The Incomparable Mothership #620 June 24, 2022
2022 Awards Book Club, part 3

Alien Donut Lady

2022 Awards Book Club concludes with three Hugo-nominated novels: Andy Weir’s deep-space problem-solver “Project Hail Mary”; Shelley Parker Chan’s historical epic “She Who Became the Sun”; and Ryka Aoki’s alien-and-demon-packed “Light from Uncommon Stars.” Also, Erika and Jason highlight some of their favorite short-fiction Hugo nominees.

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Show Notes

Our collective Hugo rankings:

  1. “The Galaxy and the Ground Within” (4 first-place votes, 1.2 average)
  2. “A Desolation Called Peace” (1, 2.2)
  3. Light from Uncommon Stars (0, 3.5)
  4. “Project Hail Mary” (0, 4)
  5. “A Master of Djinn” (0, 4.4)
  6. “She Who Became the Sun” (0, 5.2)

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