Runner-up, Best Novel, 2003
Kiln People (alt: Kil’n People)
David Brin (opens in a new tab)
In a world where people copy themselves into clay bodies that last a day, a private detective's copies keep getting into trouble on a big case.
The ballot
- HominidsRobert J. SawyerAnalog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 2002; Tor, 2002Winner
- Bones of the EarthMichael SwanwickEos, 2002
- The ScarChina MiévilleDel Rey, Jun 2002; Macmillan, 2002
- The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley RobinsonBantam, 2002