn if Mrs. Kowal doesn't pull off an entertaining tale.
Darkship Thieves by Sarah Hoyt. I'm not entirely sure one can run an asteroid colony as a libertarian paradise, but the trick of making a psychopath a sympathetic first-person narrator deserves a nod.
