
Hyabusa Jao isn't much of an assassin--at least he hasn't been since his partner and lover Waya was killed. Jao's sadistic boss has given him one more chance to get his head straight, if he doesn't: he won't be a mediocre assassin, he'll be a dead one.
Categories: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime
Continuing a stellar awards season in which it has already won the Nebula Award and been nominated for a Hugo, 's The Windup Girl just won the John W. Campbell Award. The Award will be presented to Bacigalupi at this year's Campbell Conference. Canadian placed second in the juried prize's balloting for Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd-Century America, 's The City and the City was third.
The Theodore Sturgeon Award for best short science fiction will also be presented at the Campbell Conference, with this year's prize going to 's novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima.
Categories: Awards, SciFi & FantasyInfluential comic creator passed away early in the morning of July 12th at his Cleveland, Ohio home. A Harvey Award winner in 1995 for his graphic novel Our Cancer Year, Pekar got his start in comics in 1976, collaborating with celebrated underground cartoonist to begin American Splendor. The title would continue over many years and at many publishers; 2003 saw an Academy Award nominated movie based on Pekar's life and work, in which actor assumed the role of Pekar. Harvey Pekar's recent work included the graphic novel The Quitter, illustrated by and an adaptation of 's Working.
Categories: Authors, Graphic Novels
The Sunburst Award, named for author 's first novel, is a juried prize celebrating Canadian literature of the fantastic. It has both an adult and young adult category.
The nominees for the 2010 award are:
Adult:
- The Mystery of Grace-
- Indigo Springs-
- Makers-
- The Sunless Countries-
- Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America-
Young Adult:
The winners of the Sunburst Award will be announced Fall 2010. Jurors for 2010 are , , , , and .
Categories: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy
Locus Magazine, the trade journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy field, has released the winners of their annual awards.
- Best Science Fiction Novel: Boneshaker,
- Best Fantasy Novel: The City & The City,
- Best First Novel: The Windup Girl,
- Best Young Adult Book: Leviathan,
- Best Anthology: The New Space Opera 2, & - editors
- Best Collection: The Best of Gene Wolfe,
A complete list of nominees and winners in all categories can be found here.
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