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emperor at 09:45pm on 25/07/2019 under hugo awards 2019
emperor at 09:45pm on 25/07/2019 under hugo awards 2019I've read all of these (including the one you can't really read on a Kindle); there are some real gems here. I was clear which my favourite was, but beyond that found ranking quite hard.
I think this is probably it for me and the Hugos this year (but remember to vote AO3 for Best Related Work :-) ), although there's a small chance I'll get through the Novelettes in time.
- "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" by Alix E. Harrow. This is lovely and powerful (it made me cry), and tells of how you can escape in a good book, and I loved it.
- "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. Djèlí Clark. As the title suggests, this is about some of George Washington's false teeth, where they came from, and what impact wearing them had. Nine pleasing vignettes that make an interesting whole.
- "The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society" by T. Kingfisher. A fun take on the fae seducing humans trope.
- "The Court Magician" by Sarah Pinsker. Magic has a cost, and you'll want to find out what it is...
- "STET" by Sarah Gailey. You need to read this on a biggish screen, which is a shame. I like the form of this work, of the author-editor-author relationships both personal and professional, and that this is about AI ethics, which is a neglected field.
- "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat" by Brooke Bolander. This was good fun, but I've ended up putting it last. I think that speaks to the quality of the field.
I think this is probably it for me and the Hugos this year (but remember to vote AO3 for Best Related Work :-) ), although there's a small chance I'll get through the Novelettes in time.
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I agree A Witch's Guide is moving and powerful, and a great love-letter to books and libraries. I'll be recommending it to my friends.
I think STET was my favourite. It was moving and powerful, and what it did with the format was effective and novel (even if I did have to wait until I was back from holiday and reunited with my computer to read it). I think the mismatch between form and content adds to the moving-ness. Also I quite liked it because it's close to what I do for work.
I enjoyed the Three Raptor Sisters but I feel like I already read it a long time ago. I guess it can't have been more than about a year really.