So, I thought about holding on to these and trying to organize them somehow, but I decided I'm just going to dump them in batches as they accumulate. I guess if Future Me is looking for something and having trouble finding it, I can regret this choice, sorry Future Me. Anyways, some of these I just picked up wherever and some are from Renay's ( Read more... )

Here, or below. I voted in these!

Best Novel - Adult
for novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for the adult audience

WINNER | Gods of Jade and Shadow - Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
The Dragon Republic - R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
Jade War - Fonda Lee (Orbit)
Storm of Locusts - Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga Press)
Kingdom of Copper - S. A. Chakraborty ( ( Read more... )

Voting stats and longlist here. Behind the cut, commentary. ( Read more... )

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Ok, I want to be done. And also we're well into the final countdown, so if I don't want to be poking my ballot at the last minute at the same time as everyone else, it seems like time. Behind the cut. ( Read more... )

I have six categories left, augh. I suppose I could simply not vote in them but come on, when would I ever pass up an opportunity to inflict my opinions upon the world. Commentary on Semipros, Short Eds, Fanwriters, and Fanzines behind the cut.

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This apparently happened, so in the interest of completeness: ( Read more... )

I don't like to not finish books but I have made it to 15% of the way into The Ruin of Kings and I am not enjoying it and I feel like every new thing that happens is just making me like it less, so I think I'm bailing. The time-and-POV jumping was jarring, the names are such Bad Fantasy Names, and the whole plot just seems... annoying. I think ( Read more... )

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ETA, important fact I have just noticed: voting is closing July 15 this year, that is different than July 31, everyone voting should try to keep this in mind!

Ok, when I said I thought we would get the packet after the Nebulas, I didn't think it would be *that* fast! I'm working on downloading now and will edit this post once I know what's in there ( Read more... )