Runner-up, Best Novel, 2005
River of Gods
Ian McDonald (opens in a new tab)
As India turns a century old, a gangster, a cop who hunts rogue artificial intelligences, a scientist and others are drawn together around an alien artefact.
The ballot
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna ClarkeBloomsbury, 2004Winner
- The AlgebraistIain M. BanksOrbit, 2004
- Iron SunriseCharles StrossAce, 2004
- Iron CouncilChina MiévilleDel Rey, 2004; Macmillan UK, 2004