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Hugo Recommendations 2000

The Emerald City Hugo recommendation list for 2000

As a result of a decision of the Business Meeting at the 2000 Worldcon all works published outside of the USA in 1999 are eligible for the 2001 Hugo Awards. Recommendations that qualify under this one-off special rule are marked with a *.

Links are given to Emerald City reviews where available. For online fanzines and their editors links are given to their web sites. For artists links are given to their personal web sites.

Best Novel
Look to Windward Iain M. Banks Orion CMM, KD
The Sky Road* Ken MacLeod Tor CMM, LaP, CG, KD
Silver Screen* Justina Robson Macmillan

CMM

Ash Mary Gentle Gollancz

CMM, SHS, CG, JS

The Miocene Arrow Sean McMullen Tor

CMM, MK, JS

Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson Aspect

CMM, CG

Perdido Street Station China Miéville Macmillan

CMM, KAS, CG

Galveston Sean Stewart Ace

MK, LaP

In Green's Jungles Gene Wolfe Tor

LaP, JS

Declare Tim Powers Subterranean

LaP, CG

Doors of Death and Life Brenda Clough Tor

SHS

Lord of Emperors Guy Gavriel Kay Harper

SHS

Infinity Beach Jack McDevitt Harper

SHS, BJH

Calculating God Robert J. Sawyer Tor

SHS

Probability Moon Nancy Kress Tor

AC

The Truth Terry Pratchett Doubleday

DC, JD, JR

The Annunciate Severna Park Eos

BJH

Wild Angel Pat Murphy Tor

DC

A Kiss of Shadows Laurel K. Hamilton Ballantine

BJH

The Naked God* Peter Hamilton Pan

KD

A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin Bantam Doubleday Dell

KD, JS

Wheelers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen Warner

KD

Mendoza in Hollywood Kage Baker Harcourt Brace

KD

Ploughing the Dark Richard Powers Farrar Straus & Giroux

JS


Best Novella
A Roll of the Dice Catherine Asaro Analog 7-8/00 KAS, CG
Radiant Green Star Lucius Shepard Asimov's 8/00 MK
Blue Kansas Sky Michael Bishop Blue Kansas Sky SHS
Seventy-Two Letters Ted Chiang Vanishing Acts SHS
Crux Albert E. Cowdrey F&SF, 3/00 DC
Blue Kansas Sky Michael Bishop   JS

Best Novelette
Kings of Eternity Eric Brown SFA 1/00 SHS
The Rift Paul J. McAuley Vanishing Acts SHS
High and Away Shane Tourtellotte Artemis 2 SHS
VTV David Marusek Asimov's 3/00 DC
Two Old Men Kage Baker Asimov's 3/00 DC

Best Short Story
Spurn Babylon Tobias S. Buckell Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root MK
The Shoulders of Giants Robert J. Sawyer Star Colonies BJH
Castle in the Desert Kim Newman scifi.com CMM, DC
Moon Dogs Michael Swanwick Asimov's 3/00 DC
A Diagram of Rapture James L. Cambias F&SF 4/00 DC

Best Related Book
Science Fiction Culture Camille Bacon-Smith   SHS
Terry Pratchett, Guilty of Literature Andrew Butler, Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn Science Fiction Foundation SHS
Robert A. Heinlein: A Reader's Guide James Gifford   SHS
Mike Resnick: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to His Work Fiona Kelleghan   SHS
Journeyman Chris Moore   SHS
At the Foot of the Story Tree Bill Sheehan   LaP
SF Commentary 76: George Turner's Non-Fiction: A Selection Bruce Gillespie et al   LaP
Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography A. E. Cunningham   LaP
Man of Two Worlds Julius Schwartz Harper JR
As He Sees It Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas, Tim Powers Paper Tiger DC
On Writing Stephen King Scribner KD

Best Dramatic Presentation
Gormenghast BBC CMM, KAS
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon   LaP, BJH, CG
Chicken Run   LaP, DC
Unbreakable   GH, BJH
X-Men   DC
Space Cowboys   BJH
Dune SciFi Channel BJH, GH
Are you now or have you ever been? Angel DC
Princess Mononoke (English translation)   BJH, GH
The Emperor's New Groove   GH
Restless Buffy BD2

Best Professional Editor
Ellen Datlow MK, LaP, SHS, BJH
Laura Anne Gilman MK
Gardner Dozois LaP, KD
Gordon van Gelder LaP, KD, JS
David Hartwell LaP
Gary Turner LaP
Patrick Nielsen Hayden SHS, KD
Dave Truesdale BJH
Warren Lapine BJH
Martin H. Greenberg DC
Betsy Mitchell DC

Best Professional Artist
Chris Moore SHS
Jim Burns DC, KD
Frank Kelly Freas DG
Susan van Camp BJH, JD
Phil Foglio KAS, GH, BJH
Alex Ross JR
Bob Eggleton KD, JS
Nene Thomas BJH, GH
Stephanie Paimun-Law JD
John Jude Palencar JS
Mary Grandpre JS

Best Semiprozine
Interzone David Pringle CMM, SHS, DC
Speculations Susan Fry BJH, JS
Absolute Magnitude   GH, BJH
Nova Express Lawrence Person KAS, CMM
Pegasus Publications Convention Listing   DC
Jackhammer Raechel Henderson JS

Best Fanzine
File 770 Mike Glyer CMM, KAS, SHS, CG
Plokta Alison Scott & Steve Davies CMM, KAS, SHS, BJH, CG
SF Commentary Bruce Gillespie CMM, LP, LaP
Challenger Guy Lillian III MK, SHS, LaP
Squib Victor Gonzalez MK
This Here Nic Farey MK
Idea Geri Sullivan SHS
Emerald City Cheryl Morgan SHS, KAS, BJH, GH, CG, BD, BD2
Nova Express Lawrence Person LaP, CMM
Bento David Levine, Kate Yule KAS, BJH, CMM, CG
Mega Tokyo Fred Gallagher, Rodney Caston BJH
Sequential Tart   JR
Ansible Dave Langford DC, BJH
The Unravelled Ferret Brenda Daverin BD, KAS

Best Fan Writer
Bob Devney CMM
Bruce Gillespie CMM, LP, LaP
Mike Glyer CMM, KAS, LP, SHS, CG
Terry Frost CMM, KAS, DC, BJH
Lloyd Penney CMM
Bill Sheehan LaP
Nick Gevers LaP
Russell Blackford LaP
Evelyn Leeper SHS
Guy H. Lillian III SHS
Cheryl Morgan SHS, BJH, KAS, GH, CG
Dave Langford DC
Tommy Ferguson BJH
Kevin Standlee BJH
Lawrence Watt-Evans BJH
Peter David DC, JR
Harlan Ellison (#) JR
Brenda Daverin KAS

# Yes, he does have a justification for this.

Best Fan Artist
Sue Mason CMM, KAS, LP, SHS, BJH, CG
Freddie Baer CMM, CG
Taral Wayne CMM, KAS
Ben Bost MK
GAK LaP
Steven Sanders LaP
Angela Mark LaP
Brad Foster LaP, DC
Teddy Harvia SHS
Alan White DC
Melody Rondeau DC

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Catherine McMullen CMM, KAS, GH, BJH, CG
Jo Walton CMM, CG
Hilari Bell MK
Tobias S. Buckell MK
Thomas Harlan CMM
Suzanne Alles Blom SHS, CG
Mindy Klasky SHS
Kristine Smith SHS
Lemony Snickett DC
Alex Irvine KD

Index of contributors

CMM = Cheryl Morgan; KAS = Kevin Standlee; LP = Lloyd Penney; MK = Michael Kingsley; LaP = Lawrence Person; SHS = Steven Silver; AC = Ann Cecil; DC = Dave Clark; JD = Jon Demers; JR = John Roth; BJH = Barabara Johnson Haddad; GH = George Haddad; DG = Dave Gallagher; CG= Cynthia Gonsalves; KD = Kathryn Daugherty; JS = John Savage; BD = Bob Daverin; BD2 = Brenda Daverin

1950 Retro-Hugos

The 2001 Worldcon elected to award Retro-Hugos for the year 1950. This section is for recommendations for those awards.

Best Novel
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis Harper Collins CMM, JS, BD
Gormenghast Mervyn Peake Overlook Press CMM, DC, KAS, JS
Pebble in the Sky Issac Asimov   KAS
Dying Earth Jack Vance   DC

Best Novella
And now you don't Issac Asimov Astounding, 11/49-1/50 KAS

Best Novelette
You're all alone Fritz Lieber Fantastic Adventures 7/50 DC
Little Black Bag C.M. Kornbluth Astounding 7/50 DC, KAS, JS

Best Short Story
Usher II Ray Bradbury Thrilling Wonder Stories DB
Scanners Live in Vain Cordwainer Smith Fantasy Book #6 DB, DG, DC
The Veldt Ray Bradbury The Saturday Evening Post DB
The Long Rain Ray Bradbury Planet Stories DB
Coming Attraction Fritz Lieber Galaxy 11/50 DC
The Gnurrs Come From the Voodvork Out R. Bretnor F&SF Win-Spr/50 DC
To Serve Man Damon Knight Galaxy 11/50 DC, KAS, JS

Best Related Book
       

Best Dramatic Presentation
Rabbit of Seville Warner Brothers KAS, DC
Harvey   CMM, DC
Cinderella Disney KAS

Best Professional Editor
   

Best Professional Artist
   

Best Semiprozine
     

Best Fanzine
     

Best Fan Writer
   

Best Fan Artist
   

Index of contributors

CMM = Cheryl Morgan; KAS = Kevin Standlee; DB = David Braddick; LP = Lloyd Penney; DC = Dave Clark; DG = Dave Gallgher; JS = John Savage; BD = Bob Daverin

 

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