By Kevin Duffy • Published 18th April 2013
Excerpts from all six novels shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award are being made available to read online.
Book Geek, which is part of the multi-genre book website, nudgemenow.com, has collaborated with publishers in the build-up to the award ceremony of Britain’s most prestigious science fiction book prize, to give readers a peek at some of the writing that has impressed this year’s panel of judges.
Award director, Tom Hunter, said: ‘This is a fascinating and complex shortlist that demands repeated attention and thoughtful interpretation. Shortlisting six books from a potential list of 82 eligible submissions is no easy task by any critical standard … [It is] a shortlist that I hope people will find as much engaging and optimistic as it is subversive and challenging.’
Publishing the six excerpts in a single series is a positive way for readers to make informed opinions about the shortlist and to engage with the judging process, before the winner is announced at an award ceremony at the Royal Society, London, on May 1st.
Each extract is accompanied by a quickfire interview with the respective author. The first extract, Nod by Adrian Barnes, is now available at nudgemenow.com.
