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daxxh
Posted 2015-05-18 12:01 AM (#10571 - in reply to #8335)
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Location: Great Lakes, USA		I have finished this challenge. I read this year's Nebula Award nominees. I read Annihilation last year, so the remaining 5 fit into this challenge. Here's what I thought of them:

1. Annihilation
2. Ancillary Sword
3. The Three Body Problem
4. Trial By Fire
5. Coming Home
6. The Goblin Emperor

I liked the mood and the imagery evoked when reading Annihilation. That's why I chose it as my favorite of the list. I have read the other two books of the trilogy, but neither was as good as the first one. I really liked Ancillary Sword, probably because I really liked Ancillary Justice. It is a typical Book 2, though - a bit of a cliffhanger. I can't wait for Book 3. The Three Body Problem was excellent. I hope the translator for Book 2 does as good a job as Ken Liu did with Book 1. Trial By Fire was better than Fire With Fire and I will definitely be reading the next book in the series. Coming Home was ok. I haven't read any of the other Alex Benedict books, so I had no knowledge of the characters. This one seemed like a transitional book, though. I will have to go back and read the first six of the series. I didn't really like The Goblin Emperor until the end when clothing and manners seemed to be less important than the plot.

Since the award hasn't been announced yet, we will see if my choice was the winner.

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