The shortlist for the 2008 Hugo Awards has been released by Denvention, the host of the World Science Fiction Convention. Canadian leads a strong list of nominees with his novel Rollback. The Hugo will be awarded the weekend of August 6-10th.
It's sad to see no fantasy novels among the nominees; however, two of my new favourite fantasy authors--Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie--are up for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, which is also awarded at World Con.
Full lists of the nominees will appear after the jump.
The Hugo Award for Best Novel:
This marks Stross' fifth consecutive Hugo nomination, while Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union continues its genre attack with previous nominations for the Edgar and Nebula Awards.
To see a full list of nominees in these and other categories, click here.
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Previously:
Robert J. Sawyer, An Interview
Nebula Award Shortlist Announced
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
World Science Fiction Convention Headed To Montreal
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