![]() ![]() "A remarkable guided tour through the field?a kind of nonfiction companion to Among Others. 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. Many readers are asking why they should buy this book when it’s culled from Walton’s column at Tor.com. It’s just out in hardback and Kindle editions. 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. Another way is to read An Informal History of the Hugos by Jo Walton, at least for the years 1953-2000. ![]() 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. ![]()
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