Arthur C Clarke Award Shortlist

The shortlist for the Arthur C Clarke Award has been announced

The Red Men: Matthew de Abaitua - Snow Books
The H-Bomb Girl: Stephen Baxter - Faber & Faber
The Carhullan Army: Sarah Hall - Faber & Faber
The Raw Shark Texts: Steven Hall - Canongate
The Execution Channel: Ken MacLeod - Orbit
Black Man: Richard Morgan - Gollancz

As a reminder, the Clarke award is a juried award (whereas the BSFA award is voted for), consequently it often turns up some interesting books. This year they are all UK authors.

As is depressingly usual, I've read none of them. However The Execution Channel is on my shelf waiting for me (thanks to Orbit). Three of them I know very little about, which is why I like the Clarke.