This year’s Hugo nominations have been published, and the real shocker is that I haven’t made it this year either. But I don’t let small things like that bring me down; I’ll get that nomination next year. Here is the entire list and some comments of mine:
Novel
Michael F. Flynn, Eifelheim (Tor)
Naomi Novik, His Majesty’s Dragon (Del Rey; also, Voyager, 1/06, as Temeraire)
Charles Stross, Glasshouse (Ace)
Vernor Vinge, Rainbows End (Tor)
Peter Watts, Blindsight (Tor)
I have only read one of these books, and the “Temeraire” wasn’t all that good. I’m actually kinda shocked that “The Lies of Locke Lamora” didn’t make it, especially since it was miles and miles and miles better than “Temeraire”, which wasn’t even a very good at all. Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman, was also eligible this year, and that book did really deserve an award.
Novella
“The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko (Asimov’s, April/May 2006)
“A Billion Eyes” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s, October/November 2006)
“Inclination” by William Shunn (Asimov’s, April/May 2006)
“Lord Weary’s Empire” by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s, December 2006)
Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson (PS Publishing)
Novelette
“Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi (Asimov’s, December 2006)
“Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth” by Michael F. Flynn (Asimov’s, December 2006)
“The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald (Asimov’s, July 2006)
“All the Things You Are” by Mike Resnick (Jim Baen’s Universe, October 2006)
“Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter” by Geoff Ryman (F&SF, October/November 2006)Short Story
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things, William Morrow)
“Kin” by Bruce McAllister (Asimov’s, February 2006)
“Impossible Dreams” by Timothy Pratt (Asimov’s, July 2006)
“Eight Episodes” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s, June 2006)
“The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum (Strange Horizons, September 2006)
I’ve read “How to talk to Girls at Parties”, by Neil Gaiman, and even though I didn’t like the book as an entity, I though this particular story quite brilliant. I hope he wins, especially since Anansi Boys isn’t on the ballot.
Related Book
Samuel R. Delany, About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews (Wesleyan University Press)
Joseph T. Major, Heinlein’s Children: The Juveniles (Advent: Publishing)
Julie Phillips, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon (St. Martin’s Press)
John Picacio, Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio (MonkeyBrain Books)
Mike Resnick & Joe Siclari, eds., Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches (ISFiC Press)Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Children of Men. Screenplay by Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. (Universal Pictures)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Directed by Gore Verbinski. (Disney)
The Prestige. Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. (Warner Brothers / Touchstone Pictures)
A Scanner Darkly. Screenplay by Richard Linklater. Directed by Richard Linklater. (Warner Independent Pictures)
V for Vendetta. Screenplay by David Lloyd. Directed by James McTeigue. (Warner Brothers)
It seems like I’m more well versed in films than in Books, because I’ve seen all of these films, excepting “Children of Men” and “The Prestige”. I would have seen those too if I had gotten the chance, but my local cinema isn’t that big on SFF flicks.
If I had to choose between those of the films I have seen, my vote would go to “V for Vendetta”. PotC 2 wasn’t a great movie, but I’m guessing it will be better when I’ve seen number 3. “A Scanner Darkly” was an interesting movie, but it wasn’t one of those films you clap your hands together for.
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Battlestar Galactica, “Downloaded.” Writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. Directed by Jeff Woolnough. (NBC Universal/British Sky)
Doctor Who, “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday.” Written by Russell T. Davies. Directed by Graeme Harper. (BBC Wales/BBC1)
Doctor Who, “Girl in the Fireplace.” Written by Steven Moffat. Directed by Euros Lyn. (BBC Wales/BBC1)
Doctor Who, “School Reunion.” Written by Toby Whithouse. Directed by James Hawes. (BBC Wales/BBC1)Stargate SG-1, “200.” Written by Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Carl Binder, Martin Gero, and Alan McCullough. Directed by Martin Wood. (Double Secret Productions/NBC Universal)
I’ll have to check what this “Doctor Who” show is like…
Editor, Long Form
Lou Anders (Pyr)
James Patrick Baen (Baen Books)
Ginjer Buchanan (Ace Books/Roc)
David G. Hartwell (Tor Books)
Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books)Editor, Short Form
Gardner Dozois (The Year’s Best Science Fiction)
David G. Hartwell (Year’s Best SF / The New York Review of Science Fiction)
Stanley Schmidt (Analog)
Gordon Van Gelder (Fantasy and Science Fiction)
Sheila Williams (Asimov’s)Professional Artist
Bob Eggleton
Donato Giancola
Stephan Martiniere
John Jude Palencar
John PicacioSemiprozine
Ansible, ed. Dave Langford
Interzone, ed. Andy Cox
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, ed. Gavin J. Grant & Kelly Link
Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
The New York Review of Science Fiction, ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, & Kevin J. MaroneyFanzine
Banana Wings ed. Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer
Challenger ed. Guy Lillian III
The Drink Tank ed. Christopher J. Garcia
Plokta ed. Alison Scott, Steve Davies, & Mike Scott
Science-Fiction Five-Yearly ed. Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan, & Randy ByersFan Writer
Chris Garcia
John Hertz
Dave Langford
John Scalzi
Steven H. SilverFan Artist
Brad W. Foster
Teddy Harvia
Sue Mason
Steve Stiles
Frank WuJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (not a Hugo)
Scott Lynch
Sarah Monette
Naomi Novik
Brandon Sanderson
Lawrence M. Schoen
Who to choose, who to choose… Hmmm… Maybe… Maybe this “Scott Lynch” guy?
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Who’d want one of those phallic awards anyway?
On a more serious note: I’ve been considering to watch some Doctor Who, too, seeing as the current run of it supposedly has revived the franchise. However, the 30 years of continuity is more than a little intimidating. So I think I’ll check out “Life on Mars” first, if I ever get around to watching any of these British sci-fi shows…
1. April 2007 @ 23:47 ( Permalink )
The Hugo’s in their current form won’t last long. Did you know that only roughly 300 people voted?
I’m seriously considering watching B5 after I discovered that Neil Gaiman has written an entire episode.
2. April 2007 @ 09:53 ( Permalink )
Yeah, but seriously, it’s hardly his best work.
B5 as a series is good, though. It’s not BSG or “Angel”, of course, but it has a lot of good episodes and its strongest point is rather exceptional to it - the entire five-year-long plot-arc was roughly mapped out from the beginning, which makes for a lot of careful plotting and hint-dropping.
If you do watch it, remember to dig up the pilot-movie and watch it first, by the way, that’ll improve upon the experience, it takes place about a year before ep 1×1.
2. April 2007 @ 10:05 ( Permalink )
Will do, will do. Thanks for the tip.
2. April 2007 @ 10:48 ( Permalink )
Note that it’s called “The Gathering”.
The reason I specify this… There are several Babylon 5-movies and one of them is called “In the Beginning”, so take care that you don’t mistake those two - “In the Beginning” shouldn’t be seen ’til you’re over halfway in season 4 at the earliest, ’cause it spoils a lot of stuff that’s supposed to be wrapped in mystery for most of the series.
2. April 2007 @ 12:18 ( Permalink )
Lotta, wasn’t that “only 300 voters at the Hugo” only an April’s Fool joke?
And Loki, thanks for the tip about “The Gathering”, as I plan to begin watching B5 as soon as I get back to Trondheim.
2. April 2007 @ 13:40 ( Permalink )
Sadly, no. There were about 5000 people who could vote (member of the last Worldcon in LA or this years Worldcon in Japan), and only 300 of them bothered to send back their ballot. It’s a disgrace, if you ask me…
2. April 2007 @ 18:08 ( Permalink )