Finalist, Best Novel, 1976
Inferno
Larry Niven (opens in a new tab) and Jerry Pournelle (opens in a new tab)
A science fiction writer dies at a convention and wakes up in Dante's Hell.
The ballot
- The Forever WarJoe HaldemanSt. Martin’s, 1974Winner
- Doorways in the SandRoger ZelaznyAnalog Jun,Jul,Aug 1975; Harper & Row, 1976
- The Computer Connection (alt: The Indian Giver)Alfred BesterBerkley Putnam, 1975
- The Stochastic ManRobert SilverbergF&SF Apr,May,Jun 1975; Harper & Row, 1975