The ballot
- PalimpsestCharles StrossWireless; Ace; OrbitWinner
- The God EnginesJohn ScalziSubterraneanRunner-up
- The Women of Nell Gwynne’sKage BakerSubterranean
- Vishnu at the Cat CircusIan McDonaldCyberabad Days; Pyr; Gollancz
- Shambling Towards HiroshimaJames MorrowTachyon