# Hugo awards 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596 "2025-05-20T20:01:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/1 "2025-05-20T20:01:28Z")
I decided to attempt to vote for the Hugo’s this year. Mostly, because for $50, they give me an awful lot of “Hugo nominated” fiction. And I’m kinda looking for new authors to follow. Let’s see how much of the material i get through before the voting deadline. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/2 "2025-05-20T22:36:29Z")
Interesting. I read a lot fewer novels these days, as what I want from scifi isn’t always what’s popular (and this has always been true, it goes in waves) - the last few years it was more cerebral and social, while I tend to the junkier end of the scifi spectrum. Oh, not even close to 100% (for the genre or my preferences), but enough that the rewarded books felt more like thoughtful work than fun. And right now, I’m putting more emphasis on “fun” due to IRL for more than sufficient reasons. Please let us know what tickles your fancy, I’m always looking for a good read! ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/3 "2025-05-21T03:50:10Z")
I usually try to read all of the nominated novels, but fortunately I don’t vote, because it may take me over a year to get to them all. For convenience, this years nominees: > **[2025 Hugo Awards](https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2025-hugo-awards/)** > > Presented at: Seattle Worldcon 2025, Seattle, Washington, USA, August 16, 2025 Hosts: K. Tempest Bradford, Nisi Shawl Base design: Joy Alyssa Day Lodestar Award trophy design: Sara Felix Awards Adm… Adrian Tchaikovsky got two novel nominations. He once ❤ one of my posts on bsky, so it’s almost like we hang out! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/4 "2025-05-21T03:59:32Z")
Well, I’m planning to start with short stories, and work up in length. I doubt I’ll get to the series before the vote. (Although you get a lot of books in nominated series if you sign up, any one of those is a series that’s popular with my friends.) Maybe the novels? But maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/5 "2025-05-21T11:36:59Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > Adrian Tchaikovsky got two novel nominations. Yeah saw that …he’s a very good writer . 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-awards-2025/1018596/6 "2025-05-21T11:46:25Z")
So did T Kingfisher. Those are the only two on the list that I’ve read. She is also a very good author. Both of hers are fantasy, not science fiction. And one is really creepy.