2009 Campbell Award Finalists
By John DeNardo |
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at
12:12 am
The finalists for this year’s John W. Campbell Memorial Award have just been announced. They are:
- City at the End of Time, Greg Bear (Del Rey)
- Valley of Day-Glo, Nick Di Chario (Robert J. Sawyer Books)
- Little Brother, Cory Doctorow (Tor)
- Song of Time, Ian MacLeod, (PS Publishing)
- The Philosopher’s Apprentice, James Morrow (William Morrow)
- Anathem, Neal Stephenson (William Morrow)
The John W. Campbell Award is presented during the Campbell Conference Awards Banquet at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, July 9 – 12, 2009.
[via Locus Online and SF Scope]
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Personally, I’d vote Anathem, though it’s a bit dry.
Realistically? More likely to go to Little Brother – it’s an easier read.
John,
Do you know anyone who has read “Song of Time” by MacLeod? I can’t find it anywhere. The only copy Amazon has is $128. The Book Depository in the UK has none, nor does Amazon-UK. Even Powell’s doesn’t have it.
Somehow, I think that a book with very limited availability should not be considered for any award. I like MacLeod, but this is ridiculous.
“Anathem” is probably one of the finest books of the last couple of decades, but I really think “Little Brother” may be more important. “City at the End of Time” was not one of Bear’s best, and I haven’t read any of the others. Which is unusual, because as a retiree, I read a lot. I did ven before I retied, but now, it’s ridiculous.
Rick York
The publisher of Song of Time, PS publishing, sells it on their website at $30 for the harcover and $75 for the slipcased hardcover.