The Nebula Award for Best Novel nominees have been announced:
*Translation State* by Ann Leckie
*The Terraformers* by Annalee Newitz
*Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon* by Wole Talabi
*Witch King* by Martha Wells
*The Saint of Bright Doors* by Vajra Chandrasekera
*The Water Outlaws* by S. L Huang

The last four of the books in the above list are fantasy so we'll read one of them in July for our traditionla fantasy month.

*Translation State* is set in the *Imperial Radch* universe of Leckie's *Ancillary Justice.* While it technically is a stand alone novel I think having read the original trilogy allows a deeper understanding of this story. Plus the books of the original trilogy were better. So go read them if you haven't already. (The club did read *Ancillary Justice* and *Ancillary Sword* about ten years ago.)

So that leaves us with *The Terraformers.* Publisher's blurb below:

Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.

But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn’t exist, hidden inside a massive volcano.

As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to, and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come.

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