2009 Hugo Nominees Announced

Heading off the roster are the Best Novels:

Best Novel
(639 Ballots)

• 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)

For the rest of the list, go to the Hugo Awards site here.

The Anticipation web site has links to some of the nominees' individual pages.

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Top 10 SF Books For Non-SF Readers

(via Suite101.com) If you think that s-f is a silly boys' genre all about star-ships and
robots battling in space, think again: and use this selection for the
unconverted as a guide.

Read more: "Top 10 Science-Fiction Books for Non-Fans: The Best S-F Novels for the Unconverted" - http://scififantasyfiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_10_sciencefiction_books_for_nonfans#ixzz08mCjzEPh