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This Year's Hugo Nominees Chosen
wrinkledshirt writes "They've announced this year's nominees for the Hugo Awards. Wonder who the next Asimov, Brin, Gibson or [shudder] Rowling is going to be? Find out at Conjose."
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She's a good author. An experience reader can easily see that, hell her coninuing plots are better then any ST episode. I figure
A)wrinkled shirt never read any and is trying to be cool, or
B)Did read it, but is in such need of attention that going againse popular things is his equivelant of waving his arms in the air and going "look at me".
Jusat because you don't like a book, doesn't mean its not a good book, and just because a book is geared to someone young, doesn't mean its not a good book.
You may not like them, but they are technically sound. by that I mean structure, continuity, plot.
The Hobbit was written for children.
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"One can hardly argue that the books are for childeren due to the use of Magic and Witchcraft" ;))
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why not? The Hobbit was written for children(child actually
they are clearly written for children. that doesn't mean adults can't like them. I have read a great deal in my life, and I enjoyed them. Granted I read one a night, but they were still fun.
Before rowling when was the last time you saw so many kids, so excited about reading? for that alone she deserves a prize.
the fact that author said the HP books where geared to kids Harry's age should have probably clued you in.
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Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod (Orbit (UK)(2000); Tor)
Curiously enough, Slashdot is actually mentioned in this book. Has a nice scene with a bunch of old-time linux hacks sitting in a bar talking 'bout the good ol days. If you can handle non-linear storytelling, pop-culture references, and Scottish pessimistic pride in your sci-fi, I highly recommend Ken MacLeod. Plus, the cover art is usually pretty cool.
---- El diablo esta en mis pantalones! Mire, mire!
* New website didn't know about
* A bunch of writers that other people like that I haven't been exposed to yet
Time to head down to the speciality SF bookshop tommorow and check them out (Galaxy, in Sydney Aus)
The biggest problem of Fantasy / Science Fiction at the moment is that people find one writer / style and refuse to read outside it. At it's worst these leads to Bookracks of Star Wars, Star Trek and other licensed works, while new authors cannot get into the 30-foot space that's reserved for "authors that perform"
Don't complain that you don't know the authors, just think of them as favorite authors you don't know about yet.
It's not just short fiction. Note that it took only 44 votes to get on the ballot in the novel category, and only 486 people nominated novels. Only 626 people cast nominating ballots in any category, and that's an unusually high number of nominators; for the past few years, it's been more like 500 nominators total.
A supporting membership in ConJose currently costs $35 (it was cheaper a few months ago), and entitles you to vote on the final Hugo ballot (but you don't get to go to the con). Usually about 2 to 3 times as many people vote on the final ballot as nominate, but that still means only about a thousand people decide which works get Hugos.
So if anyone here thinks the Hugo ballot doesn't represent what they'd like to see winning awards, consider buying a supporting membership in ConJose and voting in this year's Hugos. Even better, consider buying a supporting membership in next year's WorldCon (TorCon), so that you can nominate next year.
The more people participate in the process, the more accurate the results.