And so the awards season starts in earnest. Official BSFA press release here. Congrats to all concerned. In particular, I think the non-fiction short list is a lot better than in previous years.
The Goodreads / LibraryThing stats for the shortlisted novels are as follows. Ranking is consistent between the two (except that there is a tie at the end for LibraryThing). I’ve read three and must now get the other two.
| Goodreads | LibraryThing | |||
| owners | av rating | owners | av rating | |
| The House of Shattered Wings, by Aliette de Bodard | 6,981 | 3.49 | 150 | 3.84 |
| Luna: New Moon, by Ian McDonald | 5,506 | 4.04 | 110 | 3.98 |
| Mother of Eden, by Chris Beckett | 1,894 | 3.77 | 65 | 3.59 |
| Glorious Angels, by Justina Robson | 633 | 3.44 | 31 | 3.11 |
| Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson | 407 | 4.26 | 31 | 3.88 |
I appreciate your feelings of frustration, but I’d rather this was kept private as an amusement between friends for now!