The ballot
- PalimpsestCharles StrossWireless; Ace; OrbitWinner
- The God EnginesJohn ScalziSubterraneanRunner-up
- Act OneNancy KressAsimov’s 3/09
- Vishnu at the Cat CircusIan McDonaldCyberabad Days; Pyr; Gollancz
- Shambling Towards HiroshimaJames MorrowTachyon