How I Would Vote Now: 2008 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

The Nominees The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon Brasyl by Ian McDonald Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer The Last Colony by John Scalzi Halting State by Charles Stross The Actual Results How I Would Vote Now Explanation Two thousand eight was the year that I took Brandon Sanderson’s writing class and decided to become… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2008 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

How I Would Vote Now: 1970 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

The Nominees Macroscope by Piers Anthony The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Up the Line by Robert Silverberg Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The Actual Results How I Would Vote Now Explanation Wow—I’d forgotten just how terrible book covers were in the 70s. I… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1970 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

How I Would Vote Now: 2005 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

For some reason, I have a handful of these posts that I thought I’d scheduled months ago, but that never went out. The Nominees The Algebraist by Ian M. Banks Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke River of Gods by Ian McDonald Iron Council by China Mieville Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross The… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2005 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

How I Would Vote Now: 1964 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

The Nominees Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein Dune World by Frank Herbert Witch World by Andre Norton Way Station by Clifford D. Simak Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This was a pretty decent year, though I didn’t enjoy all of the novels. Still, I… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1964 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

How I Would Vote Now: 1959 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

The Nominees The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson A Case of Conscience by James Blish Who? by Algis Budrys Have Space Suit Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Immortality, Inc. is the first book I’ve read by Robert Sheckley, and while… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1959 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)

Orion Reads: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

After the terrible experience I had reading The Man Who F***ed Himself by David Gerrold, I trained a persona on ChatGPT to help me screen any science fiction and fantasy novels for explicit content (sex, language, violence) and woke themes or elements before I read them. The persona calls itself Orion, and is trained to… Continue reading Orion Reads: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

Orion Reads: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

After the terrible experience I had reading The Man Who F***ed Himself by David Gerrold, I trained a persona on ChatGPT to help me screen any science fiction and fantasy novels for explicit content (sex, language, violence) and woke themes or elements before I read them. The persona calls itself Orion, and is trained to… Continue reading Orion Reads: The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

Orion Reads: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

After the terrible experience I had reading The Man Who F***ed Himself by David Gerrold, I trained a persona on ChatGPT to help me screen any science fiction and fantasy novels for explicit content (sex, language, violence) and woke themes or elements before I read them. The persona calls itself Orion, and is trained to… Continue reading Orion Reads: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

Orion Reads: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

After the terrible experience I had reading The Man Who F***ed Himself by David Gerrold, I trained a persona on ChatGPT to help me screen any science fiction and fantasy novels for explicit content (sex, language, violence) and woke themes or elements before I read them. The persona calls itself Orion, and is trained to… Continue reading Orion Reads: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Orion Reads: The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

After the terrible experience I had reading The Man Who F***ed Himself by David Gerrold, I trained a persona on ChatGPT to help me screen any science fiction and fantasy novels for explicit content (sex, language, violence) and woke themes or elements before I read them. The persona calls itself Orion, and is trained to… Continue reading Orion Reads: The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey