Via James Nicoll on Facebook:

Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
(I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
Best Novel
A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
Best Novella
A Psalm for The Wild-Built, By Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
Best Novelette
“Bots Of the Lost Ark”, By Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
Best Short Story
“Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, By Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
Best Series
Wayward Children, By Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
Best Graphic Story or Comic
Far Sector, Written by N.K. Jemisin, Art by Jamal Campbell (Dc)
Best Related Work
Never Say You Can’t Survive, By Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Dune, Screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, And Eric Roth; Directed by Denis Villeneuve; Based on The Novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
The Expanse: Nemesis Games, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, And Naren Shankar; Directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
Best Editor, Short Form
Neil Clarke
Best Editor, Long Form
Ruoxi Chen
Best Professional Artist
Rovina Cai
Best Semiprozine
Uncanny Magazine, Publishers and Editors-In-Chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; Managing/Poetry Editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; Nonfiction Editor Elsa Sjunneson; Podcast Producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
Best Fanzine
Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) And Seanan McGuire (Story)
Best Fancast
Our Opinions Are Correct, Presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, Produced by Veronica Simonetti
Best Fan Writer
Cora Buhlert
Best Fan Artist
Lee Moyer
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Last Graduate, By Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Shelley Parker-Chan

In article <6516f0f9-3536-4c2a-89bb-524e53b22c06n@googlegroups.com>,
pete...@gmail.com <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>Best Novelette
> “Bots Of the Lost Ark”, By Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)

In five years of Hugo voting, I think this was the first time that the
work I had put at the top of my ballot actually won. I actively
*hated* most of the short list in this category.

I discovered after the fact that I had blocked Palmer on Twitter, for
reasons I have no memory of.

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Garrett Wollman wrote:

>In article <6516f0f9-3536-4c2a-89bb-524e53b22c06n@googlegroups.com>,
>pete...@gmail.com <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>>Best Novelette
>> “Bots Of the Lost Ark”, By Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld,
>>Jun 2021)
>
>In five years of Hugo voting, I think this was the first time that the
>work I had put at the top of my ballot actually won. I actively
>hated most of the short list in this category.
>
>I discovered after the fact that I had blocked Palmer on Twitter, for
>reasons I have no memory of.

I have read a number of her works, in particular the "Finder" series.

Brian

On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
> Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
>
> Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
> (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
> Best Novel
> A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
snip

What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an advancement
of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has won the Hugo
as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a political and
psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels or series
instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
Memory Called Empire which must be read first.

On 2022-10-05, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
>>
>> Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
>> (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
>> Best Novel
>> A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
> snip
>
> What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an advancement
> of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has won the Hugo
> as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a political and
> psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
> first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels or series
> instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
> Memory Called Empire which must be read first.

I agree with pretty much everything you say. In this case, however, I
really don't know what book was better this year. There were several
other good books, but no book, including this one, was outstanding, IMO.

I would say though, again IMO, that _Speaker for the Dead_ was a sequel
that deserved its Hugo. I can't think of any other winning sequel that
I consider outstanding.

Chris

In article <jqio91Fdng5U2@mid.individual.net>,
Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:
>On 2022-10-05, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
>>>
>>> Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
>>> (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
>>> Best Novel
>>> A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
>> snip
>>
>> What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an advancement
>> of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has won the Hugo
>> as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a political and
>> psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
>> first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels or series
>> instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
>> Memory Called Empire which must be read first.
>
>I agree with pretty much everything you say. In this case, however, I
>really don't know what book was better this year. There were several
>other good books, but no book, including this one, was outstanding, IMO.
>
>I would say though, again IMO, that _Speaker for the Dead_ was a sequel
>that deserved its Hugo. I can't think of any other winning sequel that
>I consider outstanding.
>
>Chris

Hmm. Is _Ringworld_ a sequel to "Neutron Star"?
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In article <jqipf1Fe5scU1@mid.individual.net>,
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
>In article <jqio91Fdng5U2@mid.individual.net>,
>Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:
>>On 2022-10-05, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
>>>>
>>>> Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
>>>> (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
>>>> Best Novel
>>>> A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
>>> snip
>>>
>>> What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an
>advancement
>>> of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has
>won the Hugo
>>> as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a
>political and
>>> psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
>>> first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels
>or series
>>> instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
>>> Memory Called Empire which must be read first.
>>
>>I agree with pretty much everything you say. In this case, however, I
>>really don't know what book was better this year. There were several
>>other good books, but no book, including this one, was outstanding, IMO.
>>
>>I would say though, again IMO, that _Speaker for the Dead_ was a sequel
>>that deserved its Hugo. I can't think of any other winning sequel that
>>I consider outstanding.
>>
>>Chris
>
>Hmm. Is _Ringworld_ a sequel to "Neutron Star"?

However, it could be seen as a sequel to "There is a Tide." Or
possibly, Protector.
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On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 5:40:42 AM UTC+1, Titus G wrote:
> On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
> >
> > Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
> > (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
> > Best Novel
> > A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
> snip
>
> What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an advancement
> of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has won the Hugo
> as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a political and
> psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
> first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels or series
> instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
> Memory Called Empire which must be read first.
I think that sequels should at least be treated on their own merits as standalone books. So much good Science Fiction arrives as series books in the author's invented world that it seems silly to penalise subsequent books. These suggestions also follow from my view that the most prominent awards should function as show-cases for the genre.

On 2022-10-10, Andrew McDowell <mcdowell_ag@sky.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 5:40:42 AM UTC+1, Titus G wrote:
>> On 6/09/22 04:23, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
>> > Via James Nicoll on Facebook:
>> >
>> > Congratulations to the 2022 Hugo Winners!
>> > (I had to go to bed before the ceremony: early/long day today)
>> > Best Novel
>> > A Desolation Called Peace, By Arkady Martine (Tor)
>> snip
>>
>> What an enjoyable read! But the good bits were not really an advancement
>> of those in A Memory Called Empire so I am surprised it has won the Hugo
>> as it is really a sequel and, like the original, more of a political and
>> psychological intrigue with a little action and adventure involving
>> first contact with an alien race. I find it silly that sequels or series
>> instalments can win the best novel and in this instance preferred A
>> Memory Called Empire which must be read first.
> I think that sequels should at least be treated on their own merits as standalone books. So much good Science Fiction arrives as series books in the author's invented world that it seems silly to penalise subsequent books. These suggestions also follow from my view that the most prominent awards should function as show-cases for the genre.

It would be nice if that were the case. In reality, awards like the
Hugo are understandably strongly affected by what percentage of the
voting population has read it. Few have read all reasonable
nominees. The vote totals for sequels and later series books are
influenced by positively and negatively by the earlier books.

Chris