Hominids

Good - but unfortunately not nearly as good as his previous winner The Terminal Experiment. The author's writing style seemed somewhat less innovative than what i recall from his previous novel. This book has a very original, creative basis, and I certainly enjoyed the Canadian setting.

The sequel is pretty good too, but the 3rd in the series drops off rather sharply. I was not too impressed with the Hugo nominating process that gave us a clearly inferior sequel nominated as a potential award-winner. I can only surmise that the process for nominating novels is not as rigorous as it should be. I have a feeling that Mr. Sawyer has a pretty effective team working to ensure that everything that can be nominated is put forward.