Re: Kludge's Hugo Picks

On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:32:16 -0400, Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
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On 7/17/24 10:35 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

Best Novel
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- Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
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3.  This is an epic fantasy with two different story lines at different
times with the same lead chracter, a demon prince whose family had an agreement
with the Saredi civilization to host them, except that years ago the Saredi
were wiped out by invaders called the Heiararchs and since then nothing has
been the same.  This is a solid and well-written fantasy story of new societies,
old societies, betrayal and unlikely allies.  This isn't normally my kind of
thing, but I couldn't put it down until it ended.  Unfortunately it ended
with an ending specifically designed to start a series of books and I give it
points off for that.  Why does everyone need to start a series now?  But it
was a good book that I think will last.
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I just finished this, and you've given an excellent description (imho).
Has she/anyone announced a next book coming? I agree it's set up for a
sequel, but I think it functions pretty well (again, imho) without one.
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In June she announced that she'd just finished a draft of a book that
she'd been working on since 2022 (with cancer wrecking 2023 for work)
people who saw her at signings or other events say it's a sequel to
Witch King
She's not saying until  the publisher announces it