Finalist, Best Novella, 1999
Story of Your Life
Ted Chiang (opens in a new tab)
A linguist who learns the language of aliens begins to experience time as they do, and sees her daughter's life all at once.
The ballot
- OceanicGreg EganAsimov’s Aug 1998Winner
- Aurora in Four VoicesCatherine AsaroAnalog Dec 1998
- Get Me to the Church on TimeTerry BissonAsimov’s May 1998
- The Summer IslesIan R. MacLeodAsimov’s Oct/Nov 1998