Each yr , the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction awards one worthy science fable novel the John W. Campbell Memorial Award , one of the genre ’s major awards for novel .
The finalist list this year is particularly strong , with some truly excellent novels map :
The Water Knife , Paolo Bacigalupi ( Orbit / Knopf )
Europe at Midnight , Dave Hutchinson ( Rebellion )
Radiomen , Eleanor Lerman ( The Permanent )
Luna : New Moon , Ian McDonald ( Gollancz / Tor )
Galapagos Regained , James Morrow ( St. Martin ’s )
go Dark , Linda Nagata ( Mythic Island / Saga )
The Book of Phoenix , Nnedi Okorafor ( DAW )
Where , Kit Reed ( Tor )
The Thing Itself , Adam Roberts ( Gollancz )
Aurora , Kim Stanley Robinson ( Orbit )
Seveneves , Neal Stephenson ( William Morrow / Harper Collins )
This yr ’s recipient will be announced on Thursday , August 18th at the 74th World Science Fiction Convention , MidAmericon II , which will be held in Kansas City , Missouri on August 17th through the 21st .
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