Wow, whoever this guy Hugo is, he sure knows how to pick ’em! Since the beginning of the 20th century, Hugo’s been giving out awards to some of the finest fantasy and sci fi novels ever written. The award has historically been dominated by science fiction titles, and only recently have fantasy novels emerged as contenders. As a result, there aren’t that many Hugo Award winning fantasy novels, but there are a bevy of brilliant nominations. Here they are, 10 Hugo Award nominated novels you need to read – with some winners peppered in.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
(Tor Books)The winner of the 2005 Hugo Award, Susannah Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and & Mr. Norrell is a historical fantasy novel about an academic rivalry between Victorian-era magicians. No, not the pulling rabbits out of hats kind, I mean the summoning dark fae spirits from alternate dimensions kind. Gilbert Norrell is a leading light in England’s magical circles, with a scientific and cautious approach to magic that has afforded him great success. His methods are challenged by Jonathan Strange, a young new arrival who believes that magic should be, like all good things, wild and free. While Jonathan and Gilbert’s relationship begins as mentor/mentee, it soon devolves into a bitter rivalry due to their irreconcilable philosophies toward the arcane. This downward spiral is only hastened by The Gentleman With The Thistledown Hair, a fae being summoned by Norrell who harbors infernal intentions towards humankind. For an academic, Mr. Norrell really didn’t think that through.
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