Finalist, Best Novel, 1969

Nova

Hardcover, 279 pages

A starship captain sets out to fly through an exploding star to collect a rare element, with a crew that includes a gypsy boy who plays an instrument of light and sound.

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The ballot

Stand on ZanzibarJohn BrunnerDoubleday, 1968Winner
Rite of PassageAlexei PanshinAce, 1968
Past MasterR. A. LaffertyAce, 1968
The Goblin ReservationClifford D. SimakGalaxy Apr,Jun 1968; Putnam, 1968