Annal:1971 Nebula Award for Novel
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Results of the Nebula Award in the year 1971. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1971 Nebula winner
- 1972 Hugo-Novel nominee
- Score: 16.21
Three thousand years after Earth’s colonization of the planet Borthan, stories of self-serving hypocrisy that occurred among the first arrivals have bred a culture that forbids emotional sharing and denies the naturally human concept of ‘self.’ Kinnall Darival breaks the strict code of the Covenant to record the sordid details of his rebellious life from the days of his royal youth to self-appointed prophet of love.
The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel
- 1972 Hugo-Novel nominee
- 1971 Nebula nominee
- Score: 12.22
George Orr is a man who discovers he has the peculiar ability to dream things into being—for better or for worse. In desperation, he consults a psychotherapist who promises to help him—but who, it soon becomes clear, has his own plans for George and his dreams.
The Lathe of Heaven is a dark vision and a warning—a fable of power uncontrolled and uncontrollable. It is a truly prescient and startling view of humanity, and the consequences of playing God.
