Best Novel, 2024

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 448 pages · First published by Tordotcom and Orbit

A young woman raised on a space station to avenge the destruction of Earth learns what her commanders have planned for her and her brother, and runs.

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Also on the ballot

Translation StateAnn LeckieOrbit US, Orbit UKRunner-up
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The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra ChandrasekeraTordotcom
Starter VillainJohn ScalziTor, Tor UK