J and K are embarking upon a longer term, slightly different type of doubletake project. The plan is to explore the (relatively recent) history of science fiction through the novels deemed ‘best’ of the year by the writers themselves — in other words, the winners of the Nebula Award for best novel.
Some of these are novels one or both of us have already read; some of these are novels we had not heard of aside from their being on this list. But we’ll be (re)reading each one of them in turn and then coming here to discuss our thoughts. Do these works stand the test of time? Are some of them now obscure for a good reason? Has there been a significant change over time in the type of novel that wins this award? We hope to find out.
Discussion of the first winner, Frank Herbert’s Dune, will be appearing later this week.
