Finalist, Best Novel, 1987
The Ragged Astronauts
On a planet whose twin hangs close overhead, people prepare to fly across the gap in hot-air balloons to escape a plague.
The ballot
- Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott CardTor, 1986Winner
- Count ZeroWilliam GibsonAsimov’s Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Gollancz, 1986
- Marooned in RealtimeVernor VingeAnalog May,Jun,Jul,Aug 1986; Bluejay, 1986
- Black GenesisL. Ron HubbardBridge, 1986; New Era, 1986