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A Memory Called Empire was so good! Seems like nobody has heard of it.
by finnh 2y ago
A Memory Called Empire was so good! Seems like nobody has heard of it.
- titanomachy 2y agoIt won the Hugo and was shortlisted for the Nebula, so at least some people have heard of it. Those are the two most famous sci-fi awards. Sometimes I look at their shortlists for ideas on what to read next.
- whimsicalism 2y agoWhile I definitely don't agree with the 'sad puppies' movement, I do think that the Hugo has declined in quality recently (especially in terms of their nom slate) for somewhat similar reasons to what they identified
- titanomachy 2y agoI kind of agree. I look at the shortlist for ideas but make my own decision about whether the book sounds interesting to me.
- metaphor 2y agoTeixcalaan earned two Hugos for Weller in short order; of course people have heard of it. However, it shouldn't be surprising that it's little known to the type of crowd that Murderbot Diaries is likely to appeal to...perhaps even more so when audiobook is the preferred consumption format for such short novellas as many commenters here have expressed.