Finalist, Best Novel, 2024
The Saint of Bright Doors
Vajra Chandrasekera (opens in a new tab)
A boy raised by his mother to kill his father, the messiah of a Buddhist-like faith, goes to the city where doors to elsewhere stand in the walls.
The ballot
- Some Desperate GloryEmily TeshTordotcom, Orbit UKWinner
- Translation StateAnn LeckieOrbit US, Orbit UKRunner-up
- The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiShannon ChakrabortyHarper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK
- Witch KingMartha WellsTordotcom
- Starter VillainJohn ScalziTor, Tor UK