Finalist, Best Novel, 2006
Old Man’s War
John Scalzi (opens in a new tab)
At 75, a widower joins the army that fights for humanity among the stars, and is given a new body to do it.
The ballot
- SpinRobert Charles WilsonTor, 2005Winner
- AccelerandoCharles StrossAce, 2005; Orbit, 2005Runner-up
- Learning the WorldKen MacLeodOrbit, 2005; Tor, 2005
- A Feast for CrowsGeorge R. R. MartinVoyager, 2005; Bantam Spectra, 2005