Finalist, Best Novel, 2017

Ninefox Gambit

Yoon Ha Lee (opens in a new tab)

343 pages

A disgraced infantry captain is given the mind of an undead, mass-murdering general to help her retake a fortress, and has to decide whether to trust him.

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The ballot

The Obelisk GateN. K. JemisinOrbit BooksWinner
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane AndersTor Books / Titan BooksRunner-up
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky ChambersHodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US
Too Like the LightningAda PalmerTor Books
Death’s EndCixin Liu, translated by Ken LiuTor Books / Head of Zeus