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Month: June 2017

Hugo Awards Extravaganza 2017 -Novelette

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 James 2 Comments

The Novelette and Novella are the ugly step children of the Hugos, novelette being a long short story, and a novella being a short novel. Nonetheless, they are often have the most diversity in offerings of the categories.

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Hugo Awards Extravaganza 2017 – Short Story

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 James 1 Comment

I love short stories, but don’t read enough of them. For science fiction in particular, a short story represents the perfect length to show off a good idea without getting bogged down. Stories here are less than 7,500 words, listed in order of reading. Given the short length, spoilers are somewhat inevitable.

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Hugo Awards Extravaganza 2017 – Introduction

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 James 1 Comment

So it’s time for my semi-annual attempt to read the bulk of the Hugo Award Fiction Nominees and vote for my favourite candidates.

What are the Hugos?

The Hugo Awards are probably the best known Science Fiction and Fantasy awards for books…

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