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Ragamuffin a Nebula Finalist! Woot!

February 22nd 2008 at 1:54 pm

Last night I passed out sick, I woke up very late to a spate of messages pointing out that Ragamuffin had made the final Nebula ballot.

Holy freaking cow! How cool is that?

I’ll tell you how cool: ginormously freaking adrenalizingly cool!

I’ve been replying to emails via my iPhone, as I had to wake up, shower, and eat lunch with someone I’d promised I’d eat lunch with, but now I’m back and replying to all my emails and posting this up.

I’m very psyched!

Thank you to everyone who voted, this is quite an honor.

John Scalzi has the ballot here.

My category, the novels one:

Odyssey - McDevitt, Jack (Ace, Nov06)

The Accidental Time Machine - Haldeman, Joe (Ace, Aug07)

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union - Chabon, Michael (HarperCollins, May07)

The New Moon’s Arms - Hopkinson, Nalo (Warner Books, Feb07)

Ragamuffin - Buckell, Tobias (Tor, Jun07)

This is not only cool because I’m on there, but because we have two Caribbean genre novels up there, mine and Nalo’s!

What an awesome day!

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32 Responses so far

  1. 1. Michael D. Thomas

    Congratulations!

  2. 2. James A. Owen

    It’s a well-deserved honor, Toby. RAGAMUFFIN is an excellent, excellent book!

  3. 3. Michael Canfield

    Ssssswwwweeeeeeetttt!!!!!

  4. 4. Traci C.

    Congrats, Toby! That’s awesome.

  5. 5. Ken McConnell

    Congratulations, Toby! I hope you get it.

  6. 6. Mark Terry

    Congratulations. I’ve read The Accidental Time Machine–it’s good, but Ragamuffin’s better. Watch out for Chabon, though. Or is it possible voters will think he thinks he’s “slumming.”? Hmmm.

  7. 7. Tobias Buckell

    Thanks guys, I’m so breaking out the good scotch tonight!

  8. 8. Christopher Paul Carey

    Congrats! It’s a rockin’ book!

  9. 9. SMD

    Congrats indeed! It sure belongs up there :).

  10. 10. Matthew Rotundo

    Saw the news this morning. Very happy for you, Tobias! Best of luck!

  11. 11. Matt Ruff

    Congrats!

  12. 12. Samantha Ling

    That’s totally awesome. Grats!

  13. 13. Tobias Buckell

    *happy*

    I’m so getting margaritas tonight!

  14. 14. Wyman Cooke

    All right, Tobias!

  15. 15. Shara Saunsaucie

    Many congrats, Toby! I’ve got my fingers crossed for you and Nalo!

    And hey, not only did you both write Caribbean genre novels, but you both are affiliated with SHU!

  16. 16. DKT

    That’s VERY cool. Congrats!!!

  17. 17. Mary Robinette Kowal

    Congratulations! That’s terrifically exciting news!

  18. 18. Arun

    Congratulations!

  19. 19. Pablo Defendini

    Aw yeah! Read it on Whatever and Paul tipped us off today. . . we’re altering the mass market of Ragamuffin to read “Nebula Award Finalist” on the cover! W00T!! Go, Toby, go! Ragamuffin SO deserves it! Congratulations!

  20. 20. Larry

    Congratulations!

  21. 21. Rob Vagle

    Congrats and way to go!

  22. 22. Jim Hall

    Congrats Tobias. I will have my fingers crossed.

  23. 23. Tony

    I saw this earlier today, pretty cool, congrats!

  24. 24. Michele

    Congrats!

  25. 25. Laurie D. T. Mann

    Congrats, you are in AWESOME company, and I hope you go to Austin in person to see what happens next!

  26. 26. Steve Buchheit

    Woohoo! Congrats, dude. Not that it’s actually surprising, it’s well deserved. And, again, good company you’re keeping there, Tobias.

  27. 27. Tom Kruijsen

    Congrats. Hope you manage to bring it home.

  28. 28. Greg

    Is it too late to add a “Woohoo!” here? Of the three in the list that I’ve read, I gotta say yours is my fave. (Of course I gotta, why else would I bother to post here!).

    I’ve never rooted for a book to win an award before, but I’m pulling for you here. (Have you sobered yet?)

  29. 29. Tobias Buckell

    Aw yeah! Read it on Whatever and Paul tipped us off today. . . we’re altering the mass market of Ragamuffin to read “Nebula Award Finalist” on the cover!

    Cool Pablo, that’s nifty to hear.

    Again, more thanks, and yeah, I will be going to Austin!

    I’ve never rooted for a book to win an award before, but I’m pulling for you here. (Have you sobered yet?)

    Yeah, I’m sober now LOL ;-)

  30. 30. Paul Schell

    Hi, Mr. Buckell,
    Congratulations on your Nebula Nomination. Its well deserved. Ragamuffin was a great novel.

  31. 31. tobias buckell

    Thanks Paul!

  32. 32. bradski

    Congratulations! I’m very excited for you.

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