Finalists for the 2011 Hugo Award, honoring the best in science fiction & fantasy writing, were announced yesterday. (You can view a replay of the live comment coverage here). The awards will be given out August 20th, 2011 in Reno, Nevada.
Best Novel
- Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Ballantine Spectra) :: both books are worth, on average, $65 each signed. The Subterranean Press two book set is currently listing for over $200 (signed). Unsigned editions list at about $35 currently.
- Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) :: Signed editions list for up to $50; unsigned editions are currently listing at $20+/-.
- The Dervish House by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr) :: no signed editions found; unsigned listing for $20-$25.
- Feed by Mira Grant (Orbit) :: Softcover trade paperback only. Listing for under $10.
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) :: one signed listing found for $24.
Best Novella
- “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s Window” by Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Magazine,Summer 2010)
- The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (Subterranean) :: signed first from an edition of 400 - lists, on average, for $100. The unsigned trade edition lists for around $35 (if you can find it).
- “The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s Bellerophon” by Elizabeth Hand (Stories: All New Tales, William Morrow)
- “The Sultan of the Clouds” by Geoffrey A. Landis (Asimov’s, September 2010)
- “Troika” by Alastair Reynolds (Godlike Machines, Science Fiction Book Club)
For the complete list of nominees, click
here.
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