Rapid Puppies Sample Ballot

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Rabid Puppies 2015

We of the science fiction Right do not march in lockstep or agree on everything. We span a fairly wide variety of political perspectives and we have very different opinions concerning the optimal way to deal with the corruption and ideological rot that is rife within the world of modern science fiction and fantasy. My recommendations for the Hugo Awards last year were not precisely the same as Larry Correia’s in Sad Puppies 2, nor are they identical to Brad Torgersen’s recommendations in Sad Puppies 3. But they are similar because we value excellence in actual science fiction and fantasy, rather than excellence in intersectional equalitarianism, racial and gender inclusion, literary pyrotechnics, or professional rabbitology.

What follows is the list of Hugo recommendations known as Rabid Puppies. They are my recommendations for the 2015 nominations, and I encourage those who value my opinion on matters related to science fiction and fantasy to nominate them precisely as they are. I think it is abundantly evident that these various and meritorious works put not only last year’s nominations, but last year’s winners, to shame.

BEST NOVEL

Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia, Baen Books

The Chaplain’s War by Brad Torgersen, Baen Books

Skin Game by Jim Butcher, ROC

Lines of Departure, by Marko Kloos, self-published

The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson, Tor Books

BEST NOVELLA

“One Bright Star to Guide Them” by John C. Wright, Castalia House (Spanish)

“Big Boys Don’t Cry” by Tom Kratman, Castalia House (German, Italian)

“The Jenregar and the Light” by Dave Creek, Analog October 2014

“The Plural of Helen of Troy” by John C. Wright, City Beyond Time / Castalia House

“Flow” by Arlan Andrews Sr., Analog November 2014

BEST NOVELETTE

“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” by John C. Wright, The Book of Feasts & Seasons

“The Journeyman: In the Stone House” by Michael F. Flynn, Analog June 2014

“Championship B’tok” by Edward M. Lerner, Analog Sept 2014

“The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale”, by Rajnar Vajra, Analog July/Aug 2014

“Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium” by Gray Rinehart, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show

BEST SHORT STORY

“Turncoat” by Steve Rzasa, Riding the Red Horse

“The Parliament of Beasts and Birds” by John C. Wright, The Book of Feasts & Seasons

“Goodnight Stars” by Annie Bellet, The Apocalypse Triptych

“Tuesdays With Molakesh the Destroyer” by Megan Grey, Fireside Fiction

“Totaled” by Kary English, Galaxy’s Edge

BEST RELATED WORK

Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth, by John C. Wright, Castalia House

“The Hot Equations: Thermodynamics and Military SF” by Ken Burnside, Riding the Red Horse / Castalia House

“Wisdom From My Internet” by Michael Z. Williamson, self-published

“The Science is Never Settled” by Tedd Roberts, Baen Free Library

“Letters from Gardner” by Lou Antonelli, Sci Phi Journal #3

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