All the Best Words
It’s time for our annual survey of some of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of the year, as we read all seven of the nominees for the Nebula Award. If you’re looking for some new books to read, check out our discussion—we tread lightly on the spoilers.
Listen to this episode (1 hour, 46 minutes)
Show Notes
Here’s how our panel of five ranked these books overall:
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (the Nebula Award winner)
- Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
- Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
- Updraft by Fran Wilde (the Andre Norton Award winner)
- Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
- Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon