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Arthur C. Clarke Award 2025

The 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award went to Annie Bot by Sierra Greer. 6 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. Annie Bot by Sierra Greersource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Extremophile by Ian Greensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Private Rites by Julia Armfieldsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovskysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradleysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolfsource (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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