The Hugo Awards Discussion Group discussion

The 2013 Hugo Nomination period is officially open (see below). Any thoughts on eligible books? Read anything noteworthy? Not noteworthy?

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OK, I've submitted my nominating ballot. I nominated four novels:

Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan
Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
The Hollow City by Dan Wells

Of these, I would be very surprised if any except the Kiernan made the ballot, but you've got to nominate what seems best. Frankly, I had some trouble coming up with a list of books to nominate, because I wasn't that impressed with most of what I read from last year.

Gail, are you recommending these books?

I did a really bad job of keeping up with new sci-fi in 2012. I loved Ian Tregillis' The Coldest War and Paolo Bacigalupi's The Drowned Cities though. The latter would be my pick for novel of the year.

I fully admit that I just don't have time to keep up with new releases. I wait for the recommendations to trickle down after they've been vetted a bit.

Reading time aside, I see that The Drowning Girl by Kiernan just won a Triptree Award. Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312 was considered.

The Drowning Girl has also gotten a Nebula Award nomination and a Bram Stoker Award nomination. Seems to be one of the "it" books of the year, although the Stoker nomination was the first time I had come across it. Moving it up in my to-read pile.