Finalist, Best Novella, 2017

This Census-Taker

China Miéville (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 184 pages

A boy living in a hilltop town runs down to it saying his mother has killed his father, and nobody quite believes him.

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The ballot

Every Heart a DoorwaySeanan McGuireTor.com publishingWinner
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt BoeKij JohnsonTor.com publishingRunner-up
Penric and the ShamanLois McMaster BujoldSpectrum Literary Agency
The Ballad of Black TomVictor LaValleTor.com publishing
A Taste of HoneyKai Ashante WilsonTor.com publishing