Hugo Award Nominees Announced

The 2009 Hugo Award nominees were announced yesterday evening, pitting an science fiction audiobook collection against the year’s biggest blockbusters. The Best Novel nominees were: “Anathem” by Neal Stephenson, “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman, “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow, “Saturn’s Children” by Charles Stross, and “Zoe’s Tale” by John Scalzi.

The Scalzi-edited audiobook anthology, “METAtropolis,” joined an impressive list of films nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form award. The films were: The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Iron Man, and WALL-E.

Here’s more from the site: “The Hugo Awards celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Hugos are presented each year at the World Science Fiction Convention, by the World Science Fiction Society.

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