Finalist, Best Novel, 1972
Dragonquest
Anne McCaffrey (opens in a new tab)
The dragonriders of Pern face a new threat from Thread as tension rises between the old Weyrs and the new.
The ballot
- To Your Scattered Bodies GoPhilip José FarmerPutnam, 1971Winner
- The Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le GuinAmazing Mar,May 1971; Scribner’s, 1971
- Jack of ShadowsRoger ZelaznyF&SF Jul,Aug 1971; Walker, 1971
- A Time of ChangesRobert SilverbergGalaxy Mar,Apr,May/Jun 1971; Signet, 1971