Hugo Nominations
Feb. 27th, 2018 05:03 pmI've almost never got round to nominating for hugos, but I decided to make the effort as I have read some things I think are worthwhile last year. I didn't even try outside the prose categories, as I felt like I either didn't know at all, or would probably have the same ideas as everyone else. But I thought I might as well nominate things where I did have an idea what I wanted.
Novel
Unkindness of ghosts, Rivers Solomon
Phantom Pains, Mishell Baker
Clockwork boys, Ursula Vernon
Unsong, Scott Alexander
Raven Strategem, Yoon Ha Lee
There's a couple of sequels I haven't read, but they'll probably make it onto the ballot anyway.
I'd thought Summer in Orcus finished last year, but apparently it finished in December 2016. And Murderbot was novella length?
Shorter Lengths
Murderbot (the real title is "All Systems Red"), Martha Wells (novella).
And Then There Were N-One Sarah Pinsker (novella). About an alternate universe Sarah Pinsker who goes to conference of different alternate-universe Sarah Pinskers, but one of the organisers is murdered and she has to play detective.
The Dark Birds Ursula Vernon (novellette) About an ogre's daughters. Um yes, really moving and rather creepy.
The Scenarist. Stu West (Amal El-Mohtar's partner IIRC). Short story (really short, but very memorable). A doctor setting interview questions for medical residents who want to work in his hospital in this sector of space, choosing questions that will establish if they cope with how much "weird shit" is normal here, is visited by mafia goons who want to avoid him depressing trade and tourism by emphasising the weirdness of this sector.
(All links are to online versions of the stories available for free)
Novel
Unkindness of ghosts, Rivers Solomon
Phantom Pains, Mishell Baker
Clockwork boys, Ursula Vernon
Unsong, Scott Alexander
Raven Strategem, Yoon Ha Lee
There's a couple of sequels I haven't read, but they'll probably make it onto the ballot anyway.
I'd thought Summer in Orcus finished last year, but apparently it finished in December 2016. And Murderbot was novella length?
Shorter Lengths
Murderbot (the real title is "All Systems Red"), Martha Wells (novella).
And Then There Were N-One Sarah Pinsker (novella). About an alternate universe Sarah Pinsker who goes to conference of different alternate-universe Sarah Pinskers, but one of the organisers is murdered and she has to play detective.
The Dark Birds Ursula Vernon (novellette) About an ogre's daughters. Um yes, really moving and rather creepy.
The Scenarist. Stu West (Amal El-Mohtar's partner IIRC). Short story (really short, but very memorable). A doctor setting interview questions for medical residents who want to work in his hospital in this sector of space, choosing questions that will establish if they cope with how much "weird shit" is normal here, is visited by mafia goons who want to avoid him depressing trade and tourism by emphasising the weirdness of this sector.
(All links are to online versions of the stories available for free)