Finalist, Best Novella, 2022

Fireheart Tiger

Aliette de Bodard (opens in a new tab)

109 pages

A princess once sent abroad as a hostage meets again the servant she loved there, who turns out to be a spirit of fire.

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The ballot

A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltBecky ChambersTordotcomWinner
Elder RaceAdrian TchaikovskyTordotcomRunner-up
The Past Is RedCatherynne M. ValenteTordotcom
A Spindle SplinteredAlix E. HarrowTordotcom
Across the Green Grass FieldsSeanan McGuireTordotcom