Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2022 – The Finalists
Hello all! We’ve been hard at work reading all of the Subjective Chaos nominees for 2022 and we’ve reached consensus on a brilliant shortlist of finalists across categories. It’s been a very hard choice for many categories, but without further ado, this year’s finalists are, in no particular order:
Best Fantasy
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan
Best Science Fiction
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A Desolation of Peace by Arkady Martine
Blurred Boundaries
A Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
Best Debut
This is Our Undoing by Lorraine Wilson
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Best YA
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Best Novella
& This Is How To Stay Alive by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
These Lifeless Things by Premee Mohamed
The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
Best Graphic Novel
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox-Ostertag
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto & Ann Xu
Best Series
The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk
The Expanse by James SA Corey
Best Short Fiction
The Amazing Exploding Women of the 20th Century by A.C. Wise
Homecoming Is Just Another Word For The Sublimation Of The Self by Isabel J. Kim