Clarke Award Shortlisting for YBT
By Adam Roberts | March 31, 2010
Categories: Awards
I am absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for this year's Arthur C Clarke Award.
Spirit by Gwyneth Jones
The City & The City by China Miéville
Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts
Galileo's Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson
Far North by Marcel Theroux
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
As I was saying to somebody else, the thing that makes me particularly chuffed about appearing on this list is the sheer excellence of the other nominees. It means that my happiness at being shortlisted in the first place is tempered by a kind of relief -- there'll be, for me, neither shame, envy nor sorrow if I lose to a book the calibre of Galileo's Dream, Spirit or The City and the City.' To quote Woody Allen's Love and Death, as I am fond of doing: 'no, it's a greater honour for me ...'
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March 31st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Congrats Adam, that's a heck of a great list.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:47 am
has there ever been a tie?? am kinda torn between wanting City and the City and Yellow Blue Tibia. but if you put a gun to my head, guess the latter would be my choice. All the best i wish you then!!! (while still hoping for a tie, so i can be twice as happy)
April 1st, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Shenoy, I'd be delighted with a tie! City and City is a superb novel by a very major novelist. Don't think the prize has ever been split that way before, though.
Tim: thanks!
April 7th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Congratulations :)
April 11th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Thanks, m'dear!