R F Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao and Neil Gaiman were ruled ineligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards in 2023 despite receiving enough nominations.
R F Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao and Neil Gaiman were ruled ineligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards in 2023 despite receiving enough nominations.
R F Kuang is American and Xiran Jay Zhao is Canadian. They write in English.
Oh, if they were good I’d probably have heard of them then?
There was a time you’d never heard of any of your favourite writers. But then you did and you enjoyed them. If you’d dismissed them with a “how good could they be if I’ve never heard of them?” you’d never have discovered them. Don’t be a twit.
I’m not being a twit, I’m being obnoxious on the internet to amuse myself while I have a virus. I imagine I will check out both of the authors mentioned.
…that is being a twit.
Yeah… in my defence, my throat is very sore.
you are in the process of hearing of them now
Yes, I’ll accept that analysis.
There is such a massive amount of content now that there are many, many excellent authors and creators that you have never heard of
Well, that’s certainly a reaction.
They are young and new, they mostly write fantasy and scifi, I have never read their works but have heard of their name in recommendations and booklists.