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It’s our annual read of the annual science fiction and fantasy shortlist, the Hugo Awards nominees! Our panelists catch up on the three books that weren’t covered in our Nebula Awards episode, and then Jason and Erika spend a little time on the short fiction nominees. And the raging debate on whether a planet is space or not continues!

2020 Hugo Award nominees

Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Scott McNulty and Dan Moren

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    • Referenced Works
    Gideon the Ninth
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    A Memory Called Empire
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    The Ten Thousand Doors of January
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    The Light Brigade
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    The City in the Middle of the Night
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    Middlegame
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    To Be Taught, If Fortunate
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    This Is How You Lose the Time War
    [Amazon] [Apple]
    Show Notes & Links

    Our panel’s final consensus ranking:

    1. “A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine
    2. “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir
    3. “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” by Alix E. Harrow
    4. “The Light Brigade” by Kameron Hurley
    5. “Middlegame” by Seanan Maguire
    6. “The City in the Middle of the Night” by Charlie Jane Anders
      7. Incomparable 516: The 2020 Nebula Awards
      Our episode about novella nominee "To Be Taught, If Fortunate"
      Our episode about novella nominee "This Is How You Lose the Time War"

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