More interesting and compelling right-wing science fiction than literally anything on the ballot last year. Still, a Hugo ballot without it feels unimaginable to me. I admit this as a ridiculously sentimental pick that would not be on my ballot were it not the author’s last book. I’ve been switching this and Seveneves back and forth repeatedly, and may continue to do so as the voting deadline approaches. This is a genuine masterpiece with a last line almost as astonishing as its first.īetter than the first volume, as I’ve said, and the first volume was a perfectly acceptable Hugo winner. Really hoping Patreon backers pick it for a bonus essay.
Retro Hugos will be done another day.Įasily the best of the pack here. And probably beyond that, because frankly, it’s just a good idea to have a public conversation so that more casual fans who want to play the Game of Rockets can do so. That said, I maintain my position that talking openly about our Hugo preferences and thoughts is the best way to combat attempts to hijack the Hugos while we wait for E Pluribus Hugo to pass in August. If you submit a Hugo ballot that looks exactly like this you are a deeply lame human being who should feel bad about yourself. Let me start by making something as clear as I possibly can.
