NESFA continues to maintain a list of Good Stuff to read. Any NESFA member who reads something that they would like to recommend to others to be considered for a Hugo nomination can add it to the list. We will publish it from time to time in Instant Message and on the nets. (Feel free to reproduce it provided you reproduce it intact!) It's neither definitive nor complete, but it contains the stories, novels and non-fiction works that a bunch of well-read fans feel may be worthy of a Hugo nomination.
- These are items first published (or first published in English) in 2010 and eligible for the Hugos to be presented at Renovation, August 17-21, 2011, in Reno, Nevada.
- The 'live' Hugo Nomination page is: http://renovationsf.org/hugo-intro.php
- Some items published outside the U.S. in prior years but first published in the U.S. in 2010 are also listed, since the 2010 Worldcon Business Meeting extended their eligibility for the Hugos.
- The nominating deadline will be Saturday, March 26, 2011 23:59 PDT (Sunday, March 27, 2011 02:59 EDT, 06:59 UTC/GMT, 17:59 AEDT).
- For more information about the Hugos, see theHugoAwards.org.
| Novel (40,000 words or more) |
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
Ship Breaker
| Paolo Bacigalupi
| Little, Brown
| ca, daa
|
| Surface Detail |
Iain M. Banks |
Orbit |
vjd |
| Servant of the Underworld |
Aliette De Bodard |
Angry Robot |
arl
|
| Zendegi |
Greg Egan |
Night Shade |
vjd |
Shades of Milk and Honey
| Mary Robinette Kowal
| Tor
| mdb
|
| The Restoration Game |
Ken MacLeod |
Orbit |
ca |
| The Dervish House |
Ian McDonald |
Pyr |
ca, ies, vjd, jam |
| Kraken |
China Mieville |
Del Rey |
ca, daa, ies, dgg
|
| Clementine |
Cherie Priest |
Subterranean |
ca, daa |
| Dreadnought |
Cherie Priest |
Tor |
ca, daa |
| The Quantum Thief |
Hannu Rajaniemi
|
Gollancz (UK), |
vjd, daa, by, dgg
|
| Terminal World |
Alastair Reynolds |
Gollancz (UK), Ace (US) |
vjd, by, ca, jam, ies
|
| The Fuller Memorandum |
Charles Stross |
Orbit |
vjd, jam, arl, daa, by, dgg
|
| Bitter Seeds |
Ian Tregillis |
Tor |
vjd, ca, daa |
The Habitation of the Blessed
| Catherynne M. Valente
| Night Shade Books
| ies
|
| Behemoth |
Scott Westerfeld |
Simon Pulse |
ca, daa, jam |
Blackout/All Clear
| Connie Willis
| Spectra | jam, dgg
| | Feed | Mira Grant
| Orbit | gdm |
|
Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words)
|
| Title |
Author |
Appeared / Publisher |
|
| Earth III |
Stephen Baxter |
Asimov's June 2010 |
arl |
| The Lifecycle of Software Objects |
Ted Chiang |
Subterranean Press |
ca, daa |
| The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon |
Elizabeth Hand |
Stories |
ca |
The Rift
|
John G. Hemry
|
Analog Sep 2010
|
ca
|
The Sultan of the Clouds
|
Geoffrey A. Landis
|
Asimov's Sep 2010
|
ca
|
| Seven Cities of Gold |
David Moles |
PS Publishing |
ies |
Dead Man's Run
| Robert Reed
| F&SF Nov/Dec 2010
| ca
|
| A History of Terraforming |
Robert Reed |
Asimov's July 2010 |
ca |
Pallbearer
|
Robert Reed
|
The Mammoth Book of the End of the World
|
ca
|
| Troika |
Alastair Reynolds |
Godlike Machines |
ca, jam |
A Clash of Eagles
|
Alan Smales
|
Panverse Two
|
ca
|
The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window
|
Rachel Swirsky
|
Subterranean Online Summer 2010
|
ies
|
Several Items of Interest
|
Rick Wilber
|
Asimov's Oct/Nov 2010
|
arl
|
| Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) |
| Title |
Author |
Appeared |
|
The Revel
|
John Langan
|
F&SF Jul/Aug 2010
|
arl
|
| Class Trip |
Rand B. Lee |
F&SF, March/April 2010 |
arl |
Torhec the Sculptor
|
Tanith Lee
|
Asimov's Oct/Nov 2010
|
arl
|
Eight Miles
|
Sean McMullen
|
Analog Sep 2010
|
ca
|
The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn
| Diana Peterfreund
| Zombies vs. Unicorns
| ca
|
| Helping Them Take the Old Man Down |
William Preston |
Asimov's, Mar 2010 |
ca, arl |
| The Good Hand |
Robert Reed |
Asimov's, Jan 2010 |
ca |
| The Long Retreat |
Robert Reed |
F&SF, Jan/Feb 2010 |
arl |
Sleepover
|
Alastair Reynolds
|
The Mammoth Book of the End of the World
|
ca
|
| The Emperor of Mars |
Allen M. Steele |
Asimov's, June 2010 |
arl, ca |
| The Jekyll Island Horror |
Allen M. Steele |
Asimov's, Jan 2010 |
ca, arl |
| Short Story (less than 7,500 words) |
| Title |
Author |
Appeared |
|
Dr. Lash Remembers
|
Jeffrey Ford
|
Steampunk II
|
ca
|
Ponies
| Kij Johnson
| tor.com
| mdb
| For Want of a Nail
| Mary Robinette Kowal
| Asimov's Sep 2010
| ca
|
| The Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe |
Robert Onopa |
F&SF May/June 2010 |
arl, ca |
Pretty To Think So
| Robert Reed
| Asimov's Apr/May 2010
| ca
| A Letter From the Emperor
| Stephen Rasnic Tem
| Asimov's Jan 2010
| ca
|
| The Things |
Peter Watts |
Clarkesworld, Jan 2010 |
vjd, jam, ies
|
| Related Book |
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
| Doctor Who, The Writers' Tale: The Final Chapter |
Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook |
BBC Books |
jam |
| Spectrum 17 |
Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner |
Underwood Books |
ca, dgg
|
80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. LeGuin
|
Karen Joy Fowler & Debbie Notkin, eds.
|
Aqueduct
|
ca, ies
|
| From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend |
Valerie Estelle Frankel |
McFarland |
vjd |
British Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Survey
| Paul Kincaid & Niall Harrison, eds.
| BSFA
| ies
|
| Into the Media Web: Selected Short Non-fiction, 1956-2006 |
Michael Moorcock |
Savoy |
vjd |
| Outermost: The Art + Life of Jack Gaughan |
Luis Ortiz |
Nonstop |
jam, ca |
| Robert A. Heinlein, Vol. 1: Learning Curve 1907-1948 |
William H. Patterson, Jr., |
TOR |
vjd, by
|
| Myth Making Man: Myths of Human Evolution in the Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick, Doris Lessing and Octavia Butler |
Michael J. Prince |
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |
vjd |
| The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing |
Mike Resnick & Barry N. Malzberg |
McFarland & Co. |
vjd |
Packing for Mars
| Mary Roach
| Norton
| ca, dgg
|
| Chicks Dig Time Lords |
Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O'Shea |
Mad Norwegian Press |
vjd |
| Keep Watching the Skies: American Science Fiction of the Fifties – The 21st Century Edition |
Bill Warren |
McFarland |
ca |
| Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001 |
Gary K. Wolfe |
Beccon Press |
vjd, ies
|
| Graphic Story |
| Title |
Author |
Artist |
Publisher |
|
The Unwritten (vol 2): The Inside Man
| Mike Carey & Peter Gross
| -
| Vertigo
| ca, daa
|
Locke & Key (vol 3): Crown of Shadows
|
Joe Hill
|
Gabriel Rodriguez |
IDW
|
ca, daa
|
The Walking Dead (vol 13): Too Far Gone
| Robert Kirkman
| Charlie Adlard
| Image
| ca, daa
| Kill Shakespeare (vol 1): A Sea of Troubles
| Conor McCreery & Anthony Del Col
| Andy Belanger
| IDW
| ca
|
| The Night Bookmobile |
Audrey Niffenegger |
Audrey Niffenegger |
Abrams
|
ca, daa
|
| Grandville Mon Amour |
Bryan Talbot
|
Bryan Talbot
|
Dark Horse Books
|
ies, daa, ca
|
Fables (vol 14): Witches
|
Bill Willingham
|
Mark Buckingham |
Vertigo
|
ca, daa, jam
|
| Dramatic Presentation Long Form (over 90 minutes) |
| Title |
Series / Studio |
Length |
|
Despicable Me
|
|
95 min
|
jam |
The End (parts 1 and 2)
| Lost
| 105 min [IMDB] | ca, daa
|
| The End of Time |
Doctor Who |
135 min [IMDB] |
vjd, jam, by
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1)
| Warner
| 146 min [IMDB] | ca, daa, dgg
|
| How to Train Your Dragon |
Dreamworks |
98 mins |
vjd, dgg
|
| Inception |
Warner |
148 min [IMDB] |
jam, ca, daa, dgg
|
| Metropolis |
Universum Film, Kino |
145 min [IMDB] |
ca, daa |
| Monsters |
Vertigo Films |
94 min [IMDB] |
ca, daa |
| The Pandorica Opens / Big Bang |
Doctor Who |
105 min |
|
Predators
| Fox
| 107 min [IMDB] | ca, daa
|
| Dramatic Presentation Short Form (90 minutes or less) |
|
| Title |
Series / Studio |
Length |
|
|
| Absolute Justice |
Smallville |
82 min |
vjd |
|
| The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone |
Doctor Who |
90 min |
jam, vjd, by, dgg
|
|
| Vincent and the Doctor |
Doctor Who |
45 min |
jam, arl, vjd, dgg
|
|
| Finale (episode 8 of season 3) |
Ashes to Ashes |
|
jam, by |
|
| The Last Dragonlord |
Merlin/BBC |
45 min |
by |
|
| Incursion (parts 1 & 2) |
Stargate Universe |
86 min [IMDB] |
ca |
|
The Coming of Arthur
|
Merlin/BBC |
90 min
|
by |
|
| The Pandorica Opens / Big Bang |
Doctor Who |
105 min |
vjd, jam, ldtm, dgg
|
Nominators listed here said they would nominate in this category. See note on length below. |
Length: The complete running time excluding previews, promotional trailers, commercials, public service announcements, or other extraneous material, based on the first general release of the item. According to some recent Hugo Administrators, nominations made in Long Form of items running 90 minutes or less, or in Short Form of items running over 90 minutes, will be ignored unless they can be moved to the other category without increasing the number of nominations there beyond five. Most recent Hugo administrators, however, have said that they do not do this and will honor the nominators wishes for works that are within the 20% overlap boundary (that is, less than 108 minutes).
IMDB: The running time is from the Internet Movie Database.
Noteworthy Works by Potential Campbell Nominees
(We do not make recommendations on these pages for the Hugo awards which are given to people (such as Best Editor or Best Artist), but for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer we do note recommended stories by people we believe to be eligible.)
| Title |
Author |
Appeared / Publisher |
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Other Good Reads
| Novel (40,000 words or more) |
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
|
Distant Thunders
|
Taylor Anderson
|
Roc
|
ca, daa
|
Go, Mutants!
|
Larry Doyle
|
Ecco
|
ca
|
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten
|
Harrison Geillor
|
Night Shade Books
|
ca
|
The Gaslight Dogs
|
Karin Lowachee
|
Orbit
|
arl
|
| Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) |
| Title |
Author |
Appeared |
|
The Sultan of the Clouds
|
Geoffrey A. Landis
|
Asimov's Sep 2010
|
arl
|
| Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) |
| Title |
Author |
Appeared |
|
Father Peña's Last Dance
|
Hannah Strom-Martin |
Realms of Fantasy Aug 2010
|
arl
|
| Short Story (less than 7,500 words) |
| Title |
Author |
Appeared |
|
Age of Miracles, Age of Wonders
|
Aliette de Bodard
|
Interzone Sep/Oct 2010
|
arl
|
Recrossing the Styx
|
Ian R. MacLeod
|
F&SF Jul/Aug 2010
|
arl
|
The Window of Time
|
Richard Matheson
|
F&SF Sep/Oct 2010
|
arl
|
The Palace in the Clouds
|
Eugene Mirabelli
|
Asimov's Sep 2010
|
arl
|
| Related Book |
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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| Graphic Story |
| Title |
Author |
Artist |
Publisher |
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| Dramatic Presentation Long Form (over 90 minutes) |
| Title |
Studio |
Length |
|
| Alice in Wonderland
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
108 min [IMDB] |
ca, daa
|
| Daybreakers
|
Lionsgate
|
98 min [IMDB] |
ca, daa
|
| Dramatic Presentation Short Form (90 minutes or less) |
| Title |
Series / Studio |
Length |
|
| The Eye of the Phoenix |
Merlin/BBC |
45 min |
by
|
Key to nominators: ansl: Alice Lewis, arl: Tony Lewis, bsa: Brad Ackerman, by: Ben Yalow, ca: Claire Anderson, cjh: Chip Hitchcock, daa: Dave Anderson, dak: Debbie King, dea: Deb Atwood, dgg: David G. Grubbs, dmg: Deborah M. Geisler, ebh: Lisa Hertel, ec: Elisabeth Carey, esa: Ted Atwood, fo: Frank Olynyk; gdm: Gary McGath, ged: Gay Ellen Dennett, ies: Ian Stockdale, jac: JoAnn Cox, jam: Jim Mann, js: Joe Siclari, jks: Joyce Scrivner, kp: Kelly Persons, mdb: M. David Blake, ldtm: Laurie Mann, mdh: Mark Hertel, mlo: Mark Olson, pal: Paula Lieberman, pf: Pam Fremon, po: Priscilla Olson, rk: Rick Katze, sl: Suford Lewis, shs: Steven Silver, sls: Sharon Sbarsky, sp: Sheila Perry, tps: Tim Szczesuil, vjd: Vincent J. Docherty |