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2005 Hugo Nominations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the books-innn-spaaace dept.

COBOLgrrl writes " The 2005 Hugo Nominations have been announced. Books up for Best Novel include The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks, Iron Council by China Miéville , Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, and River of Gods by Ian McDonald."

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  1. wise words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    *cough* da vinci code *cough*

  2. Re:Time to Place orders on Amazon.com by richie2000 · · Score: 2, Funny
    I haven't been completely exclusive to the books I picked up over the summer.

    You slut!

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  3. Re:There should be more online awards given....... by bitrodya · · Score: 5, Funny

    As an English major, I agree. With everything. Blindly. Because I have no idea what I'm talking about. But as a pretentious snob, if it's popular I say it has to be pandering tripe. I mean, most people want their books to be like TV. They want it to be a sort of entertainment that's passive; that is, they don't have to engage themselves with the work. Good books, independent of genre, are often overlooked because they don't appeal to a wide audience. Now, this isn't completely true. There are a lot of great books that are widely read and enjoyed, but for the msot part, the publishing industry is an entertainment industry no different from all the others. Now, since I've been repetitive and offtopic, I'll go RTFA.

  4. Re:A Hugo First: The British Invasion by BenjyD · · Score: 3, Funny

    we have representatives from Scotland, England, and Ireland.

    All of those in one entrant: Ian McDonald. From his web site:

    born in 1960 in Manchester, England by an Irish mother and a Scottish father. He moved with his family to Northern Ireland

    Hearts, Hand and Voices (his second novel?) was one of my favourite sci-fi novels.