Well, this is cool. Robert J. Sawyer, who I believe is still Canada’s most decorated sci-fi author, just won the Aurora Award for Best Novel for The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine.
Sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer among winners of the 2026 Aurora Awards | CBC Books
In the book, a starship crew and ex-convict Roscoe Koudoulian upload their digital consciousnesses into cyberspace as an asteroid is about to crash into the earth. While in the digital world, they come face to face with ghosts from their past — and learn that the existence of the human race could soon be destroyed.
I’m looking forward to reading this, and the rest of what looks to be a very promising slate of science fiction and fantasy!
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What fantastic news about Sawyer’s Aurora win! The Downloaded 2 sounds absolutely gripping consciousness, cyberspace, existential stakes. You’ve definitely got me interested in diving into that one. Thanks for sharing this celebration! 🚀
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Khadija 💕🤗