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  • Hugo Award Finalists 2026: My Favorites

    So hard to choose! So many of these entries were superb. But these two are my favorites: Tesh’s The Incandescent is bursting with color and fascinating characters and amazing landscapes and tons of magic. Tchaikovsky’s Shroud is tense, driven, completely… Continue reading

  • The Hugo Award for Best Novel short-list: SHROUD

    Here’s my last post reviewing the finalists for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. The award will be presented on Aug. 30 2026 at LaCon, Anaheim, California. The list of finalists: Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US) This novel of… Continue reading

  • The Hugo Award for Best Novel short-list: THE RAVEN SCHOLAR

    Here’s my fourth post documenting my quest to read and review all six finalists for the 2026 Hugo Award for Best Novel, to be announced on August 30, 2026, in Anaheim, California, at LAcon: The finalists: The Raven Scholar, Antonia… Continue reading