Best Novel, 2020
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine (opens in a new tab)
A new ambassador from a small mining station arrives at the heart of a vast empire to find her predecessor dead, with only an out-of-date copy of his memories to guide her.
Also on the ballot
- MiddlegameSeanan McGuireTor.com PublishingRunner-up
- Gideon the NinthTamsyn MuirTor.com Publishing
- The Light BrigadeKameron HurleySaga; Angry Robot UK
- The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane AndersTor; Titan
- The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. HarrowRedhook; Orbit UK