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2024 Philip K. Dick Award Winner
The winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2023 in the USA is:
These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit)
Special Citation was awarded to The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House)
The PKD Award was presented at Norwescon 46, March 28-31. Our congrats to the winners and all the nominees.
- Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex)
- Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit)
- Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom)
- Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium)
2023 BSFA Award Winner
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2022.
In the Best Novel category the winner is The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower). Our congrats to Juliet McKenna and all the nominees:
- Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
- Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz)
See the winners for all categories over on Locus. What do you think of this result?
2024 Hugo Award Finalists
The 2024 Hugo Award finalists have been announced. The noms in the Best Novel category are:
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK)
- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
- Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
- Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
See the full list of noms in all categories on the Locus website.
Our congrats to all the finalists. What do you think of this crop of books? Any favorites in the list?
2024 Andre Norton Award Nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2024 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy:
- To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
- The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson (Android)
- Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood)
- The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout (Harper)
Our congrats to all the nominees.
2023 Nebula Award Nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have released the final ballot for the 2023 Nebula Award. The noms in the Novel category are:
- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
- The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
- Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
- Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories. What looks good to you?
2023 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2023 BSFA Awards.
- The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower)
- Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
- Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz)
See Locus for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced at Levitation, this year’s Eastercon, which runs March 29 – April 1, 2024 at Telford International Centre and online.
2023 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot
The Horror Writers Association has announced the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. The finalists for Superior Achievement in a Novel are:
- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga)
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Berkley)
- Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
- Lone Women by Victor LaValle (One World)
- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (Tor Nightfire/MacMillan/Titan)
- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig (Del Rey)
See Locus for the nominees in all categories. Our congrats to all the finalists.
Ex Libris WWEnd: Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
St. Martin’s Press | April 9, 2024
From the creator of Mickey7, soon to be a major motion picture titled Mickey17 directed by Oscar award-winning Bong Joon Ho starring Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo, comes Edward Ashton‘s newest standalone book, Mal Goes to War.
The humans are fighting again. Go figure.
As a free A.I., Mal finds the war between the modded and augmented Federals and the puritanical Humanists about as interesting as a battle between rival anthills. He’s not above scouting the battlefield for salvage, though, and when the Humanists abruptly cut off access to infospace he finds himself trapped in the body of a cyborg mercenary, and responsible for the safety of the modded girl she died protecting.
A dark comedy wrapped in a techno thriller’s skin, Mal Goes to War provides a satirical take on war, artificial intelligence, and what it really means to be human.
Read the first chapter for free at Worlds Without End.
Praise for Edward Ashton and the Mickey7 Series:
“A wildly entertaining mix of action and big ideas peppered with humor and a bizarre love story.” —NPR
“A brisk, spirited sci-fi romp…hugely enjoyable.” —Max Barry, author of Providence
“The fun [in reading Mickey7] is trying to keep up with Mr. Ashton’s twists and turns, and the extra fun is that you never do.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Ashton’s follow-up to his excellent Mickey7 (2022) is just as much fun as its predecessor.” —Booklist
“A nonstop SF adventure from beginning to end.” —Library Journal, starred
Edward Ashton lives with his adorably mopey dog, his inordinately patient wife, and a steadily diminishing number of daughters in Rochester, New York, where he studies new cancer therapies by day, and writes about the awful things his research may lead to by night.
He is the author of the novels Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary, as well as several dozen short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Louisiana Literature and Escape Pod.
2024 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees
The 2024 Philip K. Dick Award nominees have been announced:
- Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex)
- The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House)
- Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit)
- Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom)
- Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium)
- These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit)
The award is presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction originally published in paperback form in the United States from the previous calendar year. The winner will be announced at Norwescon 46, March 28-31, 2024 in Seattle, WA.
Have you read any of these? What looks good to you on the list?
2023 World Fantasy Award Winners
The 2023 World Fantasy Awards winners have been announced. In the Novel category:
WINNER:
- Saint Death’s Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney (Solaris)
FINALISTS:
- Spear by Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Babel by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
Our congrats to C.S.E. Cooney and all the finalists. See the complete list of winners in all categories.
This win also secures a place for Cooney on our ever growing Award Winning Books by Women Authors list.
