Finalist, Best Novel, 2004

Humans

Robert J. Sawyer (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 384 pages

A Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth returns to ours to fall in love, and his people consider what to make of ours.

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The ballot

Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster BujoldEos, 2003Winner
IliumDan SimmonsSubterranean, 2003; Eos, 2003; Gollancz, 2003Runner-up
Singularity SkyCharles StrossAce, 2003
Blind LakeRobert Charles WilsonTor, 2003