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Arthur C. Clarke Award 2021

The 2021 Arthur C. Clarke Award went to The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKaysource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Edge of Heaven by R. B. Kellysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Infinite by Patience Agbabisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenezsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfangsource (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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