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ectoplasm · 08-22-2011, 10:56 PM

I created a list of the science fiction books that won, or were nominated for, the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, and Locus awards. As a Sci-Fi fan, I found this helpful in deciding what to read on my Kindle.

Here is the link to the list

The list is sorted by score, and then by title. An award win=2, a nomination=1. The awards are listed with W and N for won or nomination.

I started this list using dugbug's spreadsheet from this post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24766

The following are some improvements I'm considering:
1) Add a column indicating if there is an E-book available for the title
2) Link the titles to Amazon
3) Add the nominations for the Arthur C. Clark awards
4) Add other awards

Other thoughts:
-- I'm wondering if the formula should be more complex, for example, add more weight to some awards, like Hugo and Nebula.
-- There are other awards. See this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...fiction_awards
I'm not that familiar with how they all compare in terms of value and which ones should be included. I'm open to suggestions.

08-22-2011, 10:56 PM	#1
ectoplasm Addict Posts: 255 Karma: 1151364 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Aura HD and H2O	Science Fiction Awards Spreadsheet I created a list of the science fiction books that won, or were nominated for, the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, and Locus awards. As a Sci-Fi fan, I found this helpful in deciding what to read on my Kindle. Here is the link to the list The list is sorted by score, and then by title. An award win=2, a nomination=1. The awards are listed with W and N for won or nomination. I started this list using dugbug's spreadsheet from this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24766 The following are some improvements I'm considering: 1) Add a column indicating if there is an E-book available for the title 2) Link the titles to Amazon 3) Add the nominations for the Arthur C. Clark awards 4) Add other awards Other thoughts: -- I'm wondering if the formula should be more complex, for example, add more weight to some awards, like Hugo and Nebula. -- There are other awards. See this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...fiction_awards I'm not that familiar with how they all compare in terms of value and which ones should be included. I'm open to suggestions. Last edited by ectoplasm; 08-25-2011 at 06:21 PM.