And the 2025 winner is... Rogba Payne for Dance of Shadows. Congratulations, and thank you for entering The Aldiss award for world-building in speculative fiction.
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Join us tonight at 7:30 in the main room for the announcement of the winner of this year's Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction
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"So far, we've learned a little about its gameplay and ambitious world-building through trailers and videos narrated by Matthew McConaughey, but Peter F. Hamilton's massive Exodus: The Archimedes Engine has done most of the heavy lifting in advance."

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"As the protagonist navigates this terrifying landscape, he must fight not only to survive but to rebuild a broken world. The twist? Readers’ choices shape the narrative & with each decision, the protagonist’s fate is altered, leading to different outcomes."

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Paleontologist “super impressed” by how realistic ‘Monster Hunter’ actually is...

"I really liked the level of detail in the world building, the fact that every aspect has an explanation. They make sense from a creature design point of view..."

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“Expanding Universe is focused on developing sci-fi narratives with sweeping world-building and elevated storylines, geared toward multi-platform expressions in filmed entertainment, gaming, and publishing,” Breck Eisner explained.

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