Also on the ballot
- The ExpanseJames S.A. CoreyOrbit US / Orbit UK
- The Temeraire series, by Naomi NovikNaomi NovikDel Rey / Harper Voyager UK
- The Craft SequenceMax GladstoneTor Books
- The Peter Grant / Rivers of London series, by Ben AaronovitchBen AaronovitchGollancz / Del Rey / DAW / Subterranean
- The October Daye BooksSeanan McGuireDAW / Corsair