Finalist, Best Novel, 1981
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Frederik Pohl (opens in a new tab)
Robinette Broadhead sends an expedition to the alien food factory found in the Oort cloud, which may hold the secret of the Heechee.
The ballot
- The Snow QueenJoan D. VingeDial Press, 1980Winner
- 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
- WizardJohn VarleyBerkley Putnam, 1980