Finalist, Best Novel, 1977
Shadrach in the Furnace
Robert Silverberg (opens in a new tab)
The personal doctor of a dying world dictator learns that he is to be the next body for the old man's mind.
The ballot
- Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate WilhelmHarper & Row, 1976Winner
- 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