Finalist, Best Novel, 2000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling (opens in a new tab)
In his third year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that a convicted murderer has escaped from the wizard prison and is said to be coming for him.
The ballot
- A Deepness in the SkyVernor VingeTor, 1999Winner
- A Civil CampaignLois McMaster BujoldBaen, 1999Runner-up
- CryptonomiconNeal StephensonAvon, 1999
- Darwin’s RadioGreg BearHarperCollins UK, 1999; Ballantine Del Rey, 1999