Hooray, my second favorite novella has won! Congratulations to Nghi Vo and The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Her acceptance speech was particularly moving and I hope this acclaim convinces her to keep writing and make even more great art. But as I will be forever grateful for Murderbot and its adventures, I congratulate Martha Wells. So I am more than happy that Muderbot was recognized in this way, even though I really wanted Best Series to go to The Poppy War which cannot be nominated again (the trilogy being finished), unlike the Murderbot Diaries.
During a time when we were all dealing with negative feelings, with fear and anxiety, with grief and loss, with isolation and self-centered people, it comes as no surprise that a book and series about an AI with anxiety and social awakwardness that is as heartwarming as it is exciting has touched so many of our hearts.
Do I understand why Muderbot was such a success last year? Also yes. Would I have preferred these two awards went to two different works? Yes. I adore Murderbot and I am thrilled that it took home an award. I’m grouping these two because they both went to Martha Wells for Network Effectand the Murderbot Diaries respectively. Before diving into it, let me say that I am filled with joy, I don’t begrudge anyone their win, I think every winner was absolutely worthy (even if they were not my personal top choice) and that this was a great Hugo Awards year!
So, on to the winners of my favorite categories, my hopes and predictions and what I think about who ended up with a rocket trophy. It didn’t all go without technical whoopsies but overall it was quite well done and inclusive.įor all the winners, nomination and voting details go here. I’m glad I decided to watch it live, because the ceremony was very nice and you kind of had to be there for the slime mould alone (more on that later).
The 2021 Hugo Award winners have been announced and there is reason to cheer! I actually managed to watch the livestream which was pushed back from 2am my timezone to 3am my timezone and thus took a lot of willpower on my part! My alarm went off and I had a very serious debate inside of my head on whether to get up and do this thing or just check out who won the next day on Twitter.
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