Ranking the Sci-Fi greats - Books that won both the Hugo & Nebula

SEP 29, 202654 MIN

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No spoilers at all in this episode. Join the Hugonauts book club on discord Or you can watch our episodes on YouTube if you prefer video BOOKS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Among Others by Jo Walton Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke Ringworld by Larry Niven Dune by Frank Herbert Network Effect by Martha Wells Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre Gateway by Frederik Pohl American Gods by Neil Gaiman Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin Startide Rising by David Brin The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Neuromancer by William Gibson The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card The Forever War by Joe Haldeman The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Thanks to our sponsor, Sci-Fi Shorts! The stories that built science fiction's golden age were short, complete worlds in a single sitting. Sci-Fi Shorts brings that tradition back: brand-new science fiction and fantasy flash fiction, every story a thousand words or fewer, paired with original artwork in classic pulp-magazine style: painted covers, raygun rockets, swords and sorcery. It's made for readers with more curiosity than time: a complete story over your morning coffee. Head to https://scifishorts.co/hugonauts and use code HUGONAUTS50 for fifty percent off any subscription. If you want to jump around, here are the timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - #27 Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 02:20 - #26 The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 04:44 - Sponsor: scifishorts.co 05:30 - #20 The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 07:06 - #20 Among Others by Jo Walton 09:01 - #20 Ringworld by Larry Niven 10:55 - #20 Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis 12:55 - #20 Dune by Frank Herbert 14:02 - #20 The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke 16:42 - #16 Network Effect by Martha Wells 18:00 - #16 Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman 19:51 - #16 Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre 22:05 - #16 Gateway by Frederik Pohl 25:33 - #15 American Gods by Neil Gaiman 28:00 - #12 Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold 29:45 - #12 Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 32:15 - #12 The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 34:00 - #10 The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin 36:18 - #10 Startide Rising by David Brin 37:32 - #9 The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 39:34 - Secondary Sponsor: Juris Ex Machina by John W. Maly 39:50 - #5 Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie 40:58 - #5 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card 43:03 - #5 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 44:24 - #5 Neuromancer by William Gibson 46:12 - #4 The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin 47:26 - #1 The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 51:10 - #1 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 52:08 - #1 The Forever War by Joe Haldeman 53:45 - Outro / Summary