Tag Archives: Hugo

Hugo Short Fiction Roundup

Posted on 22/07/2025 by Roseanna

Cutting it close to the wire this year, but I have now finished the Hugo finalists for Best Short Story and Best Novelette. They were… quite different, as shortlists go. Let’s start with Novelette, which I think has a pretty … Continue reading →

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Hugo Novella Roundup

Posted on 16/06/2025 by Roseanna

I’m not going to split out my Hugo Novella ballot discussion this year into separate posts, but handle it all as one. Part of that is because I’ve already reviewed several of them, another part because I cannot read one … Continue reading →

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Alien Clay – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Posted on 07/06/2025 by Roseanna

The sixth and final Hugo nominee for Best Novel, and I’ve saved… if not the best, then certainly one of the contenders for last. It’s a thoughtful, dark, critical and sometimes genuinely funny take on biology, politics and the futility … Continue reading →

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Hugo Nominations 2025

Posted on 20/02/2025 by Roseanna

Maybe it’s because I read more books last year than any since records began, but this time around in the Hugo nominations it has been such a dilemma cutting it all down into five per category (mostly, there are some … Continue reading →

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One Fool’s Whistlestop Tour Through 2024’s Speculative Poetry

Posted on 01/02/2025 by Roseanna

There’s a new Hugo Award this year, just for the once, as a special little treat – and it’s for Best Poem! As a long time poetry reader and insufferable snob, I couldn’t be happier about it. Or… well. That … Continue reading →

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Eligibility Post – 2024 Edition

Posted on 27/01/2025 by Roseanna

It is, apparently, that time of year again. It still feels weird to me to write these, but the urge to make a self-deprecating joke has always been at war with the need for self-promo, and I see no reason … Continue reading →

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Witch King – Martha Wells

Posted on 18/06/2024 by Roseanna

Next up for my Hugo nominee reading is Witch King, the new fantasy book from previous winner Martha Wells, creator of Murderbot. I actually liked this more than I liked Murderbot. Despite the oft-repeated adage about everyone loving it, Murderbot … Continue reading →

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I voted in the Hugos! Now what…?

Posted on 02/10/2023 by Roseanna

Hugo voting is officially closed! And I even finished reading all the categories I planned to on the day before the deadline, not the day of, so where is my gold star please and thank? Like apparently a fair number … Continue reading →

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January – Alix E. Harrow

Posted on 16/04/2020 by Roseanna

It has been over a month since my last blog post. This is not because I’m running behind – for once – as I’m typing this the day I finished my next book. This… only tends to happen when I’m … Continue reading →

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Space Opera – Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on 28/07/2019 by Roseanna

THE HUGOS ARE VANQUISHED. I HAVE CONQUERED THEM. Look upon my toil ye mighty and wonder what the fuck I’m doing with my life. Jesus Christ this was a bad one to end on. I knew I wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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