Best Novella, 1975

A Song for Lya

George R. R. Martin (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 320 pages

Two telepaths are sent to a world where the native people let alien parasites absorb them, and find out why.

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Also on the ballot

StrangersGardner DozoisNew Dimensions IV, 1974
Born with the DeadRobert SilverbergF&SF Apr 1974
Riding the TorchNorman SpinradThreads of Time, 1974
Assault on a CityJack VanceUniverse 4, 1974