Terry, I read 4 of the 5 nominees for best novel in the Hugos, and I thought Connie Willis' work was hands down, the best of the lot. Have you read either Blackout or All Clear yet?

Hi, Regina --

It wasn't the award for the novel I was thinking of so much -- I remember you saying you thought the Willis was really good, and I'm willing to accept your judgment on that (I still haven't read the books). But I'm deeply disappointed that Ted Chiang has now gotten several awards for The Lifestyle of Software Objects. It's as if he gets an award simply for publishing something -- and this something was very far indeed from his best work.