in earnest , this year’sClarke Award shortlist , announce today , is just spot - on . It has a really potent title to play the best books of 2014 — daring storytelling that left a endure feeling on us .
The Clarke Award has done a pretty good line , this year , of pinpointing books that were fantastic reads , while also featuring “ literary ” disturb like observational narration and a strong focus on character . And it does n’t hurt that it ’s also gender - balanced , especially after the criticism the Clarke Award has add up in for in the past .
Here ’s the list , viaLocus :
The Girl With All The Gifts , M.R. Carey ( Orbit )
The Book Of Strange New Things , Michel Faber ( Canongate )
Europe In Autumn , Dave Hutchinson ( Solaris )
store Of Water , Emmi Itäranta ( HarperVoyager )
The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August , Claire North ( Orbit )
Station Eleven , Emily St. John Mandel ( Picador )
The winning Word of God will be announce May 6 .
And another great laurels that just announced its winners . The Tiptree Award for science fable and fantasy Scripture that consider sexuality issueschose The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne and My existent Children by Jo Walton , with a short list that includes Memory of Water , plus Jennifer Brissett ’s Elysium .
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