The nominees for the Tähtivaeltaja Award, given to the best science fiction book published in Finland in the previous year, have been reported by Partial Recall.

• Uusi maa (MaddAddam) by Margaret Atwood (Otava)
• Kudottujen kujien kaupunki by Emmi Itäranta (Teos)
• Haikaran silmä (The Eye of the Heron) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Vaskikirjat)
• Hävitys (Annihilation) by Jeff VanderMeer (Like)
• Liktorin miekka (The Sword of the Lictor) by Gene Wolfe (Gummerus)

The nominees were selected by a jury of journalist Hannu Blommila, editor Toni Jerrman, critic Elli Leppä, and critic Antti Oikarinen. The award winner will be announced in May.

[Via SF Site News.]