1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a juried award for science fiction novels published in the United Kingdom. It supplies a different perspective from fan and professional voting. Clarke records in this catalog are novels, not a separate novella prize. Official award site ↗
A computer operator in New York stumbles on information regarding an experiment in 1895 Calcutta to change people. In the experiment, mosquitos were used to transfer chromosomes from one person to another.
The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster.
A wave of fundamentalism is sweeping across the globe as the millennium approaches, and a power-hungry presidential candidate sees his ticket to success in making an example out of a teenage girl who abandoned her infant in a Dumpster.
In a parallel world where JFK survived the assassination attempt in Dallas, as the Apollo programme reaches its triumphant goal the former President encourages NASA to build on this success and send men to Mars.