science-fiction on S Anand

Science Fiction awards

Wed, 02 May 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Now that I’m well on my way to watching the Top 250 movies on IMDb, I’m slowly turned my attention to fiction. My interest is mainly in the Fantasy & Science Fiction area. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any list like the IMDb Top 250, but there are a few awards that could take the place of the Oscars for books. That’s probably a good place to start.

The most popular awards in Science Fiction are the Hugo award and Nebula award, followed by the Philip K Dick award, John W. Campbell award, Arthur C Clarke award and other awards. I collated a list of all the awards (from LocusMag) into the spreadsheet below

Very few of these books have won multiple awards. None have won more than 3 on this list. Of these, only five have 3 awards:

Over 20 books have won two of these awards.

I haven’t read most of these books. The ones I have read are:

That’s about a 50% ratio, so I guess this list doesn’t quite very well work for me. Or at least, my taste doesn’t match the Award critics. But maybe you will find something interesting to read…

Comments

Sumit Dhar 3 May 2007 1:51 am: Hey Anand, Got most of these books. Let me know which ones you are interested in. I use http://www.geocities.com/area51/cavern/6113/top100.html as a reference for what books to read. Cheers, D.
Prasenjeet 3 May 2007 8:10 pm: Unfortunately, some good books disappear through the awards cracks. David Zindell’s “Neverness”, for example. But I _have_ read most of these and this seems like a great way for a SF-newbie to discover new fiction!
D 4 May 2007 1:43 am: Hey Anand, Just realized that the email IDs are posted publicly when we comment. Would it be possible for you to do something about that? Cheers, D.

How to survive worst case scenarios

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0000

How to survive worst case scenarios, like a riot, plane crash or car without brakes. Also includes an alien abduction scenario.

Comments

Rajiv 5 Dec 2005 7:50 pm: Are you still at BCG?
S Anand 5 Dec 2005 9:08 pm: Infosys Consulting right now.

A review of contemporary science fiction

Wed, 07 May 2003 12:00:00 +0000

A Review of Contemporary Science Fiction at kuro5hin. Of the authors mentioned, Orson Scott Card is the only one I’ve read. Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon looks interesting, though.

Relative sizes of spaceships

Tue, 06 May 2003 12:00:00 +0000

Relative sizes of spaceships. via Mala

The link between Asimov and bin Laden

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Asimov’s Foundation was translated into Arabic. Title: Al-Qaeda. The Guardian explores the link between Asimov and bin Laden.

Full-text of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Thu, 08 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Incidentally, the full-text of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is available. (Note: you can’t click the links on the site. You’ll have to modify the URLs a bit.) More hitchhiking to keep you busy.

Enders Game

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Ender’s Game is a pretty good book.

Encyclopaedia Galactica

Sat, 08 Sep 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Encyclopaedia Galactica. For Asimov fans.

Artificial Intelligence

Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:00:00 +0000

A review of Spielberg’s A.I. with lots of spoilers.

Free online science fiction

Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Free online science fiction at the Baen Library.

Deckard was a replicant

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 12:00:00 +0000

Deckard was a replicant! The movie BladeRunner starring Harrison Ford raised a controversy. Read the script if you like. Was he an android? The author says he was.