Finalist, Best Novella, 1987
Eifelheim
Michael F. Flynn (opens in a new tab)
A historian and his physicist partner discover that a German village vanished in the 14th century, and the reason is a crashed alien ship.
The ballot
- Gilgamesh in the OutbackRobert SilverbergAsimov’s Jul 1986; Rebels in Hell, 1986Winner
- Escape from KathmanduKim Stanley RobinsonAsimov’s Sep 1986
- R & RLucius ShepardAsimov’s Apr 1986
- Spice PogromConnie WillisAsimov’s Oct 1986