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FINALISTS: 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award

Posted on March 26, 2012 by John DeNardo in Awards // 5 Comments

The finalists for the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award (given to the best SF novel published each year in the UK, though not necessarily by a British writer) have been announced:

Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear (Gollancz)
The End Specialist by Drew Magary (Harper Voyager)
Embassytown by China Miéville (Macmillan)
The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (Sandstone Press)
Rule 34 by Charles Stross (Orbit)
The Waters Rising by Sheri S.Tepper (Gollancz)

The winner will be announced at the opening night of the 11th SCI-FI-LONDON festival on May 2nd.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

[via Tor Books UK]

Arthur C. Clarke Award

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5 Comments on FINALISTS: 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award

Paul (@princejvstin) // March 26, 2012 at 10:15 am //

I’ve read two out of the six already (Hull Zero Three and Embassytown).
- John DeNardo // March 26, 2012 at 12:58 pm //
  
  Only two? Slacker. 😛
tam // March 26, 2012 at 12:53 pm //

I never really understood this award. It’s not for hard sf, right?
- John DeNardo // March 26, 2012 at 12:58 pm //
  
  I updated the description above: “given to the best SF novel published each year in the UK (not necessarily by a British writer)”
  - tam // March 29, 2012 at 4:50 am //
    
    Christopher Priest doesn’t get it either: http://www.christopher-priest.co.uk/journal/1077/hull-0-scunthorpe-3/

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