Finalist, Best Novel, 1979
Blind Voices
Tom Reamy (opens in a new tab)
A travelling show of wonders comes to a small Kansas town in the 1930s, and three young women are drawn to it.
The ballot
- DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyreHoughton Mifflin, 1978Winner
- The White DragonAnne McCaffreyBallantine Del Rey, 1978
- The Faded Sun: KesrithC. J. CherryhGalaxy Feb,Mar,Apr,May 1978; DAW, 1978
- Up to the Walls of the WorldJames Tiptree, Jr.Withdrew after ballot finalized, per convention newsletter; see TSAR, page 24