Comments on: The Best Science Fiction Novel of 2013 is… https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is Writer, blogger, and dreamer. Fri, 23 May 2014 10:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Anthony J. Langford https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1262 Fri, 23 May 2014 10:50:07 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1262 Who knows how they come up with the best books? Have they read every sci-fi published in the world in one year? Hmm.

Nice to see some variety in the different awards though. It's annoying actually when one artist or author 'cleans' up when really, its a matter of taste. Be interested to read your review of Justice.

]]> By: Graham Clements https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1263 Thu, 22 May 2014 10:50:58 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1263 Graham, as I posted on your blog, your review has convinced me to buy the book. I have not read any of the novels on the award lists either. But at least I am about to finish reading a second one from this year's Aurealis awards list. Now I am really interested to see if she wins the Hugo.

]]> By: graywave https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1264 Thu, 22 May 2014 10:50:14 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1264 Actually, I just realiesed there's another on the lists that I've read: Nexus by Ramez Naam. This didn't have Leckie's great "voice" nor her terrific world-building, but it was a much more satisfying read.

]]> By: graywave https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1265 Thu, 22 May 2014 10:32:14 +0000 https://grahamclements.com/the-best-science-fiction-novel-of-2013-is/#comment-1265 Graham, you might like to look at my review of Ancillary Justice (http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/11/10/2013/book-review-ancillary-justice-by-ann-leckie/). As you'll see, I was impressed, but the book had structural flaws (IMHO) and it would only have won an award if the competition was pretty weak. It may be no coincidence that she once served as SFWA secretary – so she'd have been personally known to US fandom. Sadly, I haven't read a single book on any of the three lists apart from Leckie's, so I'll never know.

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