Finalist, Best Novel, 1966
The Squares of the City
John Brunner (opens in a new tab)
A traffic expert is hired to fix a city in South America, and finds himself a piece in a game of chess played with real people.
The ballot
- DuneFrank HerbertChilton, 1965Winner
- …And Call Me Conrad (alt: This Immortal)Roger ZelaznyF&SF Oct,Nov 1965; Ace, 1965Winner
- The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinIf Dec 1965,Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966; Putnam, 1966
- Skylark DuQuesneEdward E. SmithIf Jun,Jul,Aug,Oct 1965