The following list will be updated over the next few months as we read, watch, and listen to Hugo-eligible works for 2026. 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, 2025Items marked with a “*” are ones for which there was disagreement within the book club.
Novel
Always on my Mind — Carys Green
Always on my Mind — Carys Green
Future's Edge — Gareth Powell
Death of the Author — Nnedi Okorafor
Bee Speaker — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Bee Speaker — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Novella
The Artistry of Magic — Helen De Cruz
The Artistry of Magic — Helen De Cruz
Automatic Noodle — Annalee Newitz
Hungry Gods — Adrian Tchaikovsky
Novelette
The Tin Man's Ghost — Ray Nayler
Liberation — Tade Thompson
Short Story
10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days — Samantha Mills
The Demon of Metrazol — Ray Nayler
The Flaming Embusen — Tade Thompson
Forsaking All Others — Premee Mohamed
Series
Dogs of War — Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Convergence Saga — Cadwell Turnbull
Pandominion Saga — M.R. Carey
Best Poetry
Dead Channel Sky — Clipping
Best Related Work
Everything Must Go — Dorian Lynskey
Colourfields — Paul Kincaid
The Martian Revolution — Mike Duncan
Inventing the Renaissance — Ada Palmer
Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends — Richard Wolinsky
Inventing the Renaissance — Ada Palmer
Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends — Richard Wolinsky
Semiprozine
Best Game Or Interactive Work
Split Fiction — Hazelight Studios
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Sandfall Interactive
Death Standing 2 — Kojima Productions
Hollow Knight: Silksong — Team Cherry
Astounding Award For Best New Writer
Sophie Burnham
Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)
Pluribus S01E01 - "We Is Us" - Apple+ (Written and directed by Vince Gillian)
Murderbot S01E01 "FreeCommerce" - Apple+ (Directed by Paul Weitz based on the works of Martha Wells)
Murderbot S01E01 "FreeCommerce" - Apple+ (Directed by Paul Weitz based on the works of Martha Wells)
Paradise S01E07 "The Day." (Directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)
Peacemaker S02E07 "Like a Keith in the Night" (Directed by Alethea Jones)
Alien: Earth S01E05 "In Space, No One..." (Written and directed by Noah Hawley)
Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
Superman — Written and directed by James Gunn
Mickey 17 — Directed by Bong Joon Ho based on a novel by Ashton Edward
Mickey 17 — Directed by Bong Joon Ho based on a novel by Ashton Edward
Sinners — Written and directed by Ryan Coogler
Andor — Creator and show runner Tony Gilroy
28 Years Later — Directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland
Predator: Badlands — Written and directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Best Editor - Long Form
Best Editor - Short Form
Scott H. Andrews
Graphic Story
Arkadi and the Lost Titan - Caza
Plastic Man No More! - Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins
Plastic Man No More! - Christopher Cantwell and Alex Lins
Krypto: Last Dog Of Krypton - Ryan North and Mike Norton
The Power Fantasy - Written by Kieron Gillen, art by Caspar Wijngaard
Fan Writer
Dramatic Presentation (Long Form):
ReplyDeleteSinners, Sinners, Sinners. The first genre film I've seen in 2025 that's lown my socks off (I missed the boat on Ne Zha 2, sadly).
It's a good movie (and it's on the list above). I'd be happy to see it on the Hugo ballot.
Delete*However* there are some choices that seem very odd. To my mind a sold four-star movie, but there's some stuff that picked at me.
Great list, adding a few of these to the tbr! also I think the Temporary Murder story might fall into the novelette category instead of short story?
ReplyDeleteThe Unworthy for Novel and But Not Too Bold for novella. Showing some love for works in translation (both Argentine authors)
ReplyDeleteDrop of Corruption, Grave Empire, Potency of Ungovernable Impulses.
ReplyDeleteHi, got a suggestion for Novel (T. Kingfisher's Hemlock & Silver) and several for Graphic Story (The Space Cat, Nnedi Okorafor & Tana Ford; Who Killed Nessie? Paul Cornell & Rachael Smith; The Avengers in The Veracity Trap!, Chip Kidd & Michael Cho). Also, it looks like the movie Bugonia will be worth checking out when it hits theaters. Looking forward to seeing more suggestions here!
ReplyDeleteGot another suggestion in Graphic Story, the manga series Cosmos by Ryuhei Tamura. There are seven volumes out in Japan, of which the first two were published in English translation this year with a third due out November 18. Some of the concepts can be traced to other comics such as Men in Black (a secret organization monitoring extraterrestrials on Earth) and Usotoki Rhetoric (a character who can detect lies from humans or e.t.'s), but the stories themselves transcend their influences, with the last two chapters of Vol. 2 ("Del and the Garden of Stars", parts 1 & 2) being a high point so far.
ReplyDeleteOoh, got another Graphic Story candidate, Ngozi Ukazu's body-switching fantasy Flip.
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