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Arthur C. Clarke Award 2018

The 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award went to Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnocksource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. American War by Omar El Akkadsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Borne by Jeff VanderMeersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melemedsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargillsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfarsource (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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