Finalist, Best Novel, 2011

The Dervish House

Ian McDonald (opens in a new tab)

359 pages

In Istanbul in 2027, the lives of six people who live around an old dervish house come together over a few days of a heatwave.

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The ballot

Blackout/All ClearConnie WillisBallantine SpectraWinner
FeedMira GrantOrbitRunner-up
CryoburnLois McMaster BujoldBaen
The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN.K. JemisinOrbit