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    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 27 09:18:25 2025
    2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland
    and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,
    and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.

    Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
    The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.
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  • From Robert Woodward@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 27 10:14:44 2025
    In article <10dnrf1$k79$1@panix2.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland
    and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,
    and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.

    Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
    The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.

    I have read the Martine.

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. ?-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 27 13:46:54 2025
    On 10/27/2025 8:18 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland
    and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,
    and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.

    Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
    The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.

    Only the "A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine".

    Lynn


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  • From Jay Morris@3:633/10 to All on Mon Oct 27 15:15:34 2025
    On 10/27/2025 8:18 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland
    and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,
    and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.

    Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
    The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.

    A Memory Called Empire and The Light Brigade. I doubt very much that it
    was in 2020 though as I'm rarely been buying new (unless on sale) for
    the last few years.

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  • From Titus G@3:633/10 to All on Tue Oct 28 17:17:42 2025
    On 28/10/25 02:18, James Nicoll wrote:
    2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland
    and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,
    and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.

    Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
    The Last Astronaut by David Wellington
    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.

    A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine.
    5 stars. Absolutely brilliant intrigue fronted by a perfect fish out of
    water. AI run city, fascinating social hierarchies and more.

    The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders.
    3 stars. I enjoyed it.

    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley.
    4 stars. Begins as a standard ?shape the new recruit? exposition of
    dystopic social background, technology and attitudes but improves with a
    twist. Involves Corporate wars and time shifting.

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