Runner-up, Best Novel, 2024

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Ann Leckie (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 432 pages

A young AI, a diplomat and a misfit on a backwater planet face the fragile peace between humanity and the alien Presger.

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The ballot

Some Desperate GloryEmily TeshTordotcom, Orbit UKWinner
The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiShannon ChakrabortyHarper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK
Witch KingMartha WellsTordotcom
The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra ChandrasekeraTordotcom
Starter VillainJohn ScalziTor, Tor UK