Here are the Hugo stories ordered very roughly by how much I enjoyed them. Reading them makes me want to read more of Elizabeth Bear and Daniel Abraham, and “Luminous,” by Greg Egan. Now I just need to buy my membership.
Novels
- Halting State, by Charles Stross
- Brasyl, by Ian MacDonald
- The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, by Michael Chabon
- The Last Colony, by John Scalzi
- Rollback, by Robert J. Sawyer
What I suspect will win: Halting State
Novellas
- “All Seated On the Ground,” by Connie Willis
- “Stars Seen through Stone,” by Lucius Shepard
- “Memorare,” by Gene Wolfe
- “Recovering Apollo 8,” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- “Fountain of Age,” by Nancy Kress
What I suspect will win: “Recovering Apollo 8”
Novelettes
- “The Merchant and The Alchemist’s Gate,” by Ted Chiang
- “The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairytale of Economics,” by Daniel Abraham
- “Dark Integers,” by Greg Egan
- “Glory,” by Greg Egan
- “Finesterra,” by David Moles
What I suspect will win: The first four pages of “Glory”
But I’d like to see “Cambist” win, because “Merchant” already got the Nebula, and both stories are wonderful.
Short Stories
- “Tideline,” by Elizabeth Bear
- “Who’s Afraid Of Wolf 359?” by Ken MacLeod
- “Last Contact,” by Stephen Baxter
- “Distant Replay,” by Mike Resnick
- “A Small Room in Koboldtown,” by Michael Swanwick
What I suspect will win: “Last Contact”
Next week: Who knows?
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