I’ve not put my ballot together for the Hugo yet. I know many of you guys jumped in during the Sad Puppy Think of the Children campaign in order to nominate Monster Hunter Legion for best novel, but you weren’t sure about some of the other categories. I’ll have another post when I put together my actual ballot later, but that’s just the stuff I like. Please, everybody, vote for whatever you think is the most awesome thing.
The stuff that I am voting for that I think deserve the recognition include Elitist Book Reviews, because it is the best review place around and Locus (who won’t touch a Baen book with a 10 foot pole) has won like 27 times, and Schlock Mercenary for graphic work, because Howard keeps getting nominated for his awesomeness, but hasn’t brought home the bacon yet because he’s up against some hard competition.
I’ve got to think hard on the short stories/novelletes/novellas category, because there are some really really awesome ones that I’ve read.
This was just released by my publisher with all of Baen’s eligible works:
Hugo award nominations now open:
http://www.lonestarcon3.org/hugo-awards/index.shtml
In order to nominate, you must have a Supporting or Attending membership in the previous, current, or following year’s Worldcon as of January 31.
For LoneStarCon 3, this means members of Chicon 7 (the 2012 Worldcon), LoneStarCon 3 itself, and Loncon 3 (the 2014 Worldcon). During this stage, members can nominate any eligible work or person. The nominating period for 2013 is now under way and will close on March 10, 2013.
Hugo-eligible titles from Baen Books:
Novels
Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rising Sun, Robert Conroy
Monster Hunter Legion, by Larry Correia
Guardian of Night, by Tony Daniel
The Road of Danger, by David Drake
1636: The Kremlin Games, by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, and Paula Goodlett
1635: The Papal Stakes, by Eric Flint & Charles E. Gannon
Dog and Dragon, by Dave Freer
Darkship Renegades, by Sarah A. Hoyt
World Divided: Book 2 of Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey, with Cody Martin, Dennis Lee and Veronica Giguere
Dragon Ship, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Queen of Wands, by John Ringo
Elfhome, by Wen Spencer
Phoenix Rising, by Ryk Spoor
No Going Back, by Mark L. Van Name
A Rising Thunder, by David Weber
War Maid’s Choice, by David Weber
Fire Season, by David Weber & Jane Lindskold
When Diplomacy Fails… , by Michael Z. Williamson
Cobra War, Book 3: Cobra Gamble by Timothy Zahn
Anthologies (have to nominate individual stories as either short stories, novellas or novelettes, based on length – Short Story is up to 7,500 words; Novelette is 7,500 to 17,500 words; Novella is 17,500 to 40,000 words; Novel is 40,000 words and up)
Grantville Gazette VI, edited by Eric Flint
SHORT STORIES
“Cinco de Mayo,” Edith Wild
“A Matter of Unehlichkeit,” Kim Mackey
“A Tinker’s Progress,” Terry Howard
“Breakthroughs,” Jack Carroll
“Duty Calls,” Karen Bergstralh
“Lost in Translation,” Iver P. Cooper
“Feng Shui for the Soul,” Kerryn Offord
“Ghosts on the Glass,” Tim Roesch
“Nothing’s Ever Simple,” Virginia DeMarce
“The Masque,” Eric Flint
NOVELETTES
“The Monster,” Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
“Birdwatching,” Garrett W. Vance
“Sailing Upwind,” Kevin and Karen Evans
“Jenny and the King’s Men,” Mark Huston
“Mrs. December,” Chet Gottfreid
“Letters of Trade,” David Dingwall
“Galloping Goose,” Herbert and William Sakalaucks
“Bunny B. Goode,” Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
“Suite for Four Hands,” David Carrico
Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams
SHORT STORIES
“The Johnson Maneuver,” by Ian Douglas
“Hel’s Half-Acre,” by Jack Campbell
“Death Reported of Last Surviving Veteran of Great War,” by Dan Abnett
“Power Armor: A Love Story,” by David Barr Kirtley
“The Last Days of the Kelly Gang,” by David D. Levine
“Field Test,” by Michael A. Stackpole
“Trauma Pod,” by Alastair Reynolds
“Contained Vacuum,” by David Sherman
“You Do What You Do,” by Tanya Huff
“Human Error,” by John Jackson Miller
“Transfer of Ownership,” by Christie Yant
“Don Quixote,” by Carrie Vaughn
“The Poacher,” by Wendy N. Wagner & Jak Wagner
“The Green,” by Lauren Beukes
“Sticks and Stones,” by Robert Buettner
“Helmet,” by Daniel H. Wilson
“The N-Body Solution,” by Sean Williams
NOVELETTES
“Nomad,” by Karin Lowachee
“Jungle Walkers,” by David Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell
“The Last Run of the Coppelia,” by Genevieve Valentine
“The Cat’s Pajamas,” by Jack McDevitt
“Find Heaven and Hell in the Smallest Things,” by Simon R. Green
“Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine,” by Ethan Skarstedt & Brandon Sanderson
Man-Kzin Wars XIII, edited by Larry Niven
SHORT STORIES
“Bound for the Promised Land,” by Alex Hernandez
NOVELETTES
“Misunderstanding,” by Hal Colebatch and Jessica Q. Fox
“At the Gates,” by Alex Hernandez
“Zeno’s Roulette,” by David Bartell
NOVELLAS
“Two Types of Teeth,” by Jane Lindskold
“Tomcat Tactics,” by Charles E. Gannon
NOVEL
“Pick of the Litter,” by Charles E. Gannon
Going Interstellar, edited by Les Johnson & Jack McDevitt
SHORT STORIES
“Choices,” by Les Johnson
“Siren Song,” by Mike Resnick
NOVELETTES
“A Country for Old Men,” by Ben Bova
“Lucy,” by Jack McDevitt
“Lesser Beings,” by Charles E. Gannon
“Design Flaw,” by Louise Marley
“The Big Ship and the Wise Old Owl,” by Sarah A. Hoyt
NOVELLA
“Twenty Lights to ‘The Land of Snow’,” by Michael Bishop
Baen website original short stories
SHORT STORIES
“Grayson Navy Letters Home,” by Joelle Presby
“Like Ghost Cat and a Dragon’s Dog,”by Dave Freer
“A Murder of Crows,” by Alex Hernandez
“The Age of the Warrior,” by Hank Reinhardt
“Taking the High Road,” by R.P.L. Johnson
“Conella and the Cyclops Sea Serpent of Doom,” by John Ringo
“Away in a Manger,” by Wen Spencer
NOVELETTES
“Checksum Checkmate,” by Tony Daniel
“Landed Alien,” by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
“Peace Offering,” by Wen Spencer
“Angel in Flight,” by Sarah A. Hoyt
NOVELLA
“Kinderspiel,” by Charles E. Gannon
Nonfiction related work
Hank Reinhardt’s Book of Knives: A Practical and Illustrated Guide to Knife Fighting, by Hank Reinhardt
A New American Space Plan, by Travis S. Taylor, with Stephanie Osborn
Fiction by Baen editor Tony Daniel:
SHORT STORY
“Learning to Paint Snow,” Pinball, Nov./Dec. 2012
Short fiction by Baen slushmaster Gray Rinehart:
SHORT STORIES
“Sensitive, Compartmented,” Asimov’s, April/May 2012
“The Song of Uullioll,” Analog, July/August 2012
NOVELETTES
“The Second Engineer,” Asimov’s, October/November 2012
“Seagulls, Jack-o-Lanterns, and Interstitial Spaces,” Analog, November 2012
100% agreed about Elitist Book Reviews – they’re great. I’ve picked up a ton of great fiction because of them.
Please do not nominate (or purchase) any works by Eric Flint. He is a union activist.
I don’t think you should make you choices based on political beliefs but on writing ability. I dont agree with Larry or Eric politically but I’ll happily read either as they’re both good authors. In my opinion not as good as David Drake though(Sorry Larry).
And voting for Mr. Flint will still make heads explode. He’s too pro-American for the gatekeepers in New York and the literary science fiction fans bitch about that all the time.
Seriously? *That’s* your problem with Eric?
We’re talking about an excellent writer who raises the Left’s Avg IQ several points just by breathing, and who was willing to take a (literal) beating for his beliefs. I disagree with him on almost every issue one could name, but I respect the hell out of him.
There’s a word for someone who tries to tie in entirely unrelated political issues in order to destroy someone. Usually starts with an L…
What? Do you have a problem with libertarians or something? Sending money to somebody through the purchase of his product, is entirely related to his political beliefs when he may turn around and send some of that money to support causes that are hostile to my own beliefs.
I’d prefer that he not get any acclaim as a writer through awards, either. I’d rather he fail entirely at selling his writing, and have to look for a job in some state with an economy devastated by unionism.
Have we decided what we are voting for?
There was some talk of a voting guide.
Yes, Mr. Correia, I received an email yesterday stating that there’s only 10 days left for nominating. I don’t read nearly as much as I used to and I am really eager to see the ballot you promised to show us so I can, frankly, copy it entirely.