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2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2018 have been announced. They are:
- Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill (Gollancz)
- Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock (47North)
- American War by Omar El Akkad (Picador)
- Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar (Sceptre)
- Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed (Tinder Press)
- Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (4th Estate)
The winner will be announced July 18, 2018 and will be presented with a check for £2018.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend.
So what do you think of this list? Any surprises for you? Which is your pick to win?
2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner
The 2017 Arthur C. Clark Award has been announced:
WINNER:
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Fleet)
FINALISTS:
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- After Atlas by Emma Newman (Roc)
- Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz)
- Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing)
Our congrats to Colson Whitehead and all the finalists.
2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2017 have been announced. They are:
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- After Atlas by Emma Newman (Roc)
- Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz)
- Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing)
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Fleet)
The winner will be announced July 27, 2017 and will be presented with a check for £2017.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend.
So what do you think of this list? Any surprises for you? Which is your pick to win?
2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner!
The 2016 Arthur C. Clark Award has been announced:
WINNER:
- Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
FINALISTS:
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Arcadia by Iain Pears (Faber & Faber)
- Way Down Dark by J.P. Smythe (Hodder & Stoughton)
Our congrats to Adrian Tchaikovsky and all the finalists.
2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2016 have been announced. They are:
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Arcadia by Iain Pears (Faber & Faber)
- Way Down Dark by J.P. Smythe (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
The winner will be announced in August and will be presented with a check for £2016.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend.
So what do you think of this list? Any surprises for you? Which is your pick to win?
2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner!
The 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award has been announced. The judging panel, nominated by the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and SCI-FI-LONDON, selected:
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Alfred A. Knopf) as this year’s winner.
The winner received a check for £2015.00 and a commemorative engraved bookend trophy. Congratulations to Emily St. John Mandel for the win and to all the other nominees:
- The Girl With All The Gifts, M.R. Carey (Orbit)
- The Book Of Strange New Things, Michel Faber (Canongate)
- Europe In Autumn, Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Memory Of Water, Emmi Itäranta (HarperVoyager)
- The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August, Claire North (Orbit)
So what do you think of the result?
2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2015 have been announced. They are:
- The Girl With All The Gifts, M.R. Carey (Orbit)
- The Book Of Strange New Things, Michel Faber (Canongate)
- Europe In Autumn, Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Memory Of Water, Emmi Itäranta (HarperVoyager)
- The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August, Claire North (Orbit)
- Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel (Picador)
The winner will be announced on Wednesday 6th May at an exclusive award ceremony held at Foyles Bookshop, London, and taking place as part of the activities leading up to the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The winner will be presented with a check for £2015.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend. See the official press release for more details.
So what do you think of this list? Any surprises for you? Which is your pick to win?
2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner!
The 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner was announced last night in an exclusive award ceremony hosted by the Royal Society, London, as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The judging panel, nominated by the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and SCI-FI-LONDON, selected: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit) as this year’s winner.Ann Leckie received a check for £2014.00 and a commemorative engraved bookend trophy. Congratulations to Mz. Leckie for the win and to all the other nominees:
- God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Del Rey)
- The Disestablishment of Paradise by Phillip Mann (Gollancz)
- Nexus by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot)
- The Adjacent by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- The Machine by James Smythe (Blue Door)
So what do you think of the result?
2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The six shortlisted books for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2014 were announced earlier this week. They are:
- God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Del Rey)
- Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- The Disestablishment of Paradise by Phillip Mann (Gollancz)
- Nexus by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot)
- The Adjacent by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- The Machine by James Smythe (Blue Door)
The winner will be announced on Thursday May 1st at an exclusive award ceremony held at the Royal Society, London, and taking place as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The winner will be presented with a check for £2014.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend. See the official press release for more details.
Ancillary Justice keeps rolling along, garnering a 4th award nom with God’s War just behind with 3 noms to it’s credit. So what do you think of this list? Any surprises for you? Which is your pick to win?
2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner!
The 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner was announced last night in an exclusive award ceremony hosted by the Royal Society, London, as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The judging panel, nominated by the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and SCI-FI-LONDON, selected: Dark Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus) as this year’s winner.Chris Beckett received a check for £2013.00 and a commemorative engraved bookend trophy. Congratulations to Mr. Beckett for the win and to all the other nominees:
- NOD – Adrian Barnes (Bluemoose)
- Angelmaker – Nick Harkaway (William Heinemann)
- The Dog Stars – Peter Heller (Headline)
- Intrusion – Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
- 2312 – Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
So what do you think of the result? I’ve not read Dark Eden but it beat out perennial favorites Kim Stanley Robinson and Ken MacLeod which has to be a good sign, right?
