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posted by janrinok on Wednesday August 22 2018, @04:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the she-done-good dept.

The Hugo awards, being the favorite they are with SN readers, are out again!

As posted at The Vox.

The first-ever threepeat of the Hugo Awards — the prestigious, long-running fantasy awards handed out annually at WorldCon — just issued a giant rejection of right-wing gatekeeping in the struggle to diversify the world of science fiction and fantasy writing.

N.K. Jemisin's groundbreaking fantasy series the Broken Earth trilogy has won critical acclaim, been optioned for development as a TV series, and received numerous accolades from the sci-fi and fantasy community. And on August 19, it achieved yet another milestone when Jemisin became the first author in the Hugos' 65-year history to win back-to-back awards for every book in a trilogy. Jemisin won the award for Best Novel three years in a row, starting with The Fifth Season in 2016, The Obelisk Gate in 2017, and now The Stone Sky in 2018.

Meanwhile, The Verge reports:

The 2018 Hugo Awards were held last night at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California. The Hugo award, voted on by members of the fan community, is considered the highest honor for science fiction and fantasy literature.

Like the previous couple of years, women almost completely swept the awards. N.K. Jemisin took home the top honor for The Stone Sky, the third installment of her Broken Earth trilogy. Other winners include Martha Wells for her first Murderbot novella All Systems Red, Suzanne Palmer for her novelette “The Secret Life of Bots,” and Rebecca Roanhorse for her short story “Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™.” (Roanhorse also took home the John W. Campbell Jr. Award for Best New Writer.)

Jemisin’s win gives her a history-making hat trick: she’s won the top award for each Broken Earth installment, the first two having been for The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate. It’s a significant achievement, earned for Jemisin’s groundbreaking writing, blending of genres, and outstanding storytelling.

The complete list of nominees can be found in The Verge's story. Additional reporting can be found at the Guardian, on TOR.com, and elsewhere.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by charon on Thursday August 23 2018, @01:56AM (5 children)

    by charon (5660) on Thursday August 23 2018, @01:56AM (#725011) Journal
    In my opinion, The Three Body Problem is the best of the trilogy. The Dark Forest and Death's End are also quite good, and amazingly inventive, but not quite as brilliant as the first book. Really though, that's a high bar to clear. Each of the books in the series has enough clever ideas for an ordinary author to milk a career out of but Liu just keeps astounding you with something new.
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  • (Score: 1) by jelizondo on Thursday August 23 2018, @02:49AM (4 children)

    by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 23 2018, @02:49AM (#725029) Journal

    Thanks for the reply. I didn't know he had written more books untl today. I quit trusting awards and most reviews as they are contaminated by money (mostly) or some sense of justice which escapes me.

    I'll check the two other books.

    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by bzipitidoo on Thursday August 23 2018, @03:56AM (3 children)

      by bzipitidoo (4388) on Thursday August 23 2018, @03:56AM (#725058) Journal

      SoylentNews could inaugurate a new award. The SoylentNews SF/Fantasy Reader's Choice novel of the year?

      • (Score: 2) by jelizondo on Thursday August 23 2018, @05:12AM (2 children)

        by jelizondo (653) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 23 2018, @05:12AM (#725081) Journal

        That would be great. No f*cks given to money, gender or any other criteria except that the story is good or at the very least, that you liked it enough to vote for it.

        Hey guys! bzipitidoo had a good idea! Can we get it done somehow?

        • (Score: 3, Interesting) by janrinok on Thursday August 23 2018, @08:06AM (1 child)

          by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 23 2018, @08:06AM (#725107) Journal

          It's a great idea. Somebody give me a submission asking our community to tell us what they found to be the best SF book or film of the last year, or even the best ever, and I will publish it under the Reviews topic. Let the discussion follow.

          It all starts with a submission, and that is the Community's role, not mine.

          I can't promise anything of value for an 'Award' though....

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 23 2018, @10:48AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 23 2018, @10:48AM (#725137)

            More people will read those books. Ain't bad for an award.