Oh well. It doesn't much resemble the shortlist I predicted in this post - I guessed The Quiet War and Anathem, but not the others. The shortlist goes like this:
The Quiet War, Paul J McAuley
Anathem, Neal Stephenson
Song of Time, Ian R MacLeod
House of Suns, Alastair Reynolds
The Margarets, Sherri S Tepper
Martin Martin's on the Other Side, Mark Wernham
It's not a list that makes me want to dash out and read the books. I've already read - and enjoyed - House of Suns, but I didn't think it was good enough for the shortlist. (But then, I predicted Nick Harkaway's The Gone-away World would be on the shortlist, but I'm currently reading it and not enjoying it at all....) I've only read MacLeod's short fiction. Perhaps I should rectify that. I've read a few of Tepper's novels, and they were all very much of a muchness - solid mid-list fare with a slight undercurrent of umbrage.
I'm not going to try and predict the winner. I think most expect Anathem to take the prize. I've yet to read it - I probably never will, since I disliked Stephenson's Baroque Cycle so much.
and 
, but not the others. The shortlist goes like this:
, Alastair Reynolds
, Sherri S Tepper
, Mark Wernham
would be on the shortlist, but I'm currently reading it and not enjoying it at all....) I've only read MacLeod's short fiction. Perhaps I should rectify that. I've read a few of Tepper's novels, and they were all very much of a muchness - solid mid-list fare with a slight undercurrent of umbrage.
so much. 
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An interesting list and mostly new to me. Haven't read the House of Suns yet but it's nice to see A. Reynolds nominated.
I'm really looking forward to reading The Quiet War, heard some good things about it.
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