Finalist, Best Novel, 2025
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wiswell (opens in a new tab)
A monster that has never hurt anyone falls in love with the human woman hunting her.
The ballot
- The Tainted CupRobert Jackson BennettDel Rey, Hodderscape UKWinner
- A Sorceress Comes to CallT. KingfisherTorRunner-up
- Alien ClayAdrian TchaikovskyOrbit US, Tor UK
- Service ModelAdrian TchaikovskyTordotcom
- The Ministry of TimeKaliane BradleyAvid Reader Press, Sceptre