Finalist, Best Novel, 1967
The Witches of Karres
James H. Schmitz (opens in a new tab)
A starship captain rescues three child slaves from a planet, and finds they are witches who change his life.
The ballot
- The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinIf Dec 1965,Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966; Putnam, 1966Winner
- Babel-17Samuel R. DelanyAce, 1966
- Too Many MagiciansRandall GarrettAnalog Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 1966
- Flowers for AlgernonDaniel KeyesHarcourt, Brace & World, 1966
- Day of the MinotaurThomas Burnett SwannAce, 1966