Hugo Nominees for 2006

Hi!
The other day Medievalist and I were chatting about reading up on the Hugo Nominees since we're both attending LA con IV (The 64th annual World Science Fiction convention) and will be able to vote for the Hugo Awards.

I thought it might be fun to see if anyone wanted to talk about the books, stories, etc. they'd read. I've posted a portion of the list (for the rest go to the LA con site).

I'm currently reading Old Man's War and recently finished Spin. I want to read the rest, hope I have time - ballots have to be cast by July 31st!

Anyway, please join the thread whether you're going to the con or not - what do you think about the Hugos? Would knowing a book or story was a Hugo winner influence whether or not you'd read it? What about SF conventions - any stories to share?

I hope if you're going you will let me know - we're going to try and hook up with as many AWers as we can find - so far it's a pretty short list!

Best Novel

(430 ballots cast.)

• Learning the World by Ken MacLeod (Orbit; Tor)
• A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin (Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Tor)
• Accelerando by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit)
• Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)

Best Novella

(243 ballots cast.)

• Burn by James Patrick Kelly (Tachyon) (available as podiobook )
• "Magic for Beginners" by Kelly Link (Magic for Beginners, Small Beer Press; Fantasy & Science Fiction September 2005)
• "The Little Goddess" by Ian McDonald (Asimov's June 2005)
• "Identify Theft by Robert J. Sawyer (Down These Dark Spaceways, SFBC)
• "Inside Job" by Connie Willis (Asimov's January 2005)

Best Novelette

(207 ballots cast.)

• "The Calorie Man" by Paolo Bacigalupi (Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005)
• "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle (Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005)
• "TelePresence" by Michael A. Burstein (Analog July/August 2005)
• "I, Robot" by Cory Doctorow (The Infinite Matrix February 15, 2005)
• "The King of Where-I-Go" by Howard Waldrop (SCI FICTION December 7, 2005)

Best Short Story

(278 ballots cast.)

• "Seventy-Five Years" by Michael A. Burstein (Analog January/February 2005) Available as an audio podcast download
• "The Clockwork Atom Bomb" by Dominic Green (Interzone May/June 2005) Available as an audio podcast download
• "Singing My Sister Down" by Margo Lanagan (Black Juice, Allen & Unwin; Eos)
• "Tk'tk'tk" by David D. Levine (Asimov's March 2005) Available as an audio podcast download
• "Down Memory Lane" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's April/May 2005) Available as an audio podcast download

Best Professional Editor

(293 ballots cast.)

• Ellen Datlow (SCI FICTION and anthologies)
• David G. Hartwell (Tor Books; Year's Best SF)
• Stanley Schmidt (Analog)
• Gordon Van Gelder (Fantasy & Science Fiction)
• Sheila Williams (Asimov's)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

[Not a Hugo. An award for the best new writer whose first work of science fiction or fantasy appeared during 2004 or 2005 in a professional publication. Sponsored by Dell Magazines.]
(186 ballots cast. There are six nominees due to a tie for fifth place.)

• K.J. Bishop (2nd year of eligibility)
• Sarah Monette (2nd year of eligibility)
• Chris Roberson (2nd year of eligibility)
• Brandon Sanderson (1st year of eligibility)
• John Scalzi (1st year of eligibility)
• Steph Swainston (2nd year of eligibility)

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