We all want a sensible breakdown right now, don't we? Here's a tip: A good way to find a healthy dose of running is to read Hugo's suggestions.
Every year, The Hugo Awards introduces the slide of the best of science fiction in the processor, comics, and film, and that reason is enough to make a reading and viewing list for them. But the 2020 Worldcon Summit, which handles the Hugo awards, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people who will never be able to attend.
Gordcon has been a voluntary convention since 1939, and is held in a separate area of the world annually, democratically elected by Worldcon attendees. It took years for volunteers after this year's meeting to get enough support to bring Worldcon to Wellington, New Zealand. Unfortunately, after all that work, the organizers announced that the July 29 meeting would be switch to "virtual con" due to coronavirus restrictions.
Worldcon's practices of hopping world hop make it tricky to be a regular visitor, but the loss of New Zealand is a benefit for every fan who can afford to go there. By 2020, you'll be able to enjoy all that Worldcon has to offer from your home comforts, no plane ticket or hotel money needed. All you need to do is buy a Worldcon membership.
And then you can vote in Hugos
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Yes you do.
Anyone with a WorldCon membership can vote on the Hugos, even if they belong to George R.R. Martin or you are just a follower – and George R.R. Martin has to buy his membership every year just like everyone else. This year, you can do it holding a supportive membership at $ 75 New Zealand dollars (about $ 45.12 in US dollars), or "available" membership at $ 450 NZ ($ 270.71 US). (ConZealand employees are currently figuring out exactly what the switch to virtual means at a meeting, so these numbers may change.)
At a rate below $ 100, you can help decide who gets the biggest prize in the myth and controversy by 2020 – so you should get a read. Here are the nominations for Hugos for this year. All works are published in 2019, and many are available through streaming services, Comixology, ebook sellers, and local digital offers (and, in the case of short stories, are usually free online).
You can read the full list of nominees, including the best editors, artist books, and all, on Tor.com.
It's a very good novel
- The city at midnight, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
- Gideon the ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)
- Light Brigade, by Cameron Hurley (Saga; Angry Robot UK)
- The State Called the State, by Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
- Middlegame, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
- Ten thousand doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)
Best Novella
- "Worrying in Dizziness", by Ted Chiang (Exhalation (Borzoi / Alfred A. Knopf; Picador)
- Intensive, by Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes (Saga Press / Gallery)
- Tram Car Attack 015, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
- In a Dream That Could Not Be, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
- This is How You Lost Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Saga Press; Books by Jo Fletcher)
- Educated, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager; Hodder & Stoughton)
Best Novelette
- "The Archronology of Love", by Caroline M. Yoachim (Lights, April 2019)
- “Away With the Wolves”, by Sarah Gailey (Forbidden Magazine: People with Disabilities Destroy a Special Dream Problem, September / October 2019)
- "Blurring Your Corner", by Sarah Tubeker (The undeniable Magazine(July – August 2019)
- Emergency Skin, by N.K. Jemisin (Forward Collection (Amazon)
- “Because He Can Grow Up”, by Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com, 10 July 2019)
- “Omphalos”, by Ted Chiang (Breathing (Borzoi / Alfred A. Knopf; Picador))
Very Short Story
- “And Now His Majesty Is Lost”, by Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons, September 9, 2019)
- “As Last I Don't Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019)
- "The Blood of Another Voice of Famine", by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, 24 July 2019)
- "Catalog of Storms", by Fran Wilde (The undeniable Magazine(January / February 2019)
- “Don't Look Back, My Lion”, by Alix E. Harrow (Under the Infinite Skies, January 2019)
- “Ten quotes from an anonymous Bible by Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, by Nibedita Sen (Night magazine, May 2019)
Excellent series
- Expanse, by James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- InCryptid, by Sean McGuire (DAW)
- Luna, by Ian McDonald (Tor; Gollancz)
- Planet Series, by Emma Newman (Ace; Gollancz)
- The Winternight Trilogy, by Katherine Arden (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
- The Wormwood Trilogy, by Tade Thompson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Very related work
- Becoming Superman: My Journey from Blindness to Hollywood, by J. Michael Straczynski (Harper Voyager US)
- Joanna Russian, by Gwyneth Jones (University of Illinois Press (Masters of Modern Science)
- The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, by Mallory O & # 39; Meara (Hanover Square)
- Robert A. Heinlein's Exciting Expert, by Farah Mendlesohn (Unbound)
- "Speech of the 2019 John W. Campbell Award Reception," by Jeannette Ng
- Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, produced and directed by Arwen Curry
The Most Important Picture Story or Comic
- Death, Volume 1: Strange Heart Surprise, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, books by Clayton Cowles (Image)
- LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin (Berger Book; Dark Horse)
- Monstress, Volume 4: Optional, by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
- Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker, books by Joamette Gil (Oni Press; Lion Forge)
- Paper sheets, volume 6, by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Cliff Chiang, illustrations by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image)
- Wicked + The Divine, volume 9: All right, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, colors by Matt Wilson, characters by Clayton Cowles (Image)
Very Good Presentation, Long Form
- Avengers: Endgame, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
- Captain Marvel, screenplay by Ana Boden, Ryan Fleck and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Images of Walt Disney / Marvel Studios / Animal Logic (Australia)
- Good Omens, Written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Amazon Studios / BBC Studios / Narrativia / The Blank Corporation)
- The Russian dollar (Season One), produced by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, directed by Leslye Headland, Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne (3 Entertainment Arts / Jax Media / Netflix / Paper Kite Productions / Universal Television)
- Star Wars: The Awakening of Skywalker, screen created by Chris Terrio and J.J. Abrams, directed by J.J. Abrams (Walt Disney Pictures / Lucasfilm / Bad Robot)
- Us, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Monkeypaw Productions / Universal Pictures)
Very Good Presentation, Short Form
- Beautiful Place: "The Answer", written by Daniel Schofield, directed by Valeria Migliassi Collins (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
- The atmosphere"Cibola Burn", written by Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Prime Video)
- Guards: "God Walks in Abar", written by Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof, directed by Nicole Kassell (HBO)
- Counterfeit: “Redemption”, by Jon Favreau, directed by Taika Waititi (Disney +)
- Doctor Who: "Resolution", written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Wayne Yip (BBC)
- Guards: "This Extraordinary Creation", by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)
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