The big disappointment? "The Big Time" Fritz Leiber Hugo winning Novel Review and Ranking.

Tonight I review Fritz Leiber's 1958 Hugo award winning Novel "The Big Time". I provide a plot overview, discuss my likes, my dislikes, make some recommendations and then I rank it on our ever growing SF Shed Ladder.

Over the last year i have reread over 40 Hugo and/or Nebula award winning Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, and I have been ranking them on the ever growing SF Shed Ladder.

I use the following criteria to help me rank these wonderful novels.
1. Concept (how interesting/unique is the SF or F concept)
2. Execution of the concept
3. Characters (interesting character arcs, relatable, interesting)
4. Writing (how much did i enjoy the writing)
5. How memorable are these novels (the memory test)
6. Plot (interesting twists and turns)
7. Ending (does the ending satisfy)

Playlist of all the Hugo Winning Novels
   • Hugo Winners  

Playlist of all the Nebula Winning Novels
   • Nebula Winners  

SHED LADDER RANKINGS

1 Hyperion Dan Simmons
2 Dune Frank Herbert
3 Gateway Frederik Pohl
4 Way Station Clifford Symak
5 Doomsday Book Connie Willis
6 To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip Jose Farmer
7 A Case of Conscience James Blish
8 Tehanu Ursula Le Guin
9 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
10 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin
11 This Immortal Roger Zelazny
12 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
13 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert Heinlein
14 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert Heinlein
15 Starship Troopers Robert Heinlein
16 Ringworld Larry Niven
17 The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe
18 The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
19 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester
20 Moving Mars Greg Bear
21 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
22 The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi
23 Redshirts John Scalzi
24 Flowers for Algenon Daniel Keyes
25 Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin
26 Among Others Jo Walton
27 The Uplift War David Brin
28 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
29 Startide Rising David Brin
30 Man Plus Frederik Pohl
31 Babel-17 Samuel R Delany
32 Where Late the Sweet Bird Sang Kate Wilhelm
33 Double Star Robert Heinlein
34 A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine
35 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie
36 The Terminal Experiment Robert J. Sawyer
37 Forever Peace Joe Haldeman
38 The Quantum Rose Catherine Asaro
39 The Einstein Intersection Samuel R Delany
40 The Big Time Fritz Leiber
40 The Falling Woman Pat Murphy
41 The Fifth Season N.K Jemisin