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British SF author Terry Pratchett, whose novel Going Postal has earned him his first Nebula Award nomination, told SCI FI Wire that he never expected to "get within a mile of" of the award, considered one of SF's two top honors. News of his Nebula nod left him feeling "stunned amazement," Pratchett said in an interview. "Look, behind all this astonishment is the fact that until the late '90s, my publishing history in the U.S. was dire: Books came out late, in the wrong order, with strange covers and little in the way of promotion, while in the U.K., I was a number-one best-seller twice a year, every year."
Pratchett added: "It was awful. That began to change hugely about seven years ago, ... and sales are very good, so I value the nomination in itself as some kind of slap on the back for hanging in there."
Going Postal, the 29th book in Pratchett's Discworld series, is a comedic look at post offices struggling to compete with e-mail. It follows Moist von Lipwig as he barely escapes being hanged and goes to work as the postmaster general of the Ankh-Morpork postal office, which hasn't been opened in 20 years. Publishers Weekly said, "Thanks to the timely subject matter and Pratchett's effervescent wit, this 29th Discworld novel ... may capture more of the American audience he deserves."
Because Pratchett has never been nominated before, he said he has no idea how his life might change if he wins. "More sales? A big grin? Angels descending from on high? That would be nice," he said. "In truth, though, the Discworld series has been going for 22 years and more than 30 books, so it's hard to know what effect an award would have now."
The Nebula Award, given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, will be presented May 6 in Tempe, Ariz. —Lee Barnathan
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