The Hugos mark the end of a season
The autumn is clearly starting - back in Poland kids started the school today and yesterday on Worldcon the winners of 2013 Hugo Awards were announced:
Best Novel
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi (Tor)
Best Novella
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon Publications)
Best Novelette
“The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi” by Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity, Solaris)
Best Short Story
“Mono no Aware” by Ken Liu (The Future is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)
Best Related Work
Writing Excuses Season Seven by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson
Best Graphic Story
Saga, Volume One written by Brian K. Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
The Avengers Screenplay & Directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios, Disney, Paramount)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Game of Thrones: “Blackwater” Written by George R.R. Martin, Directed by Neil Marshall. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)
Best Editor, Short Form
Stanley Schmidt
Best Editor, Long Form
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Artist
John Picacio
Best Semiprozine
Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace and Kate Baker
Best Fanzine
SF Signal edited by John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester
Best Fan Writer
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Best Fan Artist
Galen Dara
Best Fancast
SF Squeecast by Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters) and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Mur Lafferty
Since I wrote about nominees I've read Redshirts and I get why it won as I think we all like meta things like that (especially about a really popular property like Star Trek). I also find it funny that this is as close to fanfiction you can get away with and that it was one of two novels on the shortlist inspired by TV show (other is Mira Grant Blackout but I like Redshirts more). I'm not sure if any of the novels are really that great but the ones I tried are pretty entertaining.
Also Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul is waiting it turn on my Kindle and I enjoyed his books (and ones long time ago when he was less popular and there weren't as many blogs he actually responded to my post about the first book of his I ever read) so I'm happy for he got two this year.
I was hoping for Doctor Who to get beaten this year so I got my wish. Although, I'd rather have it go to Fringe. Next year I it hast be Orphan Black.
However, I'm most happy about Saga because it was the most original SF lately - better then any novels on the shortlist - and I'm happy every time it gets appreciated.
Best Novel
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi (Tor)
Best Novella
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon Publications)
Best Novelette
“The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi” by Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity, Solaris)
Best Short Story
“Mono no Aware” by Ken Liu (The Future is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)
Best Related Work
Writing Excuses Season Seven by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson
Best Graphic Story
Saga, Volume One written by Brian K. Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
The Avengers Screenplay & Directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios, Disney, Paramount)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Game of Thrones: “Blackwater” Written by George R.R. Martin, Directed by Neil Marshall. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)
Best Editor, Short Form
Stanley Schmidt
Best Editor, Long Form
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Artist
John Picacio
Best Semiprozine
Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace and Kate Baker
Best Fanzine
SF Signal edited by John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester
Best Fan Writer
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Best Fan Artist
Galen Dara
Best Fancast
SF Squeecast by Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters) and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Mur Lafferty
Since I wrote about nominees I've read Redshirts and I get why it won as I think we all like meta things like that (especially about a really popular property like Star Trek). I also find it funny that this is as close to fanfiction you can get away with and that it was one of two novels on the shortlist inspired by TV show (other is Mira Grant Blackout but I like Redshirts more). I'm not sure if any of the novels are really that great but the ones I tried are pretty entertaining.
Also Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul is waiting it turn on my Kindle and I enjoyed his books (and ones long time ago when he was less popular and there weren't as many blogs he actually responded to my post about the first book of his I ever read) so I'm happy for he got two this year.
I was hoping for Doctor Who to get beaten this year so I got my wish. Although, I'd rather have it go to Fringe. Next year I it hast be Orphan Black.
However, I'm most happy about Saga because it was the most original SF lately - better then any novels on the shortlist - and I'm happy every time it gets appreciated.