Can I read all the Hugo Award nominees in one week?

Okay, not quite all of them.  How about: all the words-only fiction Hugo nominees that I haven't already read in one week?

That excludes:
- the one novel nominee I've already read
- the graphic novel nominees
- the Best Locus semi-prozine nominees
- the related work nominees
- the fan writer nominees
- the John W. Campbell (Not A Hugo) Award for best new author
- the non-written nominees (editor, artist, fan artist, dramatic presentation)

It's not that I don't love all these categories (well, all but a couple of them), but once again, I'm starting this project a week before the deadline -- someday I will learn -- and overall I'd rather read the words-only fiction.  At least this year there appears to be no doorstopper like last year's Anathem to squeeze in.  I do have some knowledge of most of those categories and will cast votes in several of them, but I'm not going to focus on them this week.

But that still leaves me five novels, six novellas, six novelettes, and five short stories to read.  Aussiecon (the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention) has conveniently made them available for download.  I love this new custom; I'd never spend the time and money to track all the nominees down individually, especially the short fiction.  And this is a great reason to buy a supporting membership in worldcon, even if you can't make it -- oodles of great fiction!

So, can I do it?  Stay tuned.  Sleep is overrated...

Comments

[Serge]

once again, I'm starting this project a week before the deadline -- someday I will learn

Sure you will.

[Neil W]

I've read The City and the City and acquired a copy of Julian Comstock: etc. etc. yesterday, which puts me 1 read and 2 in posession ahead of where I normally am. For all the rest I'll have to just make uninformed responses.

(Having now read 3 out of 5 of last years best novel nominees I can't quite try a 1 year late review)

[Serge]

Right now, I'm reading Kim Newman's "The Man from the Diogenes Club", which had been recommended by one of Rixo's visitors. Not eligible, but definitely fun. Here is an excerpt from the story set in London's red-light district and involving a Golem.

The girl fled. Heart-shaped windows cut out of the seat of her shorts showed pake skin and a sliver of Marks & Sparks knicker. Four-inch stack-soles made for a tottering, Thunderbirds-puppet gait that was funnier than sexy.