Annal:1976 John W. Campbell Award
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Results of the John W. Campbell Award in the year 1976. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- John W. Campbell Award
- Science Fiction books
- Science Fiction authors
- Speculative Fiction books
- Speculative Fiction authors.
- 1976 Campbell 2nd
- 1976 Hugo-Novel nominee
- 1975 Nebula nominee
- Score: 20.26
In a not-too-distant future, the assassination of an all-powerful New York City Mayor has plunged the five boroughs back into a dangerous cesspool of crime, drugs, and prostitution. Professional prognosticator Lew Nichols joins the campaign team of a fast-rising politico running for the city’s top office, and is introduced to a man who privately admits to being able to view glimpses of the future. Lew becomes obsessed with capturing the man’s gift and putting it to use for his candidate, but struggles to accept the strict terms he arranges with his mentor…and the…
- 1976 Campbell 3rd
- Score: 6.26
Fleeing Elizabeth Lindstrom’s anger at the death of her son, Vance Garamond, a flickerwing commander, leaves the solar system far behind. Pursued by Earth’s space fleet, Garamond finds a vast, alien-built spherical structure which might just change the destiny of the human race.
