The following list will be updated over the next few months as we read, watch, and listen to Hugo-eligible works for 2025. These are not necessarily what we plan to nominate, but rather works that at least one member of the Edmonton Hugo Book Club has enjoyed and believes to be worth consideration. We appreciate any additional suggestions in the comments.
Updated on December 14, 2024Items marked with a “*” are ones for which there was significant disagreement within the book club.
Alien Clay — Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Ministry of Time — Kaliane Bradley
The Sentence — Gautam Bhatia
Novella
Saturation Point — Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Tusks of Extinction — Ray Nayler
Saturation Point — Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Tusks of Extinction — Ray Nayler
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain — Sofia Samatar
Time’s Agent — Brenda Peynado
In the Shadow of the Ship — Aliette de Bodard
Novelette
Short Story
Rail Meat — Marie Vibbert
Rail Meat — Marie Vibbert
Nigerian Dreams — Wole Talabi
Himalia — Carrie Vaughn
Himalia — Carrie Vaughn
Series
The Trials of Empire — Richard Swan
The Trials of Empire — Richard Swan
The Tyrant Philosophers — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Bobiverse — Dennis E. Taylor
Best Related Work
Speculative Whiteness — Jordan S. Carroll
Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S01E10 "Beyond Logic"
Halo S2E4 "Reach"
Fallout S1E8 "The Beginning"
House Of The Dragon S02E04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold"
House Of The Dragon S02E04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold"
X Men '97 S1E05 "Remember It"
Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Dune Part 2*
Civil War*
Civil War*
The Substance
Best Game or Interactive Work
Best Game or Interactive Work
Helldivers 2 — Arrowhead Game Studios
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — Ryu Ga Studios
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree — FromSoftware Inc.
SETI — Czech Games
Metaphor: ReFantazio — Atlus, Studio Zero
Metaphor: ReFantazio — Atlus, Studio Zero
Best Editor
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
Dante Luiz
Fanzine
Black Nerd Problems
Black Nerd Problems
Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog
Journey Planet
Galactic Journey
Galactic Journey
Zero Gravity News
Fancast
Hugos There
Hugos There
I've definitely got Robert Jackson Bennett's "The Tainted Cup" on my Novel list.
ReplyDeleteThe season finale of For All Mankind, "Perestroika," should also go on your BDP_Short list.
I plan to read Tainted Cup as soon as I can! (Loved Foundryside!)
DeleteBut For All Mankind ... lost us this season. Just very tired of Ed Baldwin as a character, and I wish they'd platform a new generation of characters. That last episode didn't really ... conn
Will games be added to the consideration post this year?
ReplyDeleteMaybe? Probably?
DeleteDo you have recommendations?
So far there's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (a sequel to the first FF7 remake) and Unicorn Overlord (from the developer that brought us 13 Sentinels), two banner JRPGs. Will seek out any indie games that have been released so far as well.
DeleteNote: Unicorn Overlord is on a lot more platforms (except PC) than FF7 Rebirth (PS5 only). A fantasy game that's a little more accessible for PC users (and a little more goofier) is Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.
Deletehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1924780/Arzette_The_Jewel_of_Faramore/
Oh! There's also Helldivers 2, a game that seems geared towards co-op play.
DeleteSo ... the two video game enthusiasts who contribute to the Cinema Club blog posts have emailed me to tell me to add Helldivers 2 to the list.
DeleteGoing to ask them about your other recs.
(Hope you're doing well, N! Been a while since you quit Twitter!)
Thanks Olav! I'm going for my master's rn so I've been doing alright.
DeleteOn this day of nominee announcement, I come bearing more game recs:
Dune: Imperium (a digital version of the original board game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689500/Dune_Imperium/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Rh6SPHLsc
Portal: Revolution (a mod of Portal 2 with an all-new story and new puzzles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXczxIIvXJ0
https://store.steampowered.com/app/601360/Portal_Revolution/
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (a game set in the Moomin universe)
https://youtu.be/-9chKLZbHsc
https://new.snufkin.game/
In addition to The Tainted Cup (glad someone else mentioned it!) two novels which are probably going on my ballot are Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson and The Mars House by Natasha Pulley.
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