Kristenelle - SFF Reader | Astounding Award: Ranking 2021 Hugo categories @KristenelleSFFReader | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The Astounding award is for new authors. Here is my ranking of the Astounding award short list this year.

Books mentioned:
The Unspoken Name - A. K. Larkwood
Silver in the Wood - Emily Tesh
The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons
The Space Between Worlds - Micaiah Johnson
The Vanished Birds - Simon Jimenez
Axiom's End - Lindsay Ellis