As I frequently end up telling people who are worried that they are “not qualified” to vote in the Hugos, you can’t read everything. You can’t even read anywhere near everything. I might not have read quite as many books in 2006 as I have in past years, but I’ve still read quite a lot. Jeff VanderMeer has also read quite a lot, and the one’s he has read and very different that the ones I have read. Nevertheless, because I have lots of faith in Jeff’s good judgment, I’m sure that they are very good books. I just wish I had time to read them all. You can find Jeff’s Best of the Year article over at Locus Online. Check it out.