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Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020

The 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award went to The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. The Old Drift by Namwali Serpellsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martinesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovskysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anderssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Last Astronaut by David Wellingtonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurleysource (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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