Norwescon4d ago

The judges of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the seven nominated works published in 2025 that comprise the final ballot for the award:

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Norwescon 48. Plans for the ceremony will be posted at Norwescon’s website.

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States during the previous calendar year. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by Norwescon. Last year’s winner was TIME’S AGENT by Brenda Peynado (Tordotcom) with a special citation to ALIEN CLAY by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit). The judges for this year’s award are Jim Aikin (chair), Kim Antieau, J. D. Goff, Abbey Mei Otis, and Lisa Swanstrom.

For more information, contact the award administration:

Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876–2551
John Silbersack john@thebentagency.com
Pat LoBrutto pjlobrutto@gmail.com

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society: Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665–5752

For more information about Norwescon: Norwescon’s website.

https://www.norwescon.org/2026/01/13/2026-philip-k-dick-award-nominees-announced/ #AliyaWhiteley #CasparGeon #ChristopherHinz #KojiADae #MRCarey #OliverKLangmead #ThomasHa #WilliamAlexander
Sean Eric FaganDec 29

Cached #KindleBookGiveaway on bsky: 5 copies of #MRCarey's #InfinityGate #Pandominion book 1, over at https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3mb4rwgsuas2q

As this is a #UKKindleBookGiveaway, you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one!

Sean Eric Fagan (@kithrup.bsky.social)

Cached UK/IE #KindleBookGiveaway: 5 copies of M.R. Carey's Infinity Gate (Pandominion Book 1). This is a duology, although there's a sequel book called Outlaw Planet right now. Because this is a #UKKindleBookGiveaway, you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one.

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Sean Eric FaganNov 11

Cached US Kindle giveaway on bsky: 10 copies of M. R. Carey's INFINITY GATE (THE PANDOMINION BOOK 1), over at https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3m5eydi4oq22a

#KindleBookGiveaway #MRCarey #MikeCarey #InfinityGate #ThePandominion

Sean Eric Fagan (@kithrup.bsky.social)

Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of M. R. Carey's INFINITY GATE (THE PANDOMINION BOOK 1), which was my favorite hard(ish) SF book the year it came out; the sequel, Echo of Worlds, is *better*. #KindleBookGiveaway

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Sean Eric FaganSep 3

Cached US Kindle giveaway on bsky: 10 copies of M. R. Carey's Infinity Gate (The Pandominion Book 1), over at https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3lxxb3uwg4s2m

#KindleBookGiveaway #MRCarey #InfinityGate #ThePandominion

Sean Eric Fagan (@kithrup.bsky.social)

Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of M. R. Carey's Infinity Gate (The Pandominion Book 1), which I love, and will give out as much as I can. It's part 1 of 2, and book 2 makes me cry. This was the best hard(ish) SF book I read that year, and I was hurt it didn't get a Hugo. #KindleBookGiveaway

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Midu HadiMar 5, 2025

A company of soldiers is directed to defend a village on the border. They find a dilapidated garrison, secrets, and a whole lotta ghosts.

#thehouseofwarandwitness #lindacarey #louisecarey #mrcarey #war #soldiers #fantasy #newpurchase #bookstagram #midureads

Jyoti MishraMar 4, 2025

Time for some skiffy book recs! First:

https://bookwyrm.social/book/709202/s/infinity-gate

I'm convinced M.R. Carey could paraphrase the Thomson Local and I'd find myself gripped. I read this two years ago and I *still* think about it weekly.

#MRCarey #InfinityGate #ScienceFiction

Infinity Gate - BookWyrm

"The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds. Except that they're really just one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an A.I. threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they'll eradicate it by whatever means necessary. Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal is looking for a solution to her own Earth's environmental collapse when she stumbles across the secret of inter-dimensional travel, a secret that could save everyone on her dying planet. It leads her into the middle of a war on a scale she never dreamed of. And she needs to choose a side before every reality pays the price."--Provided by publisher.

Miina SupinenJan 31, 2025
Luin tämän viime yönä, kun ei tullut uni silmään. Tänään katsoin leffaversiosta, että miltä ne lopun sienikasvustot näyttävät. Olihan ne elokuvassakin hienot, mutta omissa mielikuvissa ne olivat sumuisen toismaailmallisia ja kauheita ja se muutti kirjan lopun vielä hienommaksi. Se on sellainen hauntingly beautiful -loppu (varsinkin kirjassa). En ole sellaista ennen tavannut zombietarinoissa. Muuten oli mielestäni aika peruspulla. #kirjamastodon #girlwithallthegifts #mrcarey #zombi
Sean Eric FaganJan 2, 2025

Cached UK/IE Kindle giveaway: 5 copies of M. R. Carey's THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, which I've given away before. It's a fun first-person post-apocalyptic story. With SPORES! Everyone loves spores. Remember that you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim these.

https://amazon.co.uk/kindle/redeem/?t=GSNBUT4Z6QQUUQS
https://amazon.co.uk/kindle/redeem/?t=GSW2CAYZMN9PG8U
https://amazon.co.uk/kindle/redeem/?t=GSCQ8WCANK5BKYM
https://amazon.co.uk/kindle/redeem/?t=GS5AYVNM2VAC7A2
https://amazon.co.uk/kindle/redeem/?t=GSLTFF3MJTT959J

#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway #MRCarey #TheGirlWithAlltheGifts

Sean Eric FaganDec 3, 2024

Cached UK/IE Kindle giveaway on bsky: 5 copies of M. R. Carey's THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, over at https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3lcfiqjlfyk2p

Remember, you must have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one!

#KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway #MRCarey #TheGirlWithAllTheGifts

Sean Eric Fagan (@kithrup.bsky.social)

Cached UK/IE Kindle giveaway: 5 copies of M. R. Carey's THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, which was made into an okay movie; it failed for me because I think it *needed* to be told from a first person point of view. It is, in its own way, a sweet story. #KindleBookGiveaway #UKKindleBookGiveaway

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Tyler SmithOct 2, 2024

Just finished the #MRCarey #Pandominion series ("Infinity Gate" and "Echo of Worlds"). Great stuff! A great cast of very different kinds of selves, sentient creatures from different Earths and self-conscious AIs from different universes.

Heady stuff, but anchored by very real and relatable characters. With some thematic echoes from the #RampartTrilogy, (The #BookOfKoli et al.), which is one of my favourite series by any author.

#bookstodon