Runner-up, Best Novel, 2013

Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance

Lois McMaster Bujold (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 422 pages

Miles Vorkosigan's cousin Ivan marries a stranger to protect her, and finds himself in a family with a buried treasure.

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The ballot

Redshirts: A Novel with Three CodasJohn ScalziTorWinner
2312Kim Stanley RobinsonOrbit
Throne of the Crescent MoonSaladin AhmedDAW
BlackoutMira GrantOrbit