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August 12, 2008

2008 Hugo Award Winners Announced

The Hugo Awards are named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, the "father of magazine science fiction." It is awarded annually for achievement in science fiction by the World Science Fiction Society at the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon).

This year's awards were announced in Denver, Colorado on August 9th. Some of the winners are as follows:

Best Novel
Michael Chabon. The Yiddish Policemen's Union
A murder mystery based on the premise that a Jewish settlement was created in Alaska following World War II. In the small town of Sitka, Alyeska, Detective Meyer Landsman finds the body of a prominent town figure who has ties to organized crime. As Landsman digs deeper, he discovers that this is only the tip of the iceberg--and all signs point to a greater danger lurking in the shadows.

Best Related Book
Jeff Prucher. Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
A dictionary of science fiction terms that shows definition and etymology.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Stardust (Paramount Pictures)
Tristan hopes to win the heart of his beautiful, but shallow love, Victoria. He promises to recover a star that fell somewhere beyond the stony Wall that sets between the mundane England and the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. So Tristan sets forth on his own journey in Stormhold. Meanwhile in that magical land, the dying king has set his four surviving sons on a quest for the crown. And the witch Lamia is seeking the heart of the star for an entirely different purpose, one that involves her secret power.

You can find a listing of the other winners on The Hugo Awards website. Please see our Hugo Awards page for a listing of the past winners in the Best Novel category.