Hugo Winners Meme...

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Ganked from gridlore

Bolded the ones I've read.


1. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (Tension, Apprehension, and Dissension have begun!) (Just watched the B5 episode in which we discover that Psicop Mr. Bester's first name is, of course, Alfred.
2. They'd Rather be Right/The Forever Machine by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
3. Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
4. The Big Time by Fritz Leiber
5. A Case of Conscience by James Blish
6. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
7. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
8. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein One of the works I consider less deserving. SiaSL shows the first signs of RAH's decline, IMCGO
9. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
10. Way Station by Clifford Simak
11. The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
12. . . . And Call Me Conrad/This Immortal by Roger Zelazny I think this was rather weak compared to other Zelazny; perhaps this was one of those awards where they're really giving it for the sum total of your work to date?
13. Dune by Frank Herbert
14. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
15. Lord of Light by Roger Zelanzy
16. Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
17. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
18. Ringworld by Larry Niven
19. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
20. The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
21. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
22. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Color me unimpressed.
23. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
24. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
25. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
26. Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre
27. The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
28. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
29. Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
30. Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
31. Startide Rising by David Brin
32. Neuromancer by William Gibson
33. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
34. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
35. The Uplift War by David Brin
36. Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
37. Hyperion by Dan Simmons Color me even more unimpressed.
38. The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
39. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
40. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
41. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
42. Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
43. Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
44. The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
45. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
46. Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
47. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
48. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Amazing book.
49. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
50. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
51. Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
52. Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
53. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Retro Hugo)
54. The Mule/Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov (Retro Hugo)
55. Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (Retro Hugo)

Comments

[autopope.livejournal.com]

Wow. The only ones I haven't read on that list are:

2. They'd Rather be Right/The Forever Machine by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
51. Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
53. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Retro Hugo)

No surprise there.

[seawasp]

I would expect many people to have read more of those than I have. I should not that the above list does NOT indicate the (quite a few) novels which I started and dropped unfinished, such as Left Hand of Darkness. Some I haven't read because what I do know about them gives me STRONG reason to believe I wouldn't like them at all (Forever War), some I have simply never seen a copy of (Fountains of Paradise), and some I will read someday but haven't gotten to yet (Diamond Age, the Bujolds).

My tastes are rather NOT in step with the groups that generally hand out awards (this list, and the recent Oscars discussions, hammer this home as they do every year). I was actually rather surprised by the number I HAD read (though of course the large number RAH won helped there).

I therefore don't expect to ever be nominated for, let alone win, a Hugo (or even the Campbell award). The only exception MIGHT be for the forthcoming "Boundary", which is a damn good book and one which might interest a wider audience than the stuff I expect to write on my own.

It's interesting that as far as I can see *NO* collaboration has ever won a Hugo. (was Mote in God's Eye nominated in its year?)

Anyway, thanks for commenting. For those who, like you, HAVE read virtually all, your method of posting is probably a lot easier! :)

Correction!

[seawasp]

I see that ONE collaboration has -- the oft-maligned "They'd Rather Be Right".

Re: No surprise there.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Not only did "Mote" get nominated, but so did Inferno, Lucifer's Hammer, and Footfall.. all Niven/Pournelle efforts.

Re: No surprise there.

[seawasp]

If there IS a lifetime achievement Hugo, I think the collaborative partnership of N&P deserves one, even if no individual book wins.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I missed _They'd Rather Be Right_ and I have never been able to finish _American Gods_. Otherwise, I've read them all.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

As with Charles, the only one's I haven't read (although I've started) were:
16. Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
26. Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre
29. Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
36. Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh

See...

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My reply to Charles on his similar comment.

Interesting that I actually HAVE read one of those on each of your lists, though.

[nwhyte]

I've been tracking my progress on this list here. And I just read Foundation's Edge at the weekend, which leaves on The Snow Queen and The Wanderer to go.

And Call Me Conrad/This Immortal was actually Zelazny's first published novel, so probably not a reward for career achievement!

Based on what you reveal of your tastes above, I'd have thought you might enjoy the Stephenson, even if IMHO the award for The Diamond Age was really compensation for not getting one for Snow Crash.

Well...

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... As I said to the mighty Mr. Stross, I do intend to read Diamond Age.

Ah, I had come across This Immortal much later. Interesting. Still, I don't find it a particularly strong novel. I'll have to look up what it was competing with that year and see if I'd have chosen anything different.

This is actually not unusual, though; even when an author whose work I like wins, it doesn't seem to be for what I think was his best work. F'rinstance, my favorite Bradbury novel -- one I read again and again -- is Something Wicked This Way Comes; of all of Asimov's novels, I think the two original Robot Novels are the strongest.

Books

[franseca.livejournal.com]

I'm so ashamed... the only one I have ACTUALLY read all the way through is Neuromancer. And that was to get a better understanding of Netrunners for a Cyberpunk2020 game.

Here's my real moment of shame, though: Starship Troopers -- I saw the movie, and didn't even realise it was a book first.

(And as to the "banned books" list, most of what I had read was simply because it was required reading for school. I couldn't really feel any sense of accomplishment for that.)

I am liking these memes you've been posting, though, they're interesting.

And speaking of books, mine's on it's way to you, and I am eagerly anticipating its return. :-)

OH! And my friend finally started reading the copy of Mountain Magic I gave him. He said he likes Diamonds a lot so far, though he doesn't have much time for reading either these days, so he hasn't gotten terribly far yet.

Re: Books

[seawasp]

The movie Starship Troopers has nothing to do with the book except some names.

There are a number of books on that list I'm sure you would enjoy, and many others that you might. Let me know if you want specific recommendations. :)

[illian.livejournal.com]

I've like C.J. Cherryh and have read most of her books but I usually come out of them feeling like I've missed something.

Published by Baen and you haven't read any of the Bujold. *shakes head*

I haven't...

[seawasp]

... read a LOT of Baen authors. Since becoming a writer I've had even LESS time to read.