The Shattering Peace a Dragon Award Finalist + 2026 Hugo Voting Reminder

Here’s some nice news to start the week: The Shattering Peace is a finalist for the Dragon Award this year, in the category of Science Fiction Novel. Also in the category: The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. CoreyRadiant Star by Ann LeckieOperation Bounce House by Matt DinnimanSlow Gods by Claire NorthGod’s Junk Drawer by Peter Clines That’s a very excellent peer group to be in this year! Also, I have lots of friends and colleagues in the other categories as well, which makes me happy. It’s lovely when lovely people get recognized for their work. The entire ballot is here, if you would like to see it. Also, if you would like to vote for the Dragon Awards this year, well, you can: It’s free and open to anyone. Follow that link above and then click on “Register to Vote” and it will walk you through the steps to do so. If you want to vote for The Shattering Peace, awesome, but if there’s another finalist in the category you’d like to vote for, that’s awesome too. On a similar topic, we’re…