I've been reading at least the beginning (and, in the last few years, the entirety) of all the Hugo nominated novels for the last eleven years, and this is the strongest set I've seen overall.

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A bit more mixed feelings about these. ( Read more... )

This is the category where the SF culture war partisans seem to be out in most force. Alright, let's wade in, then. ( Read more... )

This time around I had actually read all the stories nominated before the nominations were announced. All three of these are from previous award nomination darlings. Anyway, here's what I thought. ( Read more... )