Finalist, Best Novel, 2005
Iron Sunrise
Charles Stross (opens in a new tab)
A UN weapons inspector and a teenage girl who survived the destruction of her world are hunted by the ones who did it.
The ballot
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna ClarkeBloomsbury, 2004Winner
- River of GodsIan McDonaldSimon & Schuster UK, 2004Runner-up
- The AlgebraistIain M. BanksOrbit, 2004
- Iron CouncilChina MiévilleDel Rey, 2004; Macmillan UK, 2004