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How I Would Vote Now: 2001 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson The Sky Road by Ken Macleod A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I remember when everyone used to rave about George Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2001 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
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July 2026 reading recap
Books I Finished The Future is Peace by Aziz Abu Sarah Maoz Inon The Manbook by Nick Freitas How to Disagree Better by Julie Minson The Trail to Seven Pines by Louis L Amour America s Expiration Date by Cal Thomas Jews vs. Rome by Barry Strauss Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny Jesus John Continue reading July 2026 reading recap
How I Would Vote Now: 2002 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold American Gods by Neil Gaiman Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod Perdido Street Station by China Mieville Passage by Connie Willis The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I read American Gods and enjoyed it at the time, Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2002 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
“…or was it God who fed me?”
I m not even Muslim, but I love this video so much. The poor imam!
First Contact in Genesis Earth
Genesis Earth by Joe Vasicek is a character-driven first-contact science fiction novel about two young scientists sent through an experimental wormhole to investigate an Earthlike planet and a mysterious artificial signal. Combining deep-space exploration, forced proximity, a reluctant explorer, far-future mystery, ancient artificial intelligence, and a slow-burn romantic relationship, the novel…
Interesting breakdown of current fantasy subgenres
The YouTube algorithm recommended this to me, and I found it interesting. Made me want to try my hand at some portal fantasy, or perhaps some progression fantasy. (But I don t think I could write straight-up litRPG. I m just not enough of a gamer.)
How I Would Vote Now: 1988 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Forge of God by Greg Bear The Uplift War by David Brin Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This wasn t a terrible year for me. With that Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1988 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)