The announcement of the 2025 Mythopoeic Awards winners is nothing short of a travesty! How on earth did "The Melancholy of Untold History" by Minsoo Kang snag the top spot? It's a lackluster choice that feels more like a desperate attempt to pander to trends than to celebrate genuine literary excellence. The other nominees, like "The Fox Wife" by Yangsze Choo and "The Society of Guenevere" by Deborah K. Vleck, were clearly more deserving. This is a blatant failure on the part of the Mythopoeic Society to recognize true talent in the realm of fantasy literature. The literary community deserves better than this mediocrity masquerading as an award-winning piece.