last night i attended the Hugo awards here in san jose. The whole i was praying that Neil would win, and show up. At his acceptance speech he said " there was three things i always wanted since i was fourteen:
1.heatvision
2. the names of the twins that sat across from me on the bus to school
3.later as a writer the Hugo"

i can't help but laugh every time i think of the last words of neil's speech "fuck, i got a hugo" followed by Tad Williams saying "can he say heat vision?"
check out his journal page on that, it just made it all the more humorous.

And he deserves it.

*was kinda torn between American Gods and Perdido Street Station though*

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I was so excited to hear the news of Neil's Hugo. He did deserve it! - and it only asserts what I've thought since I became a fan - he is one talented bastard.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
-George Eliot

he does deserve it, and american gods makes a good hugo too, as i said elsewhere, it's as good as behold the man, which got the hugo in 1969

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It couldn't go to a nicer guy..and did he really wear a suit? And where are the pictures of that!??!?

huzzah!

It's about damn time.

Seriously, I feel that Neil in general (and that novel in particular), are spectacularly underrated as it is...this recognition for his genius is wonderful.

I try like heck to make all who are close to me Neil Gaiman readers - my wife, friends and family...even my students (I work in a High school, counseling kids academically and emotionally, and it amazes me how many of them simply DON"T READ). It usually works; one shot and they're hooked. My main method is to start them slow - "Nicholas was..." or another short story - and move them up to the novels. I leave the SANDMAN for dessert

Anyway, congrats Neil...you certainly deserve it.

---David T in NYC
a fan

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I was thrilled that American Gods won the Hugo. It's one of the best new books in any genre that I've read in quite a while.

American Gods deserves to take the Triple Crown: Hugo, World Fantasy Award, and Bram Stoker. No book has done it, but that's understandable, even forgivable, because no book has ever been nominated for all three until American Gods.

Neil Gaiman is a good writer, and though he's been a pro for 20 years or more, his best work is still ahead of him. Thank God. We can look forward to decades more of wonderful books, graphic novels, kids' stories, poems, fairy tales, screenplays. . . .

Congrats, Neil! Well deserved!

- Moonpuddle

[This message was edited by Moonpuddle on September 03, 2002 at 01:44 PM.]

CONGRATULATIONS NEIL!!

I couldn't think of a nicer guy... or a better work to win the award this year.

(Hmm... kinda at a loss for words, here...)

FUCK! NEIL WON A HUGO!!

(how's that?)

"American Gods by Neil Gaiman (morning line 8-1) will undoubtedly run well in the World Fantasy Awards, but, like Tim Powers’ books, it is not the kind of work that appeals to most of the Hugo electorate, making it a distinct dark horse here... For years Gaiman has been among the most promising of fantasy talents, but he has never before produced a solo, full scale novel. This one shows that his promise was no illusion."

i found this on:
http://members.tripod.com/stromata/id264.htm
giving the odds of which would win,

unlike his view i didn't have a doubt at the awards that his book would win, hell in the results American Gods was ahaead by a big gap from everyone else.
who ever wrote that article must feel pretty stupid now

Congrats Neil.

Then again, I still think Brief Lives deserved a Hugo.

I was also lucky enough to be at the Hugos to witness Neil's win. I wasn't surprised. I was surprised, however, that he was wearing a suit and glasses (not sunglasses, mind you) and appeared to be clean shaven.

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I don't care what some of those whiners say (you know, the ones that said that American Gods isn't science-fiction) ... Neil, you definately deserve everything you have received for American Gods.
It was one of those twisted, layered stories that I have come to really appreciate. I can't wait to see what you're cooking up next (after Coraline of course which was brilliant too)! Oh yeah, late congrats on getting the Stoker too!!!

It was about time he won, but lhopefully he will take the Nebula also. For anyone interested, there is also a thread on the world's end. Technically it's not supposed to have anything about neil in the world's end, but that's where most of the action is.

Strange,.. I just entered a compostional painting class and a young man there had your face, and bone structure... Your air, I think,.. I met you at comic can and was the last chic-a-dee in line who'd lost her voice and had long burgundy hair, wom you took a photo with at the signing (thankyou by the way,.. your a doll to take such care with all who appreciate and love your "work", I say "work" because, I believe in the labor of love,.. but mot the LABEL work.. how degrading...
NEIL- CONGRATULATIONS! yOU are the little squirrel who quenches my thirst always, when i am in dire need of a good read (sustanance)..EvOlOvE...Shaynna

Sorry for the bad spelling.. we get the deal.. hehe..

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Originally posted by xanthes42:
For anyone interested, there is also a thread on the world's end. Technically it's not supposed to have anything about neil in the world's end, but that's where most of the action is.

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Aw &*#^^&#$! I'm going to ban that *&%#^& for posting in the wrong forum!

AWESOMENESS EPITOMIZED!!!
CONGRATULATIONS NEIL!!!
NeVeR has a writer had near the impact on me that Neil has and I was ecstatic to hear about this award...American Gods is my second fave novel of all-time (right behind Neverwhere)...Can't wait to tell ev'ryone I know...I've been pushing so many people to read Neil's stuff, and now here is just one more reason to go with the infinite others...Can't wait for the next one

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Wow, very cool indeed! Congratulations!

David
the Charles Williams guy, formerly from Florida

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