Best Novella, 1973
The Word for World Is Forest
Ursula K. Le Guin (opens in a new tab)
On a forest planet, human colonists enslave the small, peaceful natives, until one of them learns to kill.
Also on the ballot
- The Gold at the Starbow’s EndFrederik PohlAnalog Mar 1972
- The Fifth Head of CerberusGene WolfeOrbit #10, 1972
- HeroJoe HaldemanAnalog Jun 1972
- The MercenaryJerry PournelleAnalog Jul 1972