Finalist, Best Novel, 1959
Who?
Algis Budrys (opens in a new tab)
A scientist is returned by the Soviets after an accident, his head encased in metal, and nobody can be sure who he is.
The ballot
- A Case of ConscienceJames BlishBallantine, 1958Winner
- We Have Fed Our Seas (alt: The Enemy Stars)Poul AndersonAstounding Aug,Sep 1958
- Have Spacesuit – Will TravelRobert A. HeinleinF&SF Aug,Sep,Oct 1958
- Time Killer (alt: Immortality, Inc.)Robert SheckleyGalaxy Oct,Nov,Dec 1958, Feb 1959