The finalists for this year's Locus award have been announced. Sadly, I am nowhere to be found on the ballot. Nor is anything I edited.
And while I could shout to the heavens that I've been robbed, that would belittle all the deserving people who did make the finalists.
So congrats to everyone, and I'm especially excited to see the following make the list:
SF NOVEL
Brasyl, Ian McDonald (Pyr)
FANTASY NOVEL
Endless Things, John Crowley (Small Beer Press; Overlook)
YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Extras, Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse; Simon & Schuster UK)
Magic's Child, Justine Larbalestier (Razorbill)
Un Lun Dun, China Miéville (Ballantine Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
FIRST NOVEL
Flora Segunda, Ysabeau S. Wilce (Harcourt)
Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz)
One for Sorrow, Christopher Barzak (Bantam Spectra)
COLLECTION
Things Will Never Be the Same, Howard Waldrop (Old Earth)
ANTHOLOGY
The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, eds. (Ballantine Del Rey)
MAGAZINE
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
Subterranean
PUBLISHER
Bantam Spectra
Night Shade Books
Subterranean Press
ARTIST
Stephan Martiniere
John Picacio
I think the whole ballot (linked to above) is very strong. I've tried to highlight some people I know personally. For example, I thought ONE FOR SORROW was one of the best books I read last year. Just phenomenal. I also well pleased to see Night Shade Books on the list for Best Publisher. Wow. I've always thought they did great stuff, but so do a lot of people who don't know them personally.
Great stuff, and congratulations again. I'd love to be on the ballot, but maybe next year, eh?
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