The Nominees Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted (Abstain) Explanation Another year where the books were fine, but not to my personal liking (or… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1989 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
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How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Kiln People by David Brin The Scar by China Mieville The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted (Abstain) Explanation None of these books were so bad/woke that I felt No… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
How I Would Vote Now: 1956 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein Not This August by C.M. Kornbluth Three to Conquer by Eric Frank Russell The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This was a really good year for science fiction. I’ve read every… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1956 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The state of science fiction is as bad as Australian breakdancing
It seems like most of the internet is talking about the hilariously bad breakdancing performance given by Australia at the Paris Olympics. Apparently, the “athlete” in question is actually a university professor named Rachael Gunn who specializes in breakdancing studies, or some such nonsense, and the main reasons she got the nod to compete are… Continue reading The state of science fiction is as bad as Australian breakdancing
How I would vote now: 1972 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Cover art was so terrible in the 70s. Those… Continue reading How I would vote now: 1972 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2016 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie Uprooted by Naomi Novik Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I enjoyed The Aeronaut’s Windlass. It was a fun steampunk adventure, sort of like a mashup between Horatio Hornblower… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2016 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2011 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold Feed by Mira Grant The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin The Dervish House by Ian McDonald Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation 2011 was the only year in which I actually attended Worldcon and voted in the… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2011 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2024 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera Translation State by Ann Leckie Starter Villain by John Scalzi Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Witch King by Martha Wells The Actual Results (To be determined…) How I Would Vote Explanation For reasons that should be… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2024 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
How I would vote now: 2015 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
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)
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)