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Seattle WorldCon 2025 saw Robert Bennett Jackson’s The Tainted Cup take home the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
The 83rd World Science Fiction Convention (Seattle WorldCon 2025) ended on the 17th of August, 2025, with Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding awards for a host of authors across several categories.
The awards are as follows:
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July 20, 2025 .
Animation, Lists
Our list rounds up the top 30 cartoon characters that were villains, each one more wonderfully wicked than the last.
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April 29, 2026 .
Lists, Opinions
The Mouse is famous for its princesses and princes. However, the studio’s true genius lies in its embrace of “ugly Disney characters”.
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November 27, 2025 .
Lists, Mythology
While this isn’t an exhaustive list, it comprises some of the most popular mythical creatures from around the world.
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June 25, 2026 .
Lists, Opinions
If Game of Thrones taught us anything, it’s that the characters we hate the most tend to outlive everyone else.
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February 26, 2026 .
Cartoons, Lists
There are some outright funny cartoon characters who exist solely to crack you up, loud, hard, and with zero apology.
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October 4, 2026 .
Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
I can confidently say that the Stormlight Archive’s magic system is the best I’ve ever seen in Fantasy Fiction.
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October 4, 2026 .
Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, thewheeloftime
Also, the character development has reached a level where readers can actually identify characters by their speech, mannerisms and actions. It’s the height of realism.
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October 4, 2026 .
Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
In Wind and Truth, the big boys have shown up on the playground, and the arena must be cleared out ahead of major confrontations.
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October 4, 2026 .
Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
Word count tells you how long you’ll live with a series. Named characters per 100,000 words tells you how much room that series gives each person.
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July 26, 2025 .
Fantasy, Opinions
It’s cliche. But it’s rapid. It’s predictable. But it’s enjoyable. For lovers of the classic tropes, Legend of the Seeker is a worthy watch.
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July 20, 2025 .
Fantasy, Opinions
Like any well-developed fictional character, there are several exciting, often polarizing sides to Celaena Sardothien, all of which are worth discussing.
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September 12, 2025 .
Essays, Fantasy, Opinions
Fantasy is everything that lies in the realm of the fantastic. And, the more deviant from reality it is, the better.
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October 4, 2026 .
African Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
Another thing I enjoyed was discovering the origin of the name Nameless Republic. I chuckled and gave Suyi an invisible high-five. Àgbà Ìwé!
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October 4, 2026 .
African Fantasy, Fantasy
Verity of Old is a marked improvement from Memory of Stone, with a massive finale reveal that makes the final book an immediate must-read.
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