Finalist, Best Novel, 2019

Space Opera

Catherynne M. Valente (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 304 pages

Earth is entered into a galactic song contest whose loser species is destroyed, and its hope rests on a washed-up glam rock band.

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The ballot

The Calculating StarsMary Robinette KowalTorWinner
Spinning SilverNaomi NovikDel Rey / MacmillanRunner-up
Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky ChambersHodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager
Trail of LightningRebecca RoanhorseSaga
Revenant GunYoon Ha LeeSolaris