Finalist, Best Novel, 1985
The Peace War
Vernor Vinge (opens in a new tab)
A government that seals its enemies in bubbles of stopped time rules a world where science is forbidden, until a boy genius joins the rebels.
The ballot
- NeuromancerWilliam GibsonAce, 1984Winner
- EmergenceDavid R. PalmerBantam, 1984
- Job: A Comedy of JusticeRobert A. HeinleinBallantine Del Rey, 1984
- The Integral TreesLarry NivenBallantine Del Rey, 1984