Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; HarperVoyager UK)
Saturn's Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)
Wow! Three directly marketed as YA, one (Anathem) that features teenagers, one (Graveyard Book) that's for middle-grade readers on up, and, um, then there's Saturn's Children, about which Publisher's Weekly said "Sex oozes from every page of this erotic futuristic thriller..."
I also find it interesting that something that is as utterly un-sciency as The Graveyard Book made it onto the list for the most prestigious science fiction award.
Here's the rest of the ballot.
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Wow is right! Wow. Weird year for sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I imagine that fans of "real" science fiction are pretty bemused/ticked off....
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, I have been reading heated debates on the nominees this year! Lots of unimpressed people. I was really surprised by the list, but it just must mean that it wasn't a great year for sci-fi. Especially Saturn's Children. I am shocked that made the list, so now of course I have changed my mind about reading it and have to see what it is all about! The Graveyard Book doesn't make much sense to me, either.
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