Finalist, Best Novella, 1972
The Fourth Profession
Larry Niven (opens in a new tab)
A bartender is given pills by an alien that teach him a profession, but he does not know which one.
The ballot
- The Queen of Air and DarknessPoul AndersonF&SF Apr 1971Winner
- A Meeting with MedusaArthur C. ClarkePlayboy Dec 1971
- Dread EmpireJohn BrunnerFantastic Apr 1971
- A Special Kind of MorningGardner R. DozoisNew Dimensions #1, 1971