Finalist, Best Novel, 1984

Tea with the Black Dragon

R. A. MacAvoy (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 140 pages

A woman looking for her missing daughter meets a man who is a Chinese dragon in human form.

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The ballot

Startide RisingDavid BrinBantam, 1983Winner
MillenniumJohn VarleyBerkley, 1983
Moreta: Dragonlady of PernAnne McCaffreyBallantine Del Rey, 1983
The Robots of DawnIsaac AsimovDoubleday, 1983