I’m joined for a discussion of the 2025 Hugo nominees for Best Novel by a few returning guests, and a couple of new people. Guests include:
- Sarah Elkins (https://mastodon.social/@Configures@mindly.social)
- Lori Anderson (https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/)
- Amy Salley (https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/)
- JW Wartick (https://eclectictheist.wordpress.com/)
- Mythius (https://discord.gg/SFpKffYT)
- Jim Infantino (https://jiminfantino.com/)
No video for this episode. Technology let us down and we lost Mythius and his video recording toward the end, which is why he’s not in the sign off, but we loved having him with us for the discussion.
These episodes get very little editing, so if it sounds a bit rougher than normal, that’s to be expected, but the discussion was terrific, so I hope you enjoy it. Let us know what your favorites were.
Novels and time codes below:
0:00:00
Intros
0:03:07
Alien Clayby Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit US, Tor UK)
0:18:01
The Ministry of Timeby Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press, Sceptre)
0:42:29
Service Modelby Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
1:00:01
Someone You Can Build a Nest Inby John Wiswell (DAW)
1:20:50
A Sorceress Comes to Callby T. Kingfisher (Tor)
1:31:01
The Tainted Cupby Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey, Hodderscape UK)
1:56:42
Wrap-up