I voted a while ago as a result of this thread, but was just checking in to see how things went. So...did TGO not make the finals or whatever? The website's listings are different now. Are they still deciding? Am I just a moron?
Also, has anyone read any of the competition? I only ask because I basically never read new fantasy literature, primarily because I spend the allocated time mostly reading nonfiction in order to write my own fantasy bullshit, but also because I (unfairly) assume most of what the genre has to offer is going to bore me, as I am quite pretentious despite my best efforts.
I mean, is there a new "big thing" in fantasy now? That's actually good enough to get in the ring with say, KJ Parker or Guy Gavriel Kay or James Abercrombie?
I'm not being sarcastic, I genuinely have no idea.