Reading the Hugos (and Nebulas) 2022 - Novelettes
Novelette Nominees Reviews “Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer Hugo Nominee (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very enjoyable SF story about a ship and its bots with Murderbot-like characters and humor and Terry Pratchett-like use of English... (yes, those are big compliments) (I get the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" reference, but I don't remember enough of the movie to appreciate it) Quotes: "...we will all be relieved of the burden of worrying about any and all of our functions thereafter" "Though the trouble the bots had gotten up to over the last sixty-eight years could objectively be said to have undone much of the appreciation they’d once been owed." Tags: ai, humor “Colors of the Immortal Palette”, by Caroline M. Yoachim Hugo & Nebula Nominee (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written, artsy, complicated, philosophical historical fiction. No, don't think Twilight. This one is about art, time, grief, being a minority/an outsid
