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Arthur C. Clarke Award 2012

The 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award went to The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogerssource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Embassytown by China Miévillesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hull Zero Three by Greg Bearsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Rule 34 by Charles Strosssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The End Specialist by Drew Magarysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Teppersource (opens in a new tab)

About the Arthur C. Clarke Award

Shortlist and winner, six books a year. clarkeaward.com keeps no per-year archive, so rows cite sfadb.com (Locus Science Fiction Foundation). Legacy ISBNs that failed the checksum were dropped and re-derived from Open Library.

Organization: Serendip Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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