The finalists for the 2008 Hugo Award have been announced. Here are the novel category nominees:

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Halting State by Charles Stross

I haven't read any of these yet, but I've had Halting State on my to-read list for quite a while now. I'm currently reading River of Gods by Ian McDonald and am not liking his style too much, but I'm not very far into it yet - so hopefully it improves.