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2025 Nebula winner and nominees - the best fantasy books of the year?

Podcast: Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time
Published: Jul 1, 2025
Duration seconds: 1991
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We rank all six of the nominees, talk about whether the winner deserved it, and let you know which ones are worth reading. There's one truly great book on this year's Nebula list!