"G. D. Akin" wrote:
>
> Julia asked
>
> > "G. D. Akin" wrote:
> >
> > > Sheesh, I hope not. I've never read his works, but I will soon read his
> > > "Claw of the Conciliator" which won a Nebula a few years back. I'm
> > > trying to read all the Hugo (actually, done that) and Nebula Award
> > > winners. Just a goal.
> >
> > I had that as a goal (the Hugos, anyway) and kind of have let it slide
> > lately. Good goal, IMO. (I've managed to at least *acquire* all but a
> > couple of Hugo-winning novels. Now it's just a matter of *reading*.)
>
> What are your favorites of all the Hugo novels?
>
> Julia
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Tough question! I'll pick my top five in no particular order.
>
> - 1978 Gateway Frederick Pohl
> - 1988 The Uplift War David Brin
> - 1962 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlien
> - 1971 Ringworld Larry Niven
> - 1976 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
>
> If you really press me for an absolute favorite, I'd give a slight nod to
> "Stranger in a Strange Land."
OK, I haven't read Gateway yet (wasn't there a book preceding it that I
really ought to read first?), but I've read the others and enjoyed them.
I've read both versions of "Stranger", but a few years apart. (Summer of
1988 as opposed to spring of 1991....)
> Worst (IMO) tie
>
> - 1958 The Big Time Fritz Leiber
> - 1963 The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
I thought "The Big Time" wasn't the best I'd ever read, but it was
entertaining, at least. "The Man in the High Castle" wasn't my favorite PK
Dick, either. (I'm somewhat partial to "A Scanner Darkly" of everything of
his I've read.)
> Nebula Winners still to Read
>
> - 1966 Babel-17 Samuel R.
> Delany
> - 1968 Einstein Intersection Samuel R.
> Delany
> - 1971 A Time of Changes Robert
> Silverberg
> - 1981 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
> - 1987 The Falling Woman Pat Murphy
> - 1990 Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. LeGuin
> - 1999 Parable of the Talents Octavia E.
> Butler
> - 2001 The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro
Of those, I've only read "Tehanu" and "Claw", but I own three of the others,
and now I'm going to try to get my grubby mits on the Asaro book.
Thanks for the feedback.
Where's the best place to snag a complete list of Nebula award winners?
(Anyone?)
Julia
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