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It was always a good contender once it made the ballot! With Ancillary Sword the two outstanding entries and well-deserved. A nod towards embracing diversity in a very diverse genre! Let’s reward good books instead of what assholes consider to be good politics.

I love the irony! I’ve been looking forward to reading this book. Now the wait for the long list of holds at the library to thin down…

There were fewer winners this year than in past years because why?

@Buck Ward: In response to the assholes who tried to ruin the Hugos voters rallied to cast “No Award” votes to block them. 5 categories went to No Award.

Short/simplified answer sans politics: The nominations were largely controlled by a small group of people who bloc-voted a slate (not against the letter of the rules, but certainly against the spirit). Many other people disliked the gaming of the Hugos and opposed the bloc-voting. If you want the politics, I would recommend the coverage in George R. R. Martin’s Not a Blog.

Anyway, congrats to the winners! Three-Body Problem was pretty good, though I had some issues with the end. I’m looking forward to the sequel! @Emil I also loved Ancillary Sword and can’t wait for the next one! I’m also really surprised and pleased that Orphan Black won short dramatic presentation, since it’s an amazing show.

excellent, well-researched piece on the controversy:

http://www.wired.com/2015/08/won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-matters/

Thanks for the link, bleebs. I had no idea.

That’s a really good article. I discovered it myself yesterday. It’s also interesting to see the full voting results on the hugo website. They show the votes for each place (2nd, 3rd, etc).

No, the institution of the Hugos is certainly stronger than that, and the No Award votes were appropriate. Remember that this isn t some fictitious Social Justice Warriors anti-troll cabal acting against Beale and the rest of the Puppies.