Clarke Award Finalists 2000

[james_davis_nicoll]

2000: The theft of an Enigma Machine comes too late to play a significant role in World War Two, Sellafield highlight British dedication to nuclear saafety, and the Conservatives, informed polling has them 2% ahead of Labour, discover that they are actually trailing by 13%.

Poll #33234 Clarke Award Finalists 2000

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46

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Which 2000 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Distraction by Bruce Sterling
11 (23.9%)

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
35 (76.1%)

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
35 (76.1%)

Silver Screen by Justina Robson
8 (17.4%)

The Bones of Time by Kathleen Ann Goonan
4 (8.7%)

Time by Stephen Baxter
10 (21.7%)

Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2000 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Distraction by Bruce Sterling
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Silver Screen by Justina Robson
The Bones of Time by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Time by Stephen Baxter

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In the States, "Time" was called "Manifold: Time" (I think)

[coth]

My results are skewed this time by the fact that I was a Judge for the Award that year.

[oh6]

I didn't read all of Distraction, but my engagement from previous polls has been scant enough that I'm counting it.

[patrick_morris_miller]

I read it. It chiefly stands out in my memory for not being The Zenith Angle, which was the point at which I gave up on Sterling.

[dwight_benjamin_thieme]

First time I've hit 100% in many years. Whatever happened to Bruce Sterling, BTW? He used to be cool.

[neowolf2]

He got old?

[patrick_morris_miller]

Can't be that simple; Heavy Weather was pretty good but The Difference Engine was a stinker.

[chrysostom]

Well, that was a co-production.

[neowolf2]

The story of the Enigma machine theft:

https://drenigma.org/2017/10/16/the-stolen-enigma-machine/

[mikeda]

Again, none.