On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 01:22 am, G. D. Akin wrote:
Julia asked
What are your favorites of all the Hugo novels?
Julia
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Tough question! I'll pick my top five in no particular order.
- 1978 Gateway Frederick Pohl - 1988 The Uplift War David Brin - 1962 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlien - 1971 Ringworld Larry Niven - 1976 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
If you really press me for an absolute favorite, I'd give a slight nod to
"Stranger in a Strange Land."
I've read all of those and none would be in my top five...which would be (a tough call and in date order)
-1968 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny -1970 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K LeGuin - 1985 Neuromancer William Gibson - 1990 Hyperion Dan Simmons - 2000 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
Worst (IMO) tie
- 1958 The Big Time Fritz Leiber - 1963 The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
I didn't really like _The Big Time_ much either. The Dick is not one of his best, but even not one of his best is pretty good... I haven't read all of the Hugo winners, but of those I have my least favourite would be
- 1961 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M Miller Jr -1962 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A Heinlein
Or so I claim today anyway :)
Nebula Winners still to Read
- 1966 Babel-17 Samuel R.
Delany
- 1968 Einstein Intersection Samuel R.
Delany
- 1971 A Time of Changes Robert
Silverberg
- 1981 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
I've read all of those...
- 1987 The Falling Woman Pat Murphy
- 1990 Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. LeGuin
- 1999 Parable of the Talents Octavia E.
Butler
- 2001 The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro
...and none of those. My fiction reading has been declining steadily for years. Down from > 400 novels a year to ~ 20.
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