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 April 12, 2024Items marked with a “*” are ones for which there was significant disagreement within the book club.
Novel
Womb City — Tlotlo Tsamaase
The Siege of Burning Grass — Premee Mohamed
Womb City — Tlotlo Tsamaase
The Siege of Burning Grass — Premee Mohamed
Service Model — Adrian Tchaikovsky
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
Novelette
Short Story
Rail Meat — Marie Vibbert
Rail Meat — Marie Vibbert
Nigerian Dreams — Wole Talabi
Series
The Trials of Empire — Richard Swan
The Trials of Empire — Richard Swan
The Tyrant Philosophers — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S01E10 "Beyond Logic"
Halo S2E4 "Reach"
Fallout S1E8 "The Beginning"
Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Helldivers 2 — Arrowhead Game Studios
Best Editor
Fan Writer
Ann Michelle Harris
Arturo Serrano
Paul Weimer
Phoebe Wagner
Mikkel Snyder
Brian Collins
Arturo Serrano
Paul Weimer
Phoebe Wagner
Mikkel Snyder
Brian Collins
Alasdair Stuart
RiverFlow 河流
Bonnie McDaniel
Jason Sanford
RiverFlow 河流
Bonnie McDaniel
Jason Sanford
Fan Artist
Dante Luiz
Fanzine
Black Nerd Problems
Black Nerd Problems
Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog
Journey Planet
Galactic Journey
Galactic Journey
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/