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John, Alison, and Liz read the 2024 Hugo Award finalists for Best Novel.\nAn uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.\nContent warnings this episode: Rape and murder during a brief discussion of historically accurate piracy in Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, discussion of billionaires during Starter Villain\nJohn\u2019s rankings:\nSome Desperate Glory\nTranslation State\nSaint of Bright Doors\nWitch King\nAdventures of Amina al-Sirafi\nStarter Villain\n\nAlison\u2019s rankings:\nSaint of Bright Doors\nSome Desperate Glory\nTranslation State\nWitch King\nAdventures of Amina al-Sirafi\nStarter Villain\n\nLiz\u2019s rankings:\nSome Desperate Glory\nSaint of Bright Doors\nTranslation State\nAdventures of Amina al-Sirafi\nWitch King\nStarter Villain\n\nConsensus:\nSome Desperate Glory\nSaint of Bright Doors\nTranslation State\nWitch King\nAdventures of Amina al-Sirafi\nStarter Villain\n\nCredits\nCover art: \u201cFavourite Reading Positions\u201d by Sue Mason\nAlt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The text \u201cOctothorpe 111\u201d and \u201cHugo Novels 2024\u201d appears to the top and the bottom of the image.\n\nTheme music: \u201cFanfare for Space\u201d by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)