2012 Sci-Fi Award Nominees (33 books)

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Awards:
Hugo http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-his...
Nebula(2011) http://www.sfwa.org/2012/02/2011-nebu...
Phillip K. Dick(2011) http://www.philipkdickaward.org/2012/...
Locus http://www.locusmag.com/News/2012/05/...
Arthur C. Clarke(2011) http://www.locusmag.com/News/2012/05/...
Campbell Memorial http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/campbell-f...

Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Sci Fi Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Science Fiction By Ratings:
More than 50000, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

Fantasy By Ratings:
More than 100000, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

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1	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,343,445 ratings score: 872, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 338,075 ratings score: 776, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Among Others by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 26,240 ratings score: 691, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin 4.35 avg rating — 755,347 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 705,180 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1) by Kameron Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 5,564 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Embassytown by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 35,637 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Kingdom of Gods (Inheritance, #3) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 30,127 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine 3.81 avg rating — 3,243 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Firebird (Alex Benedict, #6) by Jack McDevitt 4.08 avg rating — 3,151 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Deadline (Newsflesh, #2) by Mira Grant 4.10 avg rating — 27,776 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Rule 34 (Halting State, #2) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 8,640 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why, #1) by Jean Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,920 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Children of the Sky (Zones of Thought, #3) by Vernor Vinge 3.69 avg rating — 7,980 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	After the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHugh (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 2,437 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,344 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Other by Matthew Hughes (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Postmortal by Drew Magary (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 17,405 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Equations of Life (Samuil Petrovitch, #1) by Simon Morden 3.84 avg rating — 2,564 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Robopocalypse (Robopocalypse, #1) by Daniel H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 41,898 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Theories of Flight (Samuil Petrovitch, #2) by Simon Morden 4.06 avg rating — 1,440 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	This Shared Dream (Dance Family #2) by Kathleen Ann Goonan 3.63 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,808 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Degrees of Freedom (Samuil Petrovitch, #3) by Simon Morden 4.11 avg rating — 1,279 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear 3.41 avg rating — 6,915 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 447 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Waters Rising (Plague of Angels, #2) by Sheri S. Tepper 3.67 avg rating — 812 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Islanders by Christopher Priest 3.69 avg rating — 1,869 ratings score: 243, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Dancing with Bears (Darger and Surplus #1) by Michael Swanwick 3.66 avg rating — 525 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Seed by Rob Ziegler (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 1,075 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Osama by Lavie Tidhar 3.47 avg rating — 1,176 ratings score: 235, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Home Fires by Gene Wolfe 3.26 avg rating — 882 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars