We are pleased to see that the site is getting noticed, and that we are getting feedback. In particular people are writing to us and telling us about awards we don’t have listed. More on that soon.
In the meantime we note that the poll is going well. Right now it is looking like Peter Watts is beginning to draw out a lead over Charlie Stross and Naomi Novik, but of course a popular vote poll here may bear little relation to how the members of WSFS will vote, especially if the Japanese fans vote in significant numbers.
This sounds like an excellent idea. I look forward to seeing some commentary, especially controversial commentary.
Oh, just wait until the Hugo winners are announced. That’s always good for a blog storm or two.
I’ve only read His Majesties Dragon and Eifelheim, but I enjoyed the heck out of both of them. They both have parts the shouldn’t work, but do, which is part of their charm, but HMD is all fun and adventrue while Eidelheim is introspective.
They were two of the best books I’ve read in a long while, but they are so different they are like apples and oranges and it’s really hard to pick one or the other as a “better” book.
I am sort of girding myself for His Majesty’s Dragon to win. I’ve read all the novel nominees _except_ Eifelheim, and I think that compared to Glasshouse, Blindsight, and Rainbows End, HMD is a damned fun read, but nothing worth noting as a best novel.
I’ve been sort of thinking the HMD is too “commercial” to win, too entertaining, but maybe that’s reverse snobbery on my part
[...] jumped into the blogosphere in a big way, coming just before this year’s Hugo announcements. Aside from my own hand-wringing about His Majesty’s Dragon and an impressive list of awards and award-resources, they’ve also just posted a link to [...]