July Sci-Fi Nomination Thread

[Maggie]

Ala-do you have a list of what is still on the list? I have myself all discombobulated what the disqualifications...:S

it's already a long day

[Kent]

I've been meaning to read The Forever War also, so I'll add my nomination for it. Although actually my favorite Hugo-winner is The Dragon Masters by Jack Vance. I doubt that many others will remember it, though, cause it won back in the mid-1960's.

Christopher John wrote: "If The Forever War is really your vote, I'll second it. LOL. Have been wanting to read it.

The Forever War
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Military SciFi telling the tale of interste..."

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Maggie wrote: "Ala-do you have a list of what is still on the list? I have myself all discombobulated what the disqualifications...:S

it's already a long day"

Sorry :(

Here's what's qualified so far, ordered by number of votes:

The Forever War
Speaker for the Dead
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Spin
Gateway
Red Mars
Cyteen
Starship Troopers

Nominated only(no votes):
Camouflage
The Gods Themselves

[Brian]

I'll nominate The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester.

The book is somewhat of a SF police procedural, and has been described as proto-cyberpunk. Originally serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction, it won the first Hugo award for best novel in 1953.

"In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen. In 2301 murder is virtually impossible, but one man is about to change that...Ben Reich, a psychopathic business magnate, has devised the ultimate scheme to eliminate the competition and destroy the order of his society. The Demolished Man is a masterpiece of imaginative suspense, set in a superbly imagined world in which everything has changed except the ancient instinct for murder."

[Alicia]

I second The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester.

It sounds great. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Brian!

[whimsicalmeerkat]

I will second Dorsai!. It isn't on your list, but I haven't seen anything that would indicate it is disqualified.

I would like to nominate The Snow Queen, 1981 Hugo Winner.

The imperious Winter colonists have ruled the planet Tiamat for 150 years, deriving wealth from the slaughter of the sea mers. But soon the galactic stargate will close, isolating Tiamat, and the 150-year reign of the Summer primitives will begin. All is not lost if Arienrhod, the ageless, corrupt Snow Queen, can destroy destiny with an act of genocide. Arienrhod is not without competition as Moon, a young Summer-tribe sibyl, and the nemesis of the Snow Queen, battles to break a conspiracy that spans space.

[Julia]

I third The Demolished Man. I'd love to reread it! (Since my thirding of The Native Star doesn't count. Does it?)

What about Blackout as a nominee, message #52?

[Kerry]

I'll second The Snow Queen.

[Genia]

Oh, I see Blackout/All Clear already won the Nebula; I'll second Blackout/All Clear, then.

[Carolyn]

Genia wrote: "Oh, I see Blackout/All Clear already won the Nebula; I'll second Blackout/All Clear, then."

I love Connie Willis, but each of those is a separate book - which one are you nominating?
(Blackout and All Clear)

[Genia]

Blackout was the one nominated. Not to mention you cannot read All Clear without it. They're one book, really, though. Blackout just stops in the middle. It's a work in two volumes; reading one would not do it any justice.

[Valerie]

I also second Red Mars, 'cause I'd really like to try more Kim Stanley Robinson...

[Julia]

I nominated Blackout as one of the best books I read last year and a Nebula winner. But it's 512 pages. All Clear is another 641 pages. That's a committment of two books! Now, I read each in about two or less days, as I had to know what happened next!

It would be nice to read it more leisurely...

[Candiss]

I intended to nominate The Snow Queen, but I see it's already been nominated - and seconded. (I've had it on my list for ages, and it's scowling at me from the shelf, eager to be read.)

[Zsolt]

Stranger in a Strange Land :D

[Zsolt]

I guess the group has already read Stanger in a Strange Land. So forget my last post...

I nominate Gateway by Frederik Pohl.

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Here's what's qualified so far, ordered by number of votes:

The Forever War
Speaker for the Dead
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Spin
Gateway
Red Mars
Cyteen
The Demolished Man
The Snow Queen
Blackout
Dorsai!
Starship Troopers


Nominated only(no votes):
Camouflage
The Gods Themselves

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Thanks...ya I saw the problem(s) with "Claw" that it was #2 but as you noted the beginning book hadn't won an award...totally unreasonable on the part of the awarders...:)

Thanks Denae I'd offered Dorsai as an alternative. I was looking for an older book that would still be available. Thought it would give selection.

[stormhawk]

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Neal Stephenson

I read it when it first came out, I remember that I thought it was phenomenal, and I don't remember a darn thing about it, except that there's a bit of class-consciousness, and someone steals an interactive book intended for upper class young ladies and gives it to a girl in the lower/est class. And there the fun begins. I do remember thinking that Stephenson out-cyberpunked William Gibson.

(frankly I liked Snow Crash better, but I've been meaning to reread this and it would be a good excuse if it becomes a group read)

[Coralie]

I would like to second Cyteen as it's sitting there waiting for me to read it.

[James]

I suggest Time Travelers Never Die or any other novel by Jack McDevitt. Windup Girl, no. Way too complex.

[stormhawk]

I second Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein

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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards

[Kara]

Julia wrote: "If I may I will third the disqualified The Native Star..."

lol. Maybe another read... =)

I'll third

The Snow Queen . It sounds interesting to me.

[Norman]

Second: The Demolished Man

[Judy]

I'm up for Camouflage by Joe Haldeman or The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

[Judy]

Kara wrote: "Julia wrote: "If I may I will third the disqualified The Native Star..."

lol. Maybe another read... =)

I'll third

The Snow Queen[bookcover:The Snow Queen|..."

This was a great story!

[Katy]

I second (or 3rd or 4th) the nomination for by Joan D. Vinge. Been waiting for a reason to read that book.

[Siddharth]

I second dorsai.

[Leah]

I 2nd Spin.

[Tad]

I'll add a second for Gateway.

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Nominations now closed.