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From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Hugo Award Nominations
Message-ID: <906@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 19:21:02 EST
Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.906
Posted: Thu Apr 25 19:21:02 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Apr-85 04:32:09 EST
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Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob)
Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica
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Summary: 

>Following are the just announced 1985 Hugo Nominations.
>BEST NOVEL
>
>NEUROMANCER--William Gibson (Ace)
>JOB:  A COMEDY OF JUSTICE--Robert A. Heinlein (Del Rey)
>THE INTEGRAL TREES--Larry Niven (Del Rey)
>EMERGENCE--David R. Palmer (Bantam)
>THE PEACE WARD--Vernor Vinge (Bluejay)

That should be "The Peace War", not "Ward." Being amazed that I've read
them all, I can't help but comment. Surely, those don't represent the
best sf novels of the year '84? The books are all good, but the best of
the bunch (TPW) isn't anything special.  Could someone enlighten me as
to the prerequisites a novel needs to be eligible for a Hugo? Copyright
date? Publication date? In which country?

	Thanx,
	<mike