Best Novel, 1981
The Snow Queen
Joan D. Vinge (opens in a new tab)
On a world about to be cut off from the stars for a century, a queen who has ruled for 150 years plots to keep her throne, and a young woman discovers her part in it.
Also on the ballot
- Lord Valentine’s CastleRobert SilverbergF&SF Nov,Dec 1979,Jan,Feb 1980; Harper & Row, 1980
- The Ringworld EngineersLarry NivenGalileo Jul,Sep,Nov 1979,Jan 1980; Phantasia, 1980
- Beyond the Blue Event HorizonFrederik PohlBallantine Del Rey, 1980
- WizardJohn VarleyBerkley Putnam, 1980