Best Novel, 1977
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm (opens in a new tab)
As the world's population becomes sterile, one family survives by cloning itself. Generations on, the clones no longer understand why anyone would want to be an individual.
Also on the ballot
- MindbridgeJoe HaldemanSt. Martin’s, 1976
- Children of DuneFrank HerbertAnalog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1976; Berkley Putnam, 1976
- Man PlusFrederik PohlF&SF Apr,May,Jun 1976; Random House, 1976
- Shadrach in the FurnaceRobert SilverbergAnalog Aug,Sep,Oct 1976; Bobbs-Merrill, 1976