The Dumbies - Book Nominations

30 December 2006 -

The most prestigious of the Dumbies, the book award.

The judges read some wonderful, wonderful books this year, including a selection of classics from the SF Masterworks list. However the nominated books stood out above the rest. They are a wide selection: from a historical adventure romp (The Confusion), a contemporary fantasy (Anansi Boys), an almost police thriller (9Tail Fox), a literary novel with SF elements (Cloud Atlas) and a state of the art SF novel (Counting Heads).

As usual the judges wish they had read more and found it frustrating that most the awards lists use hardback novels, which the judges only obtain at birthdays and Christmas. Consequently the judges reading lags behind the cutting edge due to waiting for paperbacks.

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