29 marca br, ogłoszono finalistów nagród Hugo Awards 2024, nagrody Lodestar dla najlepszej książki dla Young Adult i nagrody Astounding dla najlepszego debiutującego pisarza.

Best Novel

• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK)
• The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor, Tor UK)
• Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
• Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Novella

• “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相见, 何夕, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tordotcom)
• Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
• “Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor, Titan UK)

Best Novelette

• I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
• “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition”, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言, 顾适 translated by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, February 2023)
• “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C.L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)
• “On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)
• “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
• “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)

Best Short Story

• “Answerless Journey”, Han Song / 没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)
• “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
• “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2023)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine, October 2023)
• 美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”), 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)

Best Series

• The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
• The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tordotcom, Tor UK)
• The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Bea Wolf, written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet (First Second)
• Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
• Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta)
• 三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One, adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin), written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin),戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi), and 薄暮 (Bo Mu), art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)
• The Witches of World War II written by Paul Cornell, art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC)
• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)

Pełna lista finalistów znajduje się na stronie Nagród Hugo 2024.

 

Laureatów Nagrody Hugo 2024, Lodestar Award i Astounding Award poznamy  11 sierpnia 2024 r.