The Astra Award Arrives at the Scalzi Compound

And what a handsome statuette it is, too. For those needing a refresher, the Astra is an award given out by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, which mostly has given out award related to film and television, but this last year decided to branch out into books as well, a decision which I applaud as books are indeed an important creative endeavor as well. When the Moon Hits Your Eye was fortunate enough to win the inaugural award for the Science Fiction Book category when the awards were given out in April. As the awards were presented online, it took a bit of time for the actual statuette to make it to me, but here is it is, and it’s lovely. And I’m delighted that Moon has an award to its name — it’s a tricky book, with an unusual structure and, of course, a wild premise. But I think it’s a very good book, and I’m happy the Hollywood Creative Alliance agrees with me on this one. — JS