An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000Hugo Award winners and nominees -- 1953, Essay: "Telepaths, murder, and typographical tricks: Alfred Bester's The demolished man" ; 1954 ; 1955 ; 1956, Essay: "Parliamentary democracy with Martians: Robert A. Heinlein's Double star" -- 1957 -- 1958 -- 1959, Essay: "Ever outward: Robert A. Heinlein's Have space suit -- Will travel" ; 1960, Essay: "Over the hump: Robert A. Heinlein's Starship troopers" ; 1961, Essay: "Dark ages and doubt: Walter M. Miller's A canticle for Leibowitz" -- Essay: "Really good fun: Poul Anderson's The high crusade" ; 1962, Essay: "Smug Messiah: Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a strange land" ; 1963, Essay: "A future that never came: Arthur C. Clarke's A fall of moondust" ; 1964, Essay: "I think I'll go for a walk and think about aliens: Clifford Simak's Way Station" ; 1965, Essay: "Telepathy and healing: John Brunner's The whole man (aka Telepathist)" ; 1966, Essay: Wisecracking, aliens, and hot places: Roger Zelazny's This immortal -- Essay: In league with the future: Frank Herbert's Dune ; 1967, Essay: "A self-aware computer and a revolution on the moon: Robert A. Heinlein's The moon is a harsh mistress" ; 1968, Essay: "Fantasy disguised as science fiction disguised as fantasy: Roger Zelazny's Lord of light" ; 1969, Essay: "Growing up for real: Alexei Panshin's Rite of passage"; 1970 ; 1971 ; 1972, Essay: "Effective dreaming: Ursula K. Le Guin's The lathe of heaven" ; 1973, Essay: "Great aliens, rubber humans: Isaac Asimov's The gods themselves" -- Essay: "Dying inside, by Robert Silverberg" ; 1974, Essay: "Menopause, aliens, and fun: Larry Niven's Protector" ; 1975, Essay: "Clear-sighted Utopia: Ursula K. Le Guin's The dispossessed" ; 1976 ; 1977 ; 1978 ; 1979 ; 1980, Essay: "Sunlit clouds beyond the iron grating: Thomas M. Disch's On wings of song" ; 1981 ; 1982 ; 1983 ; 1984, Essay: "The tea, the statue, the dragon, and you: R. A. MacAvoy's Tea with the black dragon" ; 1985 ; 1986, "Who is alien? C. J. Cherryh's Cuckoo's egg" ; 1987 ; 1988 ; 1989, Essay: "Designing people and societies: C. J. Cherryh's Cyteen" -- Essay: "The most expensive plumbers in the galaxy: Lois McMaster Bujold's Falling free" ; 1990 ; 1991 ; 1992 ; 1993, Essay: "The net of a ,illion lies: Vernor Vinge's A fire upon the deep" -- Essay: "Time travel and the black death: Connie Willis's Doomsday book" ; 1994 ; 1995 ; 1996 ; 1997 ; 1998, Essay: "Transformative in this as everything else: Walter Jon Williams's Metropolitan and city on fire" ; 1999 ; 2000, Essay: "So high, so low, so many things to know: Vernor Vinge's A deepness in the sky". |
Contents
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 17 |
Parliamentary Democracy with Martians | 32 |
Ever Outward Robert A Heinleins Have | 50 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 64 |
Smug Messiah Robert A Heinleins Stranger in a Strange Land | 82 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 98 |
Telepathy and Healing John Brunners The Whole Man | 112 |
In League with the Future Frank Herberts Dune | 125 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 344 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 357 |
Who Is Alien? C J Cherryhs Cuckoos Egg | 369 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 371 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 382 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 395 |
Designing People and Societies C J Cherryhs Cyteen | 408 |
The Most Expensive Plumbers in the Galaxy | 411 |
A SelfAware Computer and a Revolution on the Moon | 138 |
Fantasy Disguised as Science Fiction Disguised as Fantasy | 152 |
Growing Up for Real Alexei Panshins Rite of Passage | 165 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 188 |
Great Aliens Rubber Humans Isaac Asimovs The | 213 |
Menopause Aliens and Fun Larry Nivens Protector | 227 |
Clearsighted Utopia Ursula K Le Guins The Dispossessed | 242 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 256 |
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Sunlit Clouds Beyond the Iron Grating Thomas M Dischs | 298 |
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The Tea the Statue the Dragon and You | 342 |
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The Net of a Million Lies Vernor Vinges | 465 |
Time Travel and the Black Death Connie | 468 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 475 |
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Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 538 |
Hugo Award Winners and Nominees | 552 |
So High So Low So Many Things to Know | 565 |
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