• Clarke Award 2025

    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Mon Dec 15 14:42:42 2025
    2025: Scientists are astonished when the largest ever dinosaur fossil
    trackway does not lead into the House of Lords, Tate Britain breaks
    with English tradition by returning looted art, and in a shocking break
    from centuries of Catholic precedent, the new Pope is a Cubs fan.

    Which 2025 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
    Extremophile by Ian Green
    Private Rites by Julia Armfield
    Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
    Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

    Of which I have only read The Ministry of Time.
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  • From Robert Woodward@3:633/10 to All on Mon Dec 15 10:19:08 2025
    In article <10hp6p2$9l2$1@reader2.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    2025: Scientists are astonished when the largest ever dinosaur fossil trackway does not lead into the House of Lords, Tate Britain breaks
    with English tradition by returning looted art, and in a shocking break
    from centuries of Catholic precedent, the new Pope is a Cubs fan.

    Which 2025 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
    Extremophile by Ian Green
    Private Rites by Julia Armfield
    Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
    Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

    Of which I have only read The Ministry of Time.

    And I have read _Service Model_ as well, since both were on the Hugo
    ballot.

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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Mon Dec 15 16:56:06 2025
    On 12/15/2025 8:42 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    2025: Scientists are astonished when the largest ever dinosaur fossil trackway does not lead into the House of Lords, Tate Britain breaks
    with English tradition by returning looted art, and in a shocking break
    from centuries of Catholic precedent, the new Pope is a Cubs fan.

    Which 2025 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
    Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
    Extremophile by Ian Green
    Private Rites by Julia Armfield
    Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
    Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf

    Of which I have only read The Ministry of Time.

    None. "Service Model" is sitting in my SBR, staged at the nightstand.

    Lynn


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  • From Don@3:633/10 to All on Wed Dec 17 15:00:21 2025
    James Nicoll wrote:
    2025: Scientists are astonished when the largest ever dinosaur fossil trackway does not lead into the House of Lords, Tate Britain breaks
    with English tradition by returning looted art, and in a shocking break
    from centuries of Catholic precedent, the new Pope is a Cubs fan.

    King Charles breaks with five centuries of Protestant precedent to pray
    with Pope Leo at the Vatican. [1] The Pope's pastime patter probably
    breaks diplomatic ice.

    Note.

    [1] <https://duckduckgo.com/?q=king+charles+pope+leo+vatican>

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