The judges are pleasantly surprised at how many books they managed to read this year, so much so that they can even split the award into two categories - Fiction and Non-Fiction (no back and forward BSFA dithering here).
Firstly the nominations for Non-Fiction books are:
And now the Fiction books:
A good year of reading.
Firstly the nominations for Non-Fiction books are:
- You Can Draw Star Wars
- Star Wars The Ultimate Visual Guide Special Edition
- James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips
- Brave New Words, The Oxford Dictionary Of Science Fiction
And now the Fiction books:
- The System Of The World - Neal Stephenson
- Air - Geoff Ryman
- The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Attwood
- Infoquake - David Louis Edelman
- Brasyl - Ian McDonald
- Glasshouse - Charles Stross
- Nova Swing - M. John Harrison
- Halting State - Charles Stross
- The Attrocity Archives - Charles Stross
- Crystal Rain - Tobias Buckell
- Ragamuffin - Tobias Buckell
- The Electric Church - Jeff Somers
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - J K Rowling
- Magic For Beginners - Kelly Link
- Stamping Butterflies - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
- The Jennifer Morgue - Charles Stross
- Matter - Iain M Banks
A good year of reading.
I thought Air was superb, one of my favourite books this year. Magic for Beginners was pretty interesting too. My absolute favourite book this year, ever in fact, is "Howard Who?" by Howard Waldrop. Unbelievably cool collection of short stories.
i'm sorry, i see this blog mostly when it shows up on sf signal, so maybe i missed the context of this list. these were your favorite books that you read this year? but you said that there were a couple that you didn't like. do i need to follow the links to find out which were what?
also, the link to the handmaid's tale (which was great when i read it for a class in college) takes you to Infoquake's page.
See here for details. Winners announced soon. For full reviews follow the links (I've corrected the Hanmaid's Tale link, thanks for that).
Yeah, Air is great and Magic For Beginners had stories that I completely fell in love with.... total obsession. I haven't heard of that Waldrop book, I'll check it out.
It's a Small Beer Press book, so you might have trouble finding it, unless you get it from their website.