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An advertent reader tells me that the Locus Poll is now out. They note that eligible Lee & Miller, and Lee, novels are not listed, and neither were many of their favorite works of 2010. They also note that they made ample use of the write-in options.
The Locus Poll is a reader poll. Anyone can vote. Please only vote once. Mr. Kelly takes a dim, dim view of "ballot box stuffing." As he should. If you participate, please also be truthful about your gender. Mr. Kelly has in the past had a difficult time believing that women read SF in numbers.
An advertent reader tells me that the Locus Poll is now out. They note that eligible Lee & Miller, and Lee, novels are not listed, and neither were many of their favorite works of 2010. They also note that they made ample use of the write-in options.
The Locus Poll is a reader poll. Anyone can vote. Please only vote once. Mr. Kelly takes a dim, dim view of "ballot box stuffing." As he should. If you participate, please also be truthful about your gender. Mr. Kelly has in the past had a difficult time believing that women read SF in numbers.
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locus poll
Date: 2011-02-06 04:20 pm (UTC)Only mentions are ..
Cryoburn (LMB)
JBU online magazine
Toni W as editor
Baen as a publisher
Also, multiple question on Worldcon, only one on any other cons.
Brom
Re: locus poll
Date: 2011-02-06 04:25 pm (UTC)...which is why the write-ins?
Re: locus poll
Date: 2011-02-06 04:39 pm (UTC)Brom
Locus Poll
Date: 2011-02-06 05:25 pm (UTC)Mary
Re: locus poll
Date: 2011-02-06 06:47 pm (UTC)First-timer Hi, got Carousel Tides thru Baen e-6-pack, lol: introduced 'NewAuthor'
Date: 2011-02-06 07:10 pm (UTC)A old friend retired to Maine from NY so that was my connection to starting to read CT. an e-book on an iPad - easy to carry around and well, i'm about half thru CT.
Exciting time, to have a 16 book Liaden Universe before me - i love books in a Universe, eg. Bujold, Weber, Flint, Ringo Hmm its a Baen connection.
I guess I'll put my money down on the first Omnibus volume.
Thanks for writing
Donald Hennessy
OldGamerDon@aol.com
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Date: 2011-02-06 07:26 pm (UTC)I guess the most helpful thing to me (if you have time) is being pointed to a list of which of your books are currently eligible. I'm reasonably sure about Saltation, Mouse and Dragon, and Carousel Tides, though, so I'll start with those. Thanks for pointing out the poll!
Jesse
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Date: 2011-02-06 07:49 pm (UTC)For Lee and Miller, then, 2010 only saw two original/eligible-for-this-poll novels:
Saltation (SF) Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Mouse and Dragon (SF) Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
And for Sharon Lee, one novel:
Carousel Tides (Fantasy) Sharon Lee
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Date: 2011-02-06 08:52 pm (UTC)Re: Locus Poll
Date: 2011-02-06 09:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-06 10:47 pm (UTC)Also have not heard of many of their listings
Lorna
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Date: 2011-02-07 01:16 am (UTC)Re: First-timer Hi, got Carousel Tides thru Baen e-6-pack, lol: introduced 'NewAuthor'
Date: 2011-02-07 01:42 am (UTC)Take a look at Korval's Legacy Collection and Phase Change Collection (for the novels) and then Liaden Universe (r) Big Bang for the short stories? http://www.webscription.net/s-117-sharon-lee.aspx
Re: locus poll
Date: 2011-02-07 03:52 am (UTC)http://laurahcory1.livejournal.com/72625.html (http://laurahcory1.livejournal.com/72625.html)
Please note that the short fiction list is incomplete, though, as it doesn't list the eligible stories from JBU. I have those in my work email and will try to amend the LJ post with them tomorrow.
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Date: 2011-02-07 08:07 am (UTC)Just have to remember that the Locus reviewers gets their books from the publishers who are probably pushing their new & rising talent. Not quite the same selection as in your local bookstore with limited shelf space.
Re: First-timer Hi, got Carousel Tides thru Baen e-6-pack, lol: introduced 'NewAuthor'
Date: 2011-02-07 11:10 am (UTC)I'm glad you're enjoying Carousel Tides. Thanks for letting me know -- and welcome!
As
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Date: 2011-02-07 04:58 pm (UTC)Locus also keeps a "published" list of books and magazines. If they don't see a copy, it's generally not listed, so I expect most publishers try to get them a copy of everything they're releasing.
In the SF novel list, I count five authors that I would consider 'up and coming' (1 I haven't heard of) and 8 or 9 in the fantasy novel list. Hmm, I didn't count Joe Hill, although he only has 2 books out. Okay, 10 in the fantasy list. Out of those, I haven't heard of half of them. Young adult: 4-5 up and coming, 2 I don't remember hearing about. Now for first novel, it's very disheartening that a sizable minority of the publishers are what I would call small press. All are up and coming. Four authors I've not heard of.
Out of the various novel lists, I've read 8 and have another 3-4 on the to-read shelves.
I don't generally read shorter fiction, so that's a whole different story!
Overall, I do think the Locus recommended lists lean towards the more 'literary' end of the genre which is definitely one reason why I haven't read (or want to read) many of the books on the lists!
Melita
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Date: 2011-02-08 06:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-09 07:29 pm (UTC)