The World Fantasy Awards have been given annually since 1975, to fantasy authors the world over, and are announced every year, appropriately, at the World Fantasy Awards Convention, which is being held in Columbus, Ohio this year. Nominees are selected by a group of judges, composed this year of Greg Ketter, Kelly Link, Jim Minz, Jürgen Snoeren, and Gary K. Wolfe.
NOVEL
* WINNER: The City & The City by China Miéville (Macmillan UK / Del Rey)
* Blood of Ambrose by James Enge (Pyr)
* The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
* Finch by Jeff VanderMeer (Underland Press)
* In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield (Jonathan Cape UK/Del Rey)
Follow the link for the rest of the winners.
The more time that passes since I read The City & The City the less I am impressed... in that it left no lasting emotional impression. The book's excellence lies in the originality of the concept of the two cities and the skill demonstrated by Miéville in making this world so totally believable.
Note to self: pick up Finch by Jeff VanderMeer. City of Saints and Madmen was a roller-coaster ride of tentacular proportion. Cannot make a mistake by reading more VanderMeer.
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