Stories Worth a Nod: Award-Eligible Titles for 2026
Two Cameron Cooper titles published in 2025 are eligible for nomination in the 2026 Hugo, Nebula, Aurora, and Dragon Awards. If you’re voting this year, here’s what to know.
Solar Whisper
New Space Opera from Cameron Cooper
Stories Rule Press author Cameron Cooper today released the first book in a brand new space opera series. The series is Hammer Down — the third series in the world of Danny Andela, and featuring many of the same characters. The book is Solar Whisper.
The Return of the Sail—On Earth and Among the Stars
Out in the deep, where the stars burn cold and distant, and many years from now, old space dogs who miss the silence and loneliness of deep space race their solar yachts, harnessing the silent power of starlight to propel them through the void. No combustion, no fuel—just the delicate physics of light pressure on vast, shimmering sails. It’s a vision of the future, one where humanity reaches beyond, moving not with brute force, but with elegance and efficiency.
Where’s the Muse? Probably Hiding Under the Laundry Pile
C.S. Lewis, who wrote the Narnia books that start with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (complete with Oxford Comma!), is also a science fiction author known among true aficionados of the genre.
Yeah, that’s me. I’ve actually read all his SF, too. Go ahead. Say it. I’m a geek.