How I would vote now: 1977 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Man Plus by Frederik Pohl Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing by Kate Wilhelm The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation It’s interesting to see which of these books hold up after nearly fifty… Continue reading How I would vote now: 1977 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

Reading Resolution Update: April

My 2022 reading resolution: Read or DNF every novel that has won a Hugo or a Nebula award, and acquire all the good ones. In 2007, when I was a sophomore in college, I went up to Salt Lake City with some friends and was browsing the awesome (and fairly run down, even at the… Continue reading Reading Resolution Update: April

Worldcon 2011: Saturday

Alright, I should just write this up and finish my convention report before life sweeps me away completely. Saturday was the main day of the con.  To be honest, I forgot all the panels I went to, except this really awesome one by a guy at NASA on near Earth objects (NEOs).  Holyfreakingcow there are… Continue reading Worldcon 2011: Saturday