The finalists for the 2012 A. E. Van Vogt Award are:

• Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder (Tor Science Fiction)
• Alphanauts by Brian J. Clarke (Edge)
• The Other by Matthew Hughes (Underland Press)

The award is named after Canada’s only Grand Master Science Fiction author, who was born in Manitoba. It includes a $1200 cash award and certificate. The award’s sponsors are the Winnipeg Science Fiction Association (WINSFA), Conadian, the 1994 World SF Con, and Science Fiction Winnipeg (SFW).

The winner will be named by the end of the year.

[Thanks to John Mansfield for the story.]