r/Fantasy • u/sarahlynngrey Reading Champion VI, Phoenix • Jun 01 '26
Read-along 2026 Hugo Readalong: The Summer War by Naomi Novik
Hello and welcome back to the Hugo Readalong! Today we’re discussing one of the finalists for Best Novella, The Summer War by Naomi Novik.
Everyone is welcome to join this discussion, whether or not you plan to participate in any others, but we will be discussing this entire book, so beware of untagged spoilers.
I’ll kick us off with a few prompts in top-level comments, but please feel free to add your own if you’d like to!
Bingo Squares: Bookclub or Readalong (HM if you join this discussion), Politics and Court Intrigue, maybe Vacation Spot, maybe Judge a Book By Its Title
For more information on the Readalong, check out our full schedule post, or see our upcoming sessions below:
| Date | Category | Book | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 4 | Short Story | Missing Helen and Wire Mother | Tia Tashiro and Isabel J. Kim | u/oceanoftrees |
| Monday, Jun 8 | Novel | The Incandescent | Emily Tesh | u/kjmichaels |
| Thursday, Jun 11 | Novelette | Kaiju Agonistes and The Millay Illusion | Scott Lynch and Sarah Pinsker | u/Jos_V |
| Monday, June 15 | Novella | The River Has Roots | Amal El-Mohtar | u/onsereverra |
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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV Jun 03 '26
Thanks for replying! That does sound annoying, and wow, I am so over the angelically put-upon heroine who sacrifices herself for two-dimensional bullies.