2015 Hugo Award Winner Announced!

The 2015 Hugo Award best novel winner is The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liv! The Hugo Awards are awarded annually for the best in science fiction and fantasy.

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision. (Publisher Summary)

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2015 Hugo Award Nominees

The 2015 Hugo Award nominees have been announced! The Hugo Awards are awarded annually for the best in science fiction and fantasy. Check out the nominees available at the Community Library in the "best novel" category.

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Now in a single body and with only a ship and a troublesome crew, Breq is sent to Atheok Station to protect the sister of Lieutenant Awn. Sequel to Ancillary Justice. (Publisher Summary)

The Dark Between the Stars Kevin J. Anderson
A long-anticipated first installment in a trilogy set 20 years after The Saga of the Seven Suns finds the cosmos threatened by a new adversary that forces the human race to set aside internal conflicts and rebuild an alliance with the Ildiran Empire. (Publisher Summary)

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Reluctantly elevated to the throne when his father and brothers are killed in a suspicious accident, an exiled half-goblin is rapidly overwhelmed by Ambitious sycophants, imperial burdens, and dangerous plots while searching for friendship and love. (Publisher Summary)

Skin Game: a Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 

Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into a high security vault to steal something belonging to the Lord of the Underworld in the latest novel of the humorous fantasy series following Cold Days. (Publisher Summary)

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2014 Hugo Award Winners Announced

As per the official Hugo Award website, the Hugo Awards are science fiction’s most prestigious award. Presented annually since 1955, the Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”).

This year's winner of the best novel award is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie! Now isolated in a single frail human body, Breq, an artificial intelligence that used to control of a massive starship and its crew of soldiers, tries to adjust to her new humanity while seeking vengeance and answers to her questions. (Publisher's Summary)

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