Finalist, Best Novella, 2006
Burn
James Patrick Kelly (opens in a new tab)
A farmer recruited to fight the forest fires of a back-to-nature colony world is hurt, and from his hospital bed calls up a young ruler from another world, who decides to visit.
The ballot
- Inside JobConnie WillisAsimov’s Jan 2005Winner
- Magic for BeginnersKelly LinkMagic for Beginners, Small Beer Press, 2005; F&SF Sep 2005Runner-up
- The Little GoddessIan McDonaldAsimov’s Jun 2005
- Identity TheftRobert J. SawyerDown These Dark Spaceways, Sfbc, 2005