Finalist, Best Novella, 1987

Escape from Kathmandu

Kim Stanley Robinson (opens in a new tab)

Asimov’s Sep 1986

Two Americans working as trekking guides in Nepal free a yeti from a research lab and help it escape to the mountains.

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The ballot

Gilgamesh in the OutbackRobert SilverbergAsimov’s Jul 1986; Rebels in Hell, 1986Winner
R & RLucius ShepardAsimov’s Apr 1986
Spice PogromConnie WillisAsimov’s Oct 1986
EifelheimMichael F. FlynnAnalog Nov 1986