Aldiss Award reading log

I was very excited to learn about the new Aldiss Award for worldbuilding in sf, because good worldbuilding is one of the big things I look for in a book. "Story and world" has long been my shorthand for what usually determines whether I like something. So when I saw the shortlist, I had to go and check out everything on it.

Note that this is an award for just worldbuilding, and makes no warranty, express or implied, about other aspects of the books.

( Cut for those who would rather skip the book reviews )