Finalist, Best Novel, 1964
Cat’s Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (opens in a new tab)
A writer researching the day the atomic bomb dropped is led to a Caribbean island and a substance that can freeze all the water on Earth.
The ballot
- Here Gather the Stars (alt: Way Station)Clifford D. SimakGalaxy Jun,Aug 1963Winner
- Glory RoadRobert A. HeinleinF&SF Jul,Aug,Sep 1963; Putnam, 1963
- Witch WorldAndre NortonAce, 1963
- Dune WorldFrank HerbertAnalog Dec 1963,Jan,Feb 1964