Finalist, Best Novel, 1988

The Urth of the New Sun

Gene Wolfe (opens in a new tab)

372 pages

Severian, now Autarch, goes to the stars to bring back a new sun for his dying world.

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The ballot

The Uplift WarDavid BrinPhantasia, 1987; Bantam Spectra, 1987Winner
When Gravity FailsGeorge Alec EffingerArbor House, 1987; Bantam Spectra, 1987
Seventh SonOrson Scott CardTor, 1987
The Forge of GodGreg BearTor, 1987