Finalist, Best Novel, 2025
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley (opens in a new tab)
A civil servant in near-future London is assigned to look after a polar explorer brought from 1847 by time travel, and falls for him.
The ballot
- The Tainted CupRobert Jackson BennettDel Rey, Hodderscape UKWinner
- A Sorceress Comes to CallT. KingfisherTorRunner-up
- Alien ClayAdrian TchaikovskyOrbit US, Tor UK
- Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn WiswellDAW
- Service ModelAdrian TchaikovskyTordotcom