Finalist, Best Novella, 2004
The Green Leopard Plague
Walter Jon Williams (opens in a new tab)
A woman who lives as a genetically engineered mermaid is hired to find out what a famous economist did during the days missing from his biography.
The ballot
- The Cookie MonsterVernor VingeAnalog Oct 2003Winner
- The Empress of MarsKage BakerAsimov’s Jul 2003Runner-up
- Just Like the Ones We Used to KnowConnie WillisAsimov’s Dec 2003
- Walk in SilenceCatherine AsaroAnalog Apr 2003