Finalist, Best Novel, 2026

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor (opens in a new tab)

448 pages

A disabled Nigerian-American writer whose novel about robots becomes a hit finds her life and her book changing each other.

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The ballot

The EverlastingAlix E. HarrowTor US; Tor UKWinner
A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson BennettDel Rey; Hodderscape
ShroudAdrian TchaikovskyTor UK; Orbit US
The IncandescentEmily TeshTor US; Orbit UK
The Raven ScholarAntonia HodgsonOrbit US; Hodderscape