An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton

Have I mentioned that Jo Walton is one of the most awesome authors ever? No? Well let me do so now! Jo Walton is an amazing author. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Book Bingo – First book by a favourite author = achieved! 'A well-informed and thoroughly engaging companion, especially for fans of contemporary SF.' ― Toronto Row, for What Makes This Book So Great Walton's affection for many of these titles is contagious, and fans will find their own reading lists growing.' ― Library Journal, starred review, for What Makes This Book So Great 'Akin to a genre version of Nancy Pearl's Book Lust. And then there's the rare book, like Jo Walton's Among Others, that's both.'―Charlie Jane Anders, io9, for Among Others 'There are the books you want to give all your friends, and there are the books you wish you could go back and give your younger self.

'This is certainly going to be a book that I'll go back to again and again.' ―Andrew Liptak, Kirkus Reviews, for What Makes This Book So Great It's great.' ―Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing, for Among Others 'A remarkable guided tour through the field―a kind of nonfiction companion to Among Others. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.

It's great.'― New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing on What Makes This Book So Great Now these posts, lightly revised, have been gathered into this book, along with a small selection of the comments posted by SF luminaries such as Rich Horton, Gardner Dozois, and David G. Walton's cheerfully opinionated and vastly well-informed posts provoked valuable conversation among the field's historians. Her contention was that each year's full set of finalists generally tells a meaningful story about the state of science fiction at that time. They are widely considered the most prestigious awards in science fiction.īetween 20, Jo Walton wrote a series of posts for Tor.com, surveying the Hugo finalists and winners from the award's inception up to the year 2000. The Hugo Awards, named after pioneer science-fiction publisher Hugo Gernsback, and voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society, have been presented since 1953. Engaged, passionate, and consistently entertaining, An Informal History of the Hugos is a book about the renowned science fiction award for the many who enjoyed Jo Walton's previous collection of writing from Tor.com, the Locus Award-winning What Makes This Book So Great.

An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton