Best Novel, 2015
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu (opens in a new tab) and Ken Liu (opens in a new tab) (translator)
During the Cultural Revolution, a secret Chinese project sends a signal into space. Decades later scientists start dying, and the reply turns out to have been received.
Also on the ballot
- The Goblin EmperorKatherine AddisonTor BooksRunner-up
- Ancillary SwordAnn LeckieOrbit US/Orbit UK
- Skin GameJim ButcherOrbit UK/Roc Books
- The Dark Between the StarsKevin J. AndersonTor Books
- No Award