The 2014 Endeavour Award nominees are:

• King of Swords, by Dave Duncan
• Meaning of Luff, by Matthew Hughes
• Nexus, by Ramez Naam
• Protector, by C.J. Cherryh
• Requiem, by Ken Scholes

The Endeavour Award honors a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book (either a novel or a single-author collection) created by a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. The judges this year are Catherine Asaro, Scott Edelman, and Matthew Johnson. The winner will be announced at OryCon on November 7.