Finalist, Best Novella, 1979
Fireship
Joan D. Vinge (opens in a new tab)
A lab technician wired into an experimental computer, as a test before it is used on a real agent, finds his mind flooded far beyond what its makers planned.
The ballot
- The Persistence of VisionJohn VarleyF&SF Mar 1978Winner
- The WatchedChristopher PriestF&SF Apr 1978
- Enemies of the SystemBrian W. AldissF&SF Jun 1978
- Seven American NightsGene WolfeOrbit #20, 1978