2016 Hugo Ballot

[psocoptera]

So, hey, lots of categories in which I don't need to do any additional reading this year! I do intend to finally watch Mad Max: Fury Road, read Sandman: Overture if I can ever figure out which bookshelf we put it on, and make at least a stab at Seveneves. Might also read the Sanderson and Reynolds novellas if they're in the packet and don't require a lot of long-series-context to make sense.

I won't go through a full breakdown of What Came From Where (you can see the nominee list here and the Rabid Nuisance list here). Like last year, I very much look forward to seeing the full nominee lists, my guess is that there's some pretty great stuff in nominees 6-10 that it's sad to not have the opportunity to vote for. Fingers crossed for E Pluribus Hugo and an improved situation next year.

Comments

[glassonion]

I read the Sanderson novella when i was looking for things to nominate. AFAIK it's a standalone thing, and worked fine that way, but i found it seriously annoying and don't plan to support it on the ballot. YMMV.

[psocoptera.livejournal.com]

Good to know, both parts. I'll probably still at least look at it if it's in the packet. Josh asked me what I was most disappointed about not making it - possibly the Eucalyptus Jinn novella, I thought that had a really good chance, high-profile publication, widespread appeal, limited-candidates category. Would have liked to have seen how it fared against these, bah.