Finalist, Best Novel, 1960

Dorsai! (alt: The Genetic General)

Gordon R. Dickson (opens in a new tab)

Astounding May,Jun,Jul 1959

A young officer from the soldier planet Dorsai rises to be the greatest strategist of the human worlds.

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The ballot

Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier)Robert A. HeinleinF&SF Oct,Nov 1959; Putnam, 1959Winner
The Pirates of Ersatz (alt: The Pirates of Zan)Murray LeinsterAstounding Feb,Mar,Apr 1959
That Sweet Little Old Lady (alt: Brain Twister)Mark PhillipsAstounding Sep,Oct 1959
The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr.Dell, 1959