Scott talked about the lengthy history of the two main awards for science fiction and fantasy literature — the Hugo (nominated and voted upon by the fans) and the Nebula (nominated and voted upon by the writers themselves). Although all of the books on both lists were covered in brief, special emphasis was placed on several of the following titles:
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
Hugo Award – 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
Hugo Award – 2001Darwin’s Radio
by Greg Bear
Nebula Award – 2000Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Hugo Award – 1997Green Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Hugo Award – 1994Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Nebula Award – 1993The Vor Game
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Hugo Award – 1991Neuromancer
by William Gibson
Nebula Award – 1984 and Hugo Award – 1985Startide Rising
by David Brin
Nebula Award – 1983 and Hugo Award – 1984The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
Nebula Award – 1975 and Hugo Award – 1976Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
Nebula Award – 1966Dune
by Frank Herbert
Nebula Award – 1965 and Hugo Award 1966A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller
Hugo Award – 1961Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Hugo Award – 1954 [Awarded retroactively in 1994]The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
Hugo Award – 1953
Interested in learning more about the Hugos, Nebulas and other awards for genre literature? Visit the Award Winners page of the BookGuide Web site.
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