There's a reason the Speculative Lit fan community gets together every year to vote for their favorite works. It's because "which work did the most people think was the most impactful" is an open question. There's a lot of chat. Reviews and recommendation lists highlight the top few dozen or so that the community really thinks highly of. But it's nice to have an award, and giving an award to one single work means taking a vote to determine which one work out of those dozens clears the top.
Reasons to Vote, Reasons to Throw Out Ballots
Reasons to Vote, Reasons to Throw Out Ballots
Reasons to Vote, Reasons to Throw Out Ballots
There's a reason the Speculative Lit fan community gets together every year to vote for their favorite works. It's because "which work did the most people think was the most impactful" is an open question. There's a lot of chat. Reviews and recommendation lists highlight the top few dozen or so that the community really thinks highly of. But it's nice to have an award, and giving an award to one single work means taking a vote to determine which one work out of those dozens clears the top.