AncalagonTheBlack Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 NOVEL• The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)• Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce (Gollancz; Doubleday)• The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)• Crandolin, Anna Tambour (Chômu)• Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson (Grove; Corvus)Complete list - http://www.wfc2013.org/wfawards01.htmlI have not read any of the above.Any of these worth reading ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've read 3 and own 1 other (haven't yet bought the Tambour). Wilson's book I liked best, closely followed by Kiernan's. Jemisin's was OK, but nothing that really appealed to me (strange how each of her books has appealed less to me than the previous one). But certainly read the first two I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 My vote would go to the Graham Joyce, as that is the only book on the novel list I find interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Alif the Unseen is the only one I've read and it was great. Haven't read any of the others as I had no interest in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Rhinos Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've read Alif the Unseen. It was pretty good. I felt like Wilson didn't quite a nail it though, I think she has better things in her and I hope we get to read them in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Oh, I should add that in the Special Award, Professional category is intriguing, not least because I'm a (semi)regular contributor to Weird Fiction Review and it's great to see that Adam Mills and the VanderMeers are receiving recognition for that excellent site. In other categories, only read the anthology of Mexican speculative fiction (thought it was very subpar), Karin Tidbeck's outstanding collection Jagannath, and Brandon Sanderson's better-than-his-average novella The Emperor's Soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I've read the Kiernan and recommend it strongly. I have the Tambour but haven't read it yet; Chômu's books are always interesting, though, and it's good to see them getting some recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Some Kind of Fairy Tale is wonderful. Hopefully it will win. Alif the Unseen is the only other one I'm interested in, and while I keep meaning to read it, something else keeps getting in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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