The SFFBC 2020 Hindsight Awards: A RetroSPECtive (Winners announced!)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Roger!

[Eva]

Okay! I still think it makes no sense not to be able to give best novel to the best authors, but I'm changing it to:

Best Fantasy Author:
Brandon Sanderson
Patricia Briggs
Mark Lawrence

Best Science Fiction Author:
Tamsyn Muir
Lois McMaster Bujold
Adrian Tchaikovsy

Best Fantasy Novel:
The Black Prism
The City We Became
The Name of the Wind

Best Science Fiction Novel:
House of Suns
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)


Best Genre Bending Novel:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Luminaries

[Kristenelle]

Fun! Hopefully I didn't break any rules. I'm really bad at details. I left some spaces blank because I don't feel I'm well-read enough to provide the full three suggestions in every category.

Best Fantasy Novel:
Spinning Silver
Who Fears Death

Best Science Fiction Novel:
The Three-Body Problem
The Outside


Best Genre Bending Novel:
Gideon the Ninth
1Q84
Sharks in the Time of Saviors


Best Fantasy Author:
N.K. Jemisin


Best Science Fiction Author:
Ken Liu
Octavia Butler
Martha Wells

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

These are hard to slice, but I think that both your lists look great, Eva and Kristenelle!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I'm a GD liar. I will likely tally this later this week, because I am not doing this while I have 2 Stormlight Archive books tempting me. I will likely keep nominations open a little longer because of my sloth :D

[Jemppu]

Don't stress about it! Enjoy the read!

[Anna]

I slept really well last night, and am bursting with energy, so I amused myself by counting the votes! These are not confirmed, Allison will do that later, but this will give us some idea of where things stand.

But first:

Christopher! You have both Among Others and Jo Walton on your list, which one do you want to keep? Walton is making it to the author list as things stand, Among Others is not.

Eva! You've posted two lists, I counted the second one, but could you please delete the one that you don't want counted? I didn't want to accidentally delete the wrong one, since there are several differences.

OK, here's the sitch:

FANTASY BOOK
Name of the Wind 5
Fifth Season 4 (Author F)
Spinning Silver 4
Way of Kings 4
Raven and the Reindeer 3
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 2
Mere Wife 2
Golem and the Jinni 2
Middlegame 2
Who Fears Death 2 (Author SF)

SCIFI BOOK
Martian 8
Three-Body Problem 5
Calculating Stars 4
[Children of Time 4] (Author SF)
Ancillary Justice 3
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Light Brigade 2
Ninefox Gambit 2 (Bender)
Semiosis 2
Power 2

GENRE BENDER
Gideon the Ninth 4
Too Like the Lightning 3
Ninefox Gambit 3
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Annihilation 2
City & the City 2
Night Circus 2
Queen of the Tearling 2
Prey of Gods 2
Devourers 2
My Real Children 2 (Author F)
1Q84 2
Midnight Robber 2

FANTASY AUTHOR
N.K. Jemisin 9
Neil Gaiman 4
George R.R. Martin 4
Jo Walton 4
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Joe Abercrombie 2
Lois McMaster Bujold 2
Juliet Marillier 2
V.E. Schwab 2
Robin Hobb 2
J.Y. Neon Yang 2
P. Djèlí Clark 2
Brandon Sanderson 2 (Book F)
Patricia Briggs 2

SCIFI AUTHOR
Ted Chiang 7
Martha Wells 6
Connie Willis 5
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[Adrian Tchaikovsky 4] (Book SF)
John Scalzi 4
Becky Chambers 4
Emma Newman 4
Kim Stanley Robinson 3
Nnedi Okorafor 3

[Anna]

Anyone ready to break some ties?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Sorry all, I've been fighting in Roshar for a few days. I'll take a break between battles tonight though and scribe this up for realsies. Anna, I'm planning to keep this open through Sunday because of my absense.

[Anna]

Yes, but we still need to break ties, no matter when you close! :D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Yar! I am moving some of my votes around, so that should change a few things. But still! Come vote, even if it's for 1 book or author! No need to fill out a whole slate!

[Anna]

That's actually why I posted, I was trying to think if there was something I could change to tip things over, and there is, but it's not necessarily something I *want* to do.

[Xavaqenia]

Fantasy book:
The Way of Kings
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Foundryside

Genre-Bending Book:
The Bear
Piranesi

(I don’t have any specifically sci-fi books

Fantasy Author:
Josiah Bancroft
Daniel Polansky
Madeline Miller

Sci-fi author:
Martha Wells

[CBRetriever]

think on the authors and their books...

If there's someone like Adrian Tchaikovsky who's consistently good in a specific genre, vote for the author rather than the book

If an author only has one excellent book like The Matrtian, then vote for the book and not the author.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

You've got a bunch of books on there from 2020 Xavaqenia! This is 2000-2019 :)

[Michelle]

I could only come up with a couple. I'm sorry that I'm clueless!!

Fantasy Book: The Name of the Wind
Fantasy Author: Lois McMaster Bujold

[Michelle]

No wait! I need to change Lois McMaster Bujold to the best SciFi author, not fantasy. For fantasy, I'll vote for Carol Berg. Sorry!!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

This is a tough thing to narrow down! I think folks are doing a great job, even with our overwhelming list of rules!

[Amanda]

Sci-Fi Book
Children of Time
The Calculating Stars
The Three-Body Problem

Fantasy Book
The Name of the Wind
The Just City

Genre-bender
Too Like the Lightning
An Unkindness of Ghosts

Sci-Fi author
Becky Chambers

Fantasy author
Charlie Jane Anders
NK Jemison
Jim Butcher

[Monica]

Best Fantasy Novel
The Golem and the Jinni

Best Science Fiction Novel
Children of Time
The Martian
Oryx and Crake

Best Genrebender Novel
The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Best Fantasy Author
NK Jemisin


Best Science Fiction Author
Dan Simmons
Ted Chiang
Martha Wells

[Hank]

Best Fantasy Novel
The Fifth Season
Wool Omnibus

Best Science Fiction Novel
The Martian
Ready Player One
Children of Time

Best Genre Bending Novel
Broken Monsters

Best Fantasy Author
Mark Lawrence
Brandon Sanderson
China Miéville

Best Science Fiction Author
Alastair Reynolds
Ann Leckie
Peter F. Hamilton

[Oleksandr]

Allison wrote: "Yar! I am moving some of my votes around, so that should change a few things. But still! Come vote, even if it's for 1 book or author! No need to fill out a whole slate!"

You've asked :)

*edited version, chose between books and authors, changed 1 SF author. Seems now correct
FANTASY BOOK
Uprooted


SCIFI BOOK
Leviathan Wakes
Little Brother
Blindsight

GENRE BENDER
Too Like the Lightning
Piranesi
Among Others

FANTASY AUTHOR
Lois McMaster Bujold
Andrzej Sapkowski

SCIFI AUTHOR
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Paolo Bacigalupi
Peter F. Hamilton

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Thanks Oleksandr! But You can only have an author on your slate at one time, the books should be written between 2000 and 2020, and is Semiosis one of your books?

[Oleksandr]

Allison wrote: "Thanks Oleksandr! But You can only have an author on your slate at one time, the books should be written between 2000 and 2020, and is Semiosis one of your books?"

I'll edit the post shortly, sorry for mistakes

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Kristenelle, Sharks in the Time of Saviors was written this year!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Oleksandr, Piranesi is a 2020 pub :)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Votes so far:

Best Fantasy Book:
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke - Norman, Banshee
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - Norman
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - Norman, Silvana, Jemppu, Anna, Hank
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher - Jain, Anna, Kaa
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - Jain, Banshee, Kaa, Kristenelle, Allison
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - Jain
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - Chessie, Christopher, John, Meredith, Eva, Michelle, Amanda
The Warded Man by Peter Brett - Chessie
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence - Chessie
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - Christopher
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - Christopher
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - Allison, Nicol, Jemppu, Gabi
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley - Allison, Gabi
The Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang - Ryan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Ryan
The Golem and the Jinni by Helen Wecker - Ryan, Leticia, Monica
Written in Red by Anne Bishop - Nicol
Soulless by Gail Carriger - Nicol
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - Banshee, Meredith
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley - Silvana
Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan - Silvana
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James - Jemppu
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton - Fabitha
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - Fabitha
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - Fabitha
The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice - Gabi
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor - Anna, Kristenelle
Jade City by Fonda Lee - Kaa
Game of Thrones by GRRM - Leticia
The Deathless by Peter Newman - Leticia
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - Meredith
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - Jessica
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline - Jessica
Witchmark by CL Polk - Jessica
The Book of Flying by Keith Miller - Melissa
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson - Melissa
Theft of Swords by Michael J Sullivan - Melissa
The City We Became by NK Jemisin - Eva
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks - Eva
The Justy City by Jo Walton - Amanda
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey - Hank
Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Oleksandr

Best Science Fiction Novel:
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - Norman, Banshee, Anna, Kaa, Amanda
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - Norman, Banshee, Fabitha, Gabi, Kristenelle, Amanda
The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks - Norman
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley - Jain, Kaa
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - Jain, Meredith, Melissa
Warchild by Karin Lowachee - Jain
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow - Chessie, Allison
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - Chessie
The Martian by Andy Weir - Chessie, Allison, Ryan, Jemppu, Leticia, John, Jessica, Melissa, Monica, Hank
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Christopher, Ryan, Kaa, Leticia, Amanda, Monica, Hank
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee - Christopher
Semiosis by Sue Burke - Christopher, Silvana
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline - Allison
The Quantum Magician by Derek Kunsken - Ryan
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - Nicol
The Power by Naomi Alderman - Nicol, Fabitha
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett - Nicol
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - Banshee, Monica
Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald - Silvana
Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang - Silvana
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - Jemppu
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer - Jemppu
Fledgling by Octavia Butler - Fabitha
Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton - Gabi
Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett - Gabi
Memory of Water by Emmi Itaranta - Anna
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - Anna
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - Leticia
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders - Meredith
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson - Meredith
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mendel - Jessica
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - Jessica
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey - Melissa
House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds - Eva
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E Taylor - Eva
The Outside by Ada Hoffman - Kristenelle
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - Oleksandr
Blindsight by Peter Watts - Oleksandr

Best Genre Bending Novel:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - Norman
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - Norman, Banshee, Fabitha, Kristenelle
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - Norman, Banshee
Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly - Jain
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine - Jain
Farthing by Jo Walton - Jain
The Last Policeman by Ben Winters - Chessie
Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht - Chessie
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - Chessie
The City & the City by China Miéville - Christopher, Banshee
Among Others by Jo Walton - Christopher, Oleksandr
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Christopher, Leticia
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer - Allison, Ryan, John, Amanda, Oleksandr
Arcadia by Iain Pears - Allison
Shadow Over Avalon by CN Lesley - Ryan
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee - Ryan, Anna, Kaa, Allison
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - Nicol, Leticia
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - Nicol
Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore - Nicol
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden - Silvana, Kaa
The Devourers by Indra Das - Silvana, Gabi
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - Silvana
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Jemppu
My Real Children by Jo Walton - Jemppu, Anna
The Martian Child: A Novel About a Single Father Adopting a Son by David Gerrold - Jemppu
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer - Fabitha
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - Fabitha
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin - Gabi
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - Gabi, Kristenelle
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson - Anna, Kaa
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio - Leticia
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville - Meredith
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer - Meredith
The Stars Are Legion, Kameron Hurley - Meredith
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton - Jessica
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Jessica
Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James - Jessica
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett - Melissa
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - Melissa
Captive Prince by CS Pacat - Melissa
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - Eva, Monica
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan - Eva
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton - Eva
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes - Hank

Best Fantasy Author:
Neil Gaiman - Norman, Banshee, Fabitha, Meredith
Charles Stross - Norman
George R.R. Martin - Norman, John, Chessie, Christopher
Frances Hardinge - Jain
N.K. Jemisin - Jain, Allison, Ryan, Nicol, Banshee, Kaa, Meredith, Jessica, Kristenelle, Amanda, Monica
Megan Whalen Turner - Jain
Joe Abercrombie - Chessie
Tad Williams - Chessie
Jo Walton - Christopher, Allison, Ryan, Gabi
Lois McMaster Bujold - Christopher, Anna, Oleksandr
Juliet Marillier - Allison, Melissa
Catherynne Valente - Nicol
VE Schwab - Nicol, Banshee
Robin Hobb - Silvana, Jemppu
China Miéville - Silvana, Hank
Joe Abercrombie - Silvana
Ursula K. Le Guin - Jemppu
Guy Gavriel Kay - Jemppu
Andrzej Sapkowski - Fabitha, Oleksandr
Stephen King - Fabitha
Terry Pratchett - Gabi
Cornelia Funke - Gabi
JY Neon Yang - Anna, Kaa
Zen Cho - Anna
Brandon Sanderson - Leticia, Eva, Hank
Laini Taylor - Meredith
P Djeli Clark - Jessica, Kaa
Patricia Briggs - Jessica, Eva
T Kingfisher - Melissa
Mark Lawarence - Eva
Carol Berg - Michelle
Charlie Jane Anders - Amanda
Jim Butcher - Amanda
Mark Lawrence - Hank

Best Science Fiction Author:
Connie Willis - Norman, Gabi, Anna, John, Meredith
China Miéville - Norman
Kim Stanley Robinson - Norman, Christopher, Jemppu
Ted Chiang - Jain, Christopher, Allison, Jemppu, Anna, Kaa, Jessica, Monica
Aliette de Bodard - Jain, Kaa
Yoon Ha Lee - Jain, Silvana
Adrian Tchaikovsky - Chessie, Jemppu, Gabi, Eva, Oleksandr
Neal Stephenson - Chessie
Martha Wells - Chessie, Christopher, Banshee, Leticia, Melissa, Kristenelle, Monica
John Scalzi - Allison, Banshee, Meredith, Melissa
Becky Chambers - Allison, Nicol, Banshee, Melissa, Amanda
Emma Newman - Ryan, Gabi, Anna, Kaa
Peter Hamilton - Ryan, Hank, Oleksandr
Claire North - Ryan
Nnedi Okorafor - Nicol, Fabitha, Jessica
Rivers Solomon - Nicol
James S.A. Corey - Silvana
Annalee Newitz - Silvana
Ursula K. Le Guin - Fabitha
Amy Kathleen Ryan - Fabitha
Mary Robinette Kowal - Meredith, Jessica
Tamsyn Muir - Eva
Lois McMaster Bujold - Eva, Michelle
Octavia Butler - Kristenelle
Ken Liu - Kristenelle
Dan Simmons - Monica
Alastair Reynolds - Hank
Ann Leckie - Hank
Paolo Bacigalupi - Oleksandr

**Need to add Xavaqenia!!**

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

That is the full list, except for those I've specifically mentioned! Please do me a solid, do a once over and if your name isn't where you expect it, remind me I literally had one job.

Also, I had fun seeing how many of you seem to have reading besties with so many similar sentiments ^^ Did you know this about each other? Do you follow your book bestie on GR?

Preparing what this means for noms momentarily.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Note for me:
I switched--
fantasy book Deathless for Spinning Silver
sf book: Ninefox for Walkway
genrebender: Rosewater for Ninefox and Arcadia for Midnight Robber
fantasy author: Juliet Marillier for Neon Yang

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Votes so far:

Best Fantasy Book:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 7
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - 5
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - 4
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher - 3
The Golem and the Jinni by Helen Wecker - 3



Best Science Fiction Novel:
The Martian by Andy Weir - 10
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - 7
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - 6
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - 5
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - 3


Best Genre Bending Novel:
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer - 5
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - 4
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee - 4
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson - 3
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - 2
The City & the City by China Miéville - 2
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 2
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - 2
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden - 2
The Devourers by Indra Das - 2
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - 2


Best Fantasy Author:
N.K. Jemisin - 11
Neil Gaiman - 4
Jo Walton - 4
George RR Martin - 4
(Lois McMaster Bujold - 3 OR
JY Neon Yang - 3)

Best Science Fiction Author:
Ted Chiang - 8
Martha Wells - 7
Connie Willis - 5
Becky Chambers - 5
(John Scalzi - 4 OR
Emma Newman - 4)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Authors and Genrebenders are where the fight seems to be!

[Anna]

I'm most excited about the bender and author lists, they seem to have a stellar lineup. I'm not surprised by the F/SF lists, either, even if they're not 100% to my taste.

[Gabi]

:) The list tells me once more that my taste isn't exactly compatible to general taste (apart from the usual suspects like WoK and CoT)

[Leonie]

Best Fantasy Novel: Way of Kings

Best Sci Fi: Pandora's Star

Best Fantasy Author: Brandon Sanderson

Best Scifi Author: James A Corey

[Silvana]

Now rooting for Yoon Ha Lee for bender winner and Ted Chiang for SF author.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Leonie, you can only have Brandon once!

Chris, you still have Anong Others and Jo on your list

[Leonie]

OK...I shall change best fantasy author to Terry Pratchett! How I missed seeing him on the list I’ll never know.

[Fabitha]

Ok this tells me it's time to catch up and start reading Jemisin XD

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Gabi, it seems I also don't fit in with the SF and F preferences XD that's why these things are interesting! Tell your GR friends to come vote!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

This is what changes with Leonie's votes. Still waiting on updates from:
Christopher
Xavaqenia
Kristenelle
Oleksandr

Note for my own record-keeping, Leonie's votes would put Terry Pratchett, James SA Corey and Pandora's Star at 2 votes

Best Fantasy Book:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 7
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - 5
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - 5
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher - 3
The Golem and the Jinni by Helen Wecker - 3



Best Science Fiction Novel:
The Martian by Andy Weir - 10
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - 7
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - 6
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - 5
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - 3


Best Genre Bending Novel:
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer - 5
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - 4
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee - 4
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson - 3
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - 2
The City & the City by China Miéville - 2
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 2
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - 2
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden - 2
The Devourers by Indra Das - 2
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami - 2


Best Fantasy Author:
N.K. Jemisin - 11
Neil Gaiman - 4
Jo Walton - 4
George RR Martin - 4
(Lois McMaster Bujold - 3 OR
JY Neon Yang - 3)

Best Science Fiction Author:
Ted Chiang - 8
Martha Wells - 7
Connie Willis - 5
Becky Chambers - 5
(John Scalzi - 4 OR
Emma Newman - 4)

[Oleksandr]

Allison wrote: "This is what changes with Leonie's votes. Still waiting on updates from:
...
Oleksandr"

I just drop Piranesi without a replacement

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

got it, thanks!

[Meredith]

Okay, I will make some changes.

For Genre-Bendre: Change my pick from Borne to Annihilation (*minor grumbling*)

For Fantasy Author: Change my pick from Laini Taylor to JY Neon Yang

edited to note that I also edited my original post.

[Anna]

I changed some things! Original post edited, but here's what I changed.


Best Fantasy Novel
Who Fears Death -> The Goblin Emperor

Best Science Fiction Novel
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet -> Semiosis

Best Science Fiction Author
Ted Chiang -> Nnedi Okorafor

[Kaa]

For SF writer, I will drop Emma Newman and add Nnedi Okorafor

[Anna]

Noooo! :'( But if that gets Nnedi on the list past Scalzi, then I'll live :)

[Kaa]

I know, I almost didn't want to do it, but I wanted Nnedi on the list! And sadly I think Atlas Alone dropped my estimation of Newman a little.

[Anna]

It's fine, I didn't expect her to get on the list. I think Nnedi has wider appeal, although I tend to prefer her fantasy.

Oh wait, I still have her on the fantasy book list, I need to remove that! It's not doing anything, but rules are rules!

[Michelle]

Can I still vote for "Of Blood and Honey" for genre bending, or an I too late?

[Anna]

You can still vote!