From: noone@nowhere.com   
      
   On 28/10/25 02:18, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > 2020: Boris Johnson proposes an unbuildable bridge between Scotland   
   > and Ireland, Universal Credit successfully sends stress levels soaring,   
   > and the Tories handle Covid as skilfully as they did Brexit.   
   >   
   > Which 2020 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?   
   > The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell   
   > A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine   
   > Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky   
   > The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders   
   > The Last Astronaut by David Wellington   
   > The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley   
   >   
   > I've only read two: the Martine and the Hurley.   
      
   A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine.   
   5 stars. Absolutely brilliant intrigue fronted by a perfect fish out of   
   water. AI run city, fascinating social hierarchies and more.   
      
   The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders.   
   3 stars. I enjoyed it.   
      
   The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley.   
   4 stars. Begins as a standard “shape the new recruit” exposition of   
   dystopic social background, technology and attitudes but improves with a   
   twist. Involves Corporate wars and time shifting.   
      
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