Finalist, Best Novel, 2020

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 448 pages

A swordswoman who wants to leave her necromantic house is dragged into a deadly contest to become one of the emperor's immortal servants.

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The ballot

A Memory Called EmpireArkady MartineTor; Tor UKWinner
MiddlegameSeanan McGuireTor.com PublishingRunner-up
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