Location: Westercon 58 in Calgary, Alberta.
Comments: After a one year hiatus during which is was folded into the Best Nonfiction, Reference or Related Book category, the Best Art Book category was once again split off and returned as an independent category in 2005. Why it came back is just as much of a mystery as why it went away for one year. I have given up trying to make any sense of why categories are introduced, dropped, or revived in genre awards, mostly because I desire to retain my sanity, and delving too deeply into this mysterious field of occult learning seems to me to be a sure-fire way to lose it.
Best Science Fiction Novel
Winner:
1.
The Baroque Cycle (
The Confusion and
The System of the World) by
Neal Stephenson
Other Nominees:
2.
Iron Sunrise by
Charles Stross
3.
Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
4.
Forty Signs of Rain by
Kim Stanley Robinson
5.
The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
6.
Camouflage by
Joe Haldeman
7.
Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod
8.
The Life of the World to Come by Kage Baker
9.
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
10.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
11.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
12.
For Us, the Living by
Robert A. Heinlein
13.
Crucible by Nancy Kress
14.
Air by Geoff Ryman
15.
Century Rain by
Alastair Reynolds
16.
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
17.
Exultant by
Stephen Baxter
18.
Stamping Butterflies by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
19. (tie)
Lost in Transmission by Wil McCarthy
(tie)
The Zenith Angle by Bruce Sterling
21.
The Fourth Circle by Zoran Zivkovic
22.
Frek and the Elixir by Rudy Rucker
23.
White Devils by
Paul J. McAuley
24.
Spondulix by Paul Di Filippo
25.
Black Brillion by
Matthew Hughes
26.
The Language of Power by Rosemary Kirstein
27.
Life by Gwyneth Jones
28.
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
29.
Polaris by Jack McDevitt
Best Fantasy Novel
Winner:
1.
Iron Council by China Miéville
Other Nominees:
2.
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe
3.
Going Postal by
Terry Pratchett
4.
The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah by Stephen King
5.
The Family Trade by
Charles Stross
6.
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
7.
The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay
8.
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
9.
Mortal Love by
Elizabeth Hand
10.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
11.
In the Night Room by Peter Straub
12.
A Handbook of American Prayer by Lucius Shepard
13.
The Charnel Prince by Greg Keyes
14.
Dead Lines by
Greg Bear
15.
Shadowmarch by Tad Williams
16.
Glass Dragons by Sean McMullen
17.
One King, One Soldier by Alexander C. Irvine
18.
The Last Guardian of Everness by John C. Wright
19.
Dragon's Treasure by Elizabeth A. Lynn
20.
Murder of Angels by Caitlín R. Kiernan
21.
The Witches' Kitchen by Cecelia Holland
Best Young Adult Book
Winner:
1.
A Hat Full of Sky by
Terry Pratchett
Other Nominees:
2.
Gifts by
Ursula K. Le Guin
3.
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm edited by
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
4.
The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
5.
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker
6.
New Magics edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
7.
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
8.
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
9.
The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 2: Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix
10.
Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories by Diana Wynne Jones
11.
Midnighters, Book One: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
12.
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende
13.
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
14.
Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales edited by Deborah Noyes
15.
Basilisk by N.M. Browne
Best First Novel
Winner:
1.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Other Nominees:
2.
The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston
3.
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
4.
Trash Sex Magic by Jennifer Stevenson
5.
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad by Minister Faust
6.
Ghosts in the Snow by Tamara Siler Jones
7.
Olympic Games by Leslie What
8.
Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas
9.
Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham
10.
Through Violet Eyes by Stephen Woodworth
11.
Fitzpatrick's War by Theodore Judson
12.
The Arcanum by Thomas Wheeler
13.
Firethorn by Sarah Micklem
14.
The Labyrinth by
Catherynne M. Valente
15.
The Gods and Their Machines by Oisin McGann
Best Novella
Winner:
1.
Golden City Far by Gene Wolfe
Other Nominees:
3.
Sergeant Chip by Bradley Denton
4.
Viator by Lucius Shepard
5.
Mayflower II by
Stephen Baxter
6.
Elector by
Charles Stross
7.
Appeals Court by
Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow
8.
The Gorgon in the Cupboard by Patricia A. McKillip
9.
Shadow Twin”, Gardner Dozois by
George R.R. Martin and
Daniel Abraham
10.
Long Voyage Home by R. Garcia y Robertson
11.
The Wreck of the Godspeed by
James Patrick Kelly
12.
Arabian Wine by Gregory Feeley
13.
Under the Flag of Night by Ian McDowell
14.
No Traveller Returns by Paul Park
15.
The Heloise Archive by L. Timmel Duchamp
16.
The Tribes of Bela by Albert E. Cowdrey
17.
The Bad Hamburger by Matthew Jarpe and Jonathan Andrew Sheen
18.
Giliad by Gregory Feeley
Best Novelette
Winner:
1. (tie)
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
(tie)
Reports of Certain Events in London by China Miéville
Other Nominees:
2.
Quarry by Peter S. Beagle
3.
Three Days in a Border Town by Jeff VanderMeer
4.
Men Are Trouble by
James Patrick Kelly
5.
PeriAndry's Quest by
Stephen Baxter
6.
The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe
7.
Observable Things by Paul Di Filippo
8.
The Word that Sings the Scythe by
Michael Swanwick
9.
The Lost Pilgrim by Gene Wolfe
10.
The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi
11.
The Little Stranger by Gene Wolfe
12.
A Night in the Tropics by Jeffrey Ford
13.
The Catch by Kage Baker
14.
The Silver Dragon by Elizabeth A. Lynn
15.
The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid by Walter Jon Williams
16.
Leaving His Cares Behind Him by Kage Baker
17.
Super 8 by Terry Bisson
18.
Flat Diane by
Daniel Abraham
19.
Mere by
Robert Reed
20.
The Clapping Hands of God by
Michael F. Flynn
21.
The Garden: A Hwarhath Science Fictional Romance by Eleanor Arnason
22.
The Fear Gun by Judith Berman
23.
Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle by Peter Straub
24.
Q by John Grant
25.
The Dragons of Summer Gulch by
Robert Reed
26.
Pat Moore by
Tim Powers
27. Biographical Notes to ‘A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes' by Benjamin Rosenbaum by Benjamin Rosenbaum
28.
Stone Animals by Kelly Link
29.
Riding the White Bull by Caitlín R. Kiernan
30.
The Seal Hunter by
Charles Coleman Finlay
31.
Martyrs of the Upshot Knothole by
James Morrow
32.
Inappropriate Behavior by Pat Murphy
33.
CATNYP by Delia Sherman
34.
Leviathan Wept by
Daniel Abraham
35.
The Gladiator's War: A Dialog by Lois Tilton
Best Short Story
Winner:
1.
Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire by
Neil Gaiman
2. Pulp Cover by Gene Wolfe
3.
'Tis the Season by China Miéville
4.
The Wolf-man of Alcatraz by Howard Waldrop
5.
The Annals of Eelin-Ok by Jeffrey Ford
6.
Faces by
Joe Haldeman
7.
The Last Geek by
Michael Swanwick
8.
My Mother, Dancing by Nancy Kress
9.
Scout's Honor by Terry Bisson
10.
The Best Christmas Ever by
James Patrick Kelly
11.
Singing My Sister Down by Margo Lanagan
12.
All of Us Can Almost. . . by Carol Emshwiller
13.
The Gods of a Lesser Creation by William Barton
14.
Zora and the Zombie by Andy Duncan
15.
Luciferase by Bruce Sterling
16.
Gliders Though They Be by Carol Emshwiller
17.
The Mission by Jack McDevitt
18.
Hula Ville by James P. Blaylock
19.
Strood by Neal Asher
20.
Synthetic Serendipity by Vernor Vinge
21.
The Baum Plan for Financial Independence by John Kessel
22.
Skindancing by Liz Williams
23.
Oversite by Maureen F. McHugh
24.
tourism by M. John Harrison
25.
The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
26.
Red Hands, Black Hands by Chris Roberson
27.
Wonderwall by
Elizabeth Hand
28. (tie)
The Night Market by
Holly Black
(tie)
Opal Ball by
Robert Reed
30.
Start the Clock by Benjamin Rosenbaum
31.
Cold Fires by M. Rickert
32. (tie)
Alone in the House of Mims by Barth Anderson
(tie)
Dinosaur Songs by Kathleen Ann Goonan
(tie)
Embracing-the-New by Benjamin Rosenbaum
35.
Zero's Twin by A.A. Attanasio
Best Collection
Winner:
Other Nominees:
2. The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh by C.J. Cherryh
3.
Phases of the Moon: Stories from Six Decades by
Robert Silverberg
4.
Innocents Aboard by Gene Wolfe
5.
Mother Aegypt and Other Stories by Kage Baker
6.
Secret Life by Jeff VanderMeer
7.
Novelties & Souvenirs: Collected Short Fiction by John Crowley
8.
Breathmoss and Other Exhalations by Ian R. MacLeod
9.
Neutrino Drag by Paul Di Filippo
10. Seventy-Five: The Diamond Anniversary of a Science Fiction Pioneer by Jack Williamson
11.
Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn
12.
Trujillo and Other Stories by Lucius Shepard
13.
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
14.
The Cat's Pajamas and Other Stories by
James Morrow
15.
The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories by Liz Williams
16.
Cartomancy by Mary Gentle
17.
Stagestruck Vampires & Other Phantasms by Suzy McKee Charnas
18.
Two Trains Running by Lucius Shepard
19.
Morning Child and Other Stories by Gardner Dozois
20.
Partial Eclipse and Other Stories by Graham Joyce
21.
Love's Body, Dancing in Time by L. Timmel Duchamp
22.
American Sorrows by
Jay Lake
23.
Thumbprints by
Pamela Sargent
Best Anthology
Winner:
1. The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
Other Nominees:
2.
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection edited by
Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin J. Grant
3. The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Charles N. Brown and Jonathan Strahan
4.
Year's Best SF 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
5.
Between Worlds edited by
Robert Silverberg
6.
All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories edited by David Moles and
Jay Lake
7.
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy edited by Al Sarrantonio
8.
Year's Best Fantasy 4 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
9.
Polyphony, Volume 4 edited by Deborah Layne and
Jay Lake
10.
The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age edited by
Harry Turtledove and Noreen Doyle
11.
Best Short Novels: 2004 edited by Jonathan Strahan
12.
Microcosms edited by Gregory Benford
13.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2004 edited by Vonda N. McIntyre
14.
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Fifteen edited by Stephen Jones
15.
Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Karen Haber and Jonathan Strahan
16.
Conqueror Fantastic edited by
Pamela Sargent
Best Nonfiction, Related, or Reference Book
Winner:
Other Nominees:
2. Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction by Jonathan R. Eller and William F. Touponce
3.
The Gernsback Days by Mike Ashley and Robert A.W. Lowndes
4.
Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn by
William Tenn
5.
The Annotated Brothers Grimm edited by Maria Tatar
6.
Solar Labyrinth: Exploring Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun by Robert Borski
7. The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus by Bev Vincent
8.
x, y, z, t: Dimensions of Science Fiction by Damien Broderick
9.
The Evolution of the Weird Tale by S.T. Joshi
10.
Attending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader by Peter Wright
11.
The Cherryh Odyssey by Edward Carmien
12.
Speaking of the Fantastic II by Darrell Schweitzer
13.
Brazilian Science Fiction by M. Elizabeth Ginway
Best Art Book
Winner:
1. Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner
Other Nominees:
2.
Terry Pratchett: The Art of Discworld by
Terry Pratchett, illustrated by Paul Kidby
3.
The Best of Gahan Wilson by Gahan Wilson
4.
Fantastic Art: The Best of Luis Royo by Luis Royo
5.
The Paint in My Blood by Alan M. Clark
6. Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars by David A. Hardy and Patrick Moore
7. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
8.
Kingsgate: The Art of Keith Parkinson by Keith Parkinson
9. Digital Art for the 21st Century: Renderosity by John Grant and Audre Vysniauskas
10.
The Deceiving Eye: The Art of Richard Hescox by Richard Hescox
11.
As Dead As Leaves: The Art of Caniglia by Caniglia
12.
Ilene Meyer: Paintings, Drawings, Perceptions by Ilene Meyer
Best Editor
Winner:
1.
Ellen Datlow
Other Nominees:
2. Gardner Dozois
3.
Gordon van Gelder
4. David G. Hartwell
5. Patrick Nielsen Hayden
6. Gavin Grant and Kelly Link
7. Peter Crowther
8.
Robert Silverberg
9. Terri Windling
10. Jim Baen
11.
Martin H. Greenberg
12.
Stanley Schmidt
13. Jonathan Strahan
14. Jeff VanderMeer
15. Lou Anders
16. Andy Cox
17. Stephen Jones
18. Laura Anne Gilman
19. Jennifer Brehl
20.
Beth Meacham
21. Deborah Layne and
Jay Lake
22.
Shawna McCarthy
23. Betsy Wollheim
24. Ginjer Buchanan
Best Magazine
Winner:
1.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Other Nominees:
2.
Asimov's
3.
Analog
4.
Sci Fiction
5.
Realms of Fantasy
6.
Strange Horizons
7.
Interzone
8.
Emerald City
9.
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
10.
The New York Review of Science Fiction
11.
SF Site
12.
Ansible
13.
SF Weekly
14.
The Third Alternative
15.
Cemetery Dance
16.
Weird Tales
17.
Black Gate
18.
Argosy
19.
The Alien Online
20.
Amazing Stories
21.
Fantastic Metropolis
22.
Infinity Plus
23.
The Infinite Matrix
Best Book Publisher or Imprint
Winner:
1. Tor
Other Nominees:
2. Baen
3. DAW
4. Del Rey
5. Ace
6. Bantam Spectra
7. Golden Gryphon
8. Eos
9. Night Shade Books/Ministry of Whimsy
10. Small Beer Press
11. Gollancz
12. PS Publishing
13. NESFA Press
14. Subterranean Press
15. Meisha Merlin
16. Roc
17. St. Martin's
18. Firebird
19. SFBC
20. Prime
21. Orbit
22. Wildside Press
23. Warner Aspect
24. Wizards of the Coast
25. Scholastic
Best Artist
Winner:
1. Michael Whelan
Other Nominees:
2. Bob Eggleton
3. Frank Kelly Freas
4. Donato Giancola
5. Kinuko Y. Craft
6. Charles Vess
7. Thomas Canty
8. John Picaciov
9. Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
10. Frank Frazetta
11. Dave McKean
12. Chesley Bonestell
13.
Frank Wu
14. Jim Burns
15. John Jude Palencar
16. Brom
17. Gahan Wilson
18. Alan M. Clark
19. Boris Vallejo
20. Luis Royo
21. Vincent Di Fate
22. J.K. Potter
23. Paul Kidby
24. Julie Bell
25. David Cherry
26. Don Maitz
27. Stephen Youll
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Go to subsequent year's nominees: 2006
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