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Sue Burke

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I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lived briefly in Austin, Texas, y'all, and moved with my husband to Madrid, Spain, in December 1999. Then back to the US, specifically Chicago, in July 2016.

I've worked for fifty years as a journalist, both as a reporter and editor, and I translate from Spanish to English.

I also write poetry, essays, and fiction, especially science fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 23,401 ratings · 3,259 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	Semiosis (Semiosis, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 15,972 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interference (Semiosis, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 4,416 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Usurpation (Semiosis, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 976 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Immunity Index 3.32 avg rating — 631 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dual Memory 3.67 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 177, June 2021 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author), Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Robert Reed (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Normalized Death really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Semiosis Duology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	West African adire: Dyed and printed textiles 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dutch wax prints: Dyed and printed textiles 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My ranking of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story

This year’s Hugo Awards will be presented at the World Science Fiction Convention, LAcon V in Anaheim, California, USA, on August 30, 2026

I’ve read all the short fiction finalists, which has some overlap with the Nebula finalists. This is my ranking of the short stories — but there are other opinions, too. I wouldn’t mind if any of my top four stories won the award. Overall, I thought this year’s

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This novella is the polar opposite of the movie KPop Demon Hunters. The movie is heavy on fantasy and set in Korea; this book is a little bit science fictional and set in Japan. The movie offers fun and infectious music (I danced); this book is a rel ...more
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Sue Burke and 4 other people liked DivaDiane SM's review of The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation: "Doctorow’s jargony, witty and erudite style is on full display here. He makes a compelling case for how wrong the state of the Internet (read Big Tech) is and how it could be fixed. My cynical and defeatist side doesn’t see the solution ever being im" Read more of this review »
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Sue Burke and 21 other people liked Carlex's review of Slan (Slan, #1): "Three and half stars. Slan is poorly written but I enjoyed the reading (well, my reviews are also poorly written ;-) As a lot of classics this novel could seem a bit silly to the current reader: the female characters, some aspects of the plot, and of c" Read more of this review »
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Sue Burke liked Ann Schwader's review of Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries #8): "This installment of the Murderbot Diaries is essentially one space station rescue mission, start to finish, narrated by Murderbot (whose mind/mouth, as usual, reminded me a lot of Deadpool if that "superhero" were recast as an android). This time aro" Read more of this review »
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Sue Burke liked a quote “It is a cardinal sin to bore the reader.” Larry Niven
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Sue Burke rated a book it was amazing Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A straight-up adventure story with our favorite... cyborg? Android? Taught from beginning to end with glimpses of the somewhat dystopic galaxy they live in.
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“I am glad I grew the humor root. I can endure unpleasant situations better.”
― Sue Burke, Semiosis

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“Equality is not a fact, like the length of days... Equality is an idea, a belief, like beauty.”
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“Each of us needs to be what we are, perhaps even be more of what we are.”
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May-June 2024 - General BOTM

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

21 votes, 53.8%

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

9 votes, 23.1%

Every Living Thing by James Herriot

5 votes, 12.8%

Semiosis by Sue Burke

4 votes, 10.3%

39 total votes

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