John, Alison, and Liz read the 2024 Hugo Award finalists for Best Novel.
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Content warnings this episode: Rape and murder during a brief discussion of historically accurate piracy in Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, discussion of billionaires during Starter Villain
- John’s rankings:
- Some Desperate Glory
- Translation State
- Saint of Bright Doors
- Witch King
- Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
- Starter Villain
- Alison’s rankings:
- Saint of Bright Doors
- Some Desperate Glory
- Translation State
- Witch King
- Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
- Starter Villain
- Liz’s rankings:
- Some Desperate Glory
- Saint of Bright Doors
- Translation State
- Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
- Witch King
- Starter Villain
- Consensus:
- Some Desperate Glory
- Saint of Bright Doors
- Translation State
- Witch King
- Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
- Starter Villain
- Credits
- Cover art: “Favourite Reading Positions” by Sue Mason
- Alt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The text “Octothorpe 111” and “Hugo Novels 2024” appears to the top and the bottom of the image.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)