My guess is that HPMOR isn’t going to win—it isn’t obvious that it will be permitted as a nominee. It’s a work of fan fiction that doesn’t have the original author’s permission, and that’s made some fans I’ve talked with nervous.
Other than that, we don’t know yet what the rest of the field looks like.
My guess is that if HPMOR wins, it will be because a substantial number of people who wouldn’t normally vote for the Hugos vote for it.
Every single story Ted Chiang ever published is original, clever and extremely precise. Too bad he only publishes one short story per year. Check him out if you haven’t.
I’m not convinced that winning the Best Novel takes professional support, but I’m interested in your argument.
Some best novel vote stats
My guess is that HPMOR isn’t going to win—it isn’t obvious that it will be permitted as a nominee. It’s a work of fan fiction that doesn’t have the original author’s permission, and that’s made some fans I’ve talked with nervous.
Other than that, we don’t know yet what the rest of the field looks like.
My guess is that if HPMOR wins, it will be because a substantial number of people who wouldn’t normally vote for the Hugos vote for it.
Ted Chiang’s “The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling” got a Hugo? Nice, I didn’t know that!
Every single story Ted Chiang ever published is original, clever and extremely precise. Too bad he only publishes one short story per year. Check him out if you haven’t.
I may be the only person who thought that story was too obvious, though I’ve been enthusiastic about most of Chiang’s work.