The Nominees The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson Skin Game by Jim Butcher Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu, trans. The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation All right, I’ve read enough books now that I’m… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2015 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Author: Joe Vasicek
Joe Vasicek is the author of more than twenty science fiction books, including the Star Wanderers and Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus. He claims Utah as his home.
I really hope I’m wrong about this
Two days ago, our country was subjected to an ugly spectacle that forced us all, regardless of political persuasion, to confront the truth: that the alleged leader of the free world—the man in control of our nation’s nuclear codes, at a time when we are closer to nuclear war than any other time since the… Continue reading I really hope I’m wrong about this
Every (main arc) Star Wars movie, but only when they say “star” or “war”
I don’t know why I find this so hilarious, but I do!
The argument that converted me from pro-choice to pro-life
On the issue of abortion, I would consider myself to be very pro-life. I have written several explicitly pro-life stories, including “The Paradox of Choice,” “The Body Tax,” and “The Freedom of Second Chances.” My wife and I also donate monthly to Preborn, a charity / Christian ministry that provides free ultrasounds and support to… Continue reading The argument that converted me from pro-choice to pro-life
The wildest AI hallucination I have ever seen
So my wife is currently working on her PhD in computer science, and for her thesis she’s trying to develop an AI model that can generate meaningful cross references within a text. For example, she compiled the complete works of Jane Austen into an HTML file, and ran it through one of her AI models,… Continue reading The wildest AI hallucination I have ever seen
Why there will be no second American civil war
I just finished reading The Last Election by Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche. It’s a fascinating book, but not in the way that the authors probably intended. The book basically presents a detailed account of the 2024 election, starting in November 2023 and ending with the results of a contingent election, after the (fictional) third… Continue reading Why there will be no second American civil war
How I would vote now: 2012 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey Deadline by Mira Grant A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin Embassytown by China Mieville Among Others by Jo Walton The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Leviathan Wakes was a fantastic book. Really awesome space opera. I’ve only read the first three Expanse… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2012 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2017 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Deaths’ End by Cixin Liu Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation If there’s… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2017 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Provenance by Ann Leckie Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I liked Six Wakes. It was a fun murder mystery… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2018 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2009 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi Anathem by Neal Stephenson Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I’ve found that Hugo Award winning / nominated books tend to fluctuate in decade-long waves, in terms of how… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2009 Hugo Award (Best Novel)