Show Notes
The 2026 Hugo Awards hand Best Novel to Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting and give Murderbot its first-ever trophy, while WorldCon finally reveals the price for the 2023 Hugo scandal: a lifetime ban for administrator Dave McCarty and lesser bans for three others. Plus, Silo closes its most divisive season yet to a critic/audience split the internet doesn't seem to agree with, and the Bobiverse's fifth book proves the series still has it.
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Stories this week:
2026 Hugo Awards winners announced at LAcon V
WorldCon censures and bans four 2023 Chengdu Worldcon officials
Silo season 3 finale review
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