Finalist, Best Novel, 1979
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
C. J. Cherryh (opens in a new tab)
The last of a warrior race, a human soldier and a woman of the priestly caste meet on a planet traded away in a war.
The ballot
- DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyreHoughton Mifflin, 1978Winner
- The White DragonAnne McCaffreyBallantine Del Rey, 1978
- Blind VoicesTom ReamyBerkley Putnam, 1978
- Up to the Walls of the WorldJames Tiptree, Jr.Withdrew after ballot finalized, per convention newsletter; see TSAR, page 24