Finalist, Best Novel, 2003
The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson (opens in a new tab)
In a world where the Black Death killed nearly everyone in Europe, a group of souls is reborn through seven hundred years of history led by China and Islam.
The ballot
- HominidsRobert J. SawyerAnalog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 2002; Tor, 2002Winner
- Kiln People (alt: Kil’n People)David BrinTor, 2002Runner-up
- Bones of the EarthMichael SwanwickEos, 2002
- The ScarChina MiévilleDel Rey, Jun 2002; Macmillan, 2002