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Award Category: Best Young Adult Book (Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book)

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2018
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Akata Warrior 404 406 436 488 534 616 912
Summer in Orcus 331 332 352 368 396 496
In Other Lands 183 183 201 222 245
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 159 161 171 184
Art of Starving 138 139 147
Skinful of Shadows 95 96
No Award 76 102
Preference 1386 1317 1307 1262 1175 1112 1014
No Preference 0 69 79 124 211 274 372
Total Votes 1386 1386 1386 1386 1386 1386 1386
106 nominating ballots (17.91%) with 74.00 final points.
 Akata Warrior Nnedi Okorafor
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Summer in Orcus 398 399 437 476 536
In Other Lands 221 221 261 302 371
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 227 229 251 291
Art of Starving 185 187 206
Skinful of Shadows 136 137
No Award 77
Preference 1244 1173 1155 1069 907
No Preference 142 213 231 317 479
Total Votes 1386 1386 1386 1386 1386
52 nominating ballots (8.78%) with 36.75 final points.
 Summer in Orcus T. Kingfisher
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
In Other Lands 341 342 417 498
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 273 276 318 393
Art of Starving 225 227 263
Skinful of Shadows 188 189
No Award 83
Preference 1110 1034 998 891
No Preference 276 352 388 495
Total Votes 1386 1386 1386 1386
78 nominating ballots (13.18%) with 57.00 final points.
 In Other Lands Sarah Rees Brennan
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Skinful of Shadows 297 299 385
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 305 308 378
Art of Starving 290 296
No Award 89
Preference 981 903 763
No Preference 405 483 623
Total Votes 1386 1386 1386
52 nominating ballots (8.78%) with 32.33 final points.
 A Skinful of Shadows Frances Hardinge
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
Art of Starving 406 417
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 401 410
No Award 105
Preference 912 827
No Preference 474 827
Total Votes 1386 1386
57 nominating ballots (9.63%) with 51.08 final points.
 The Art of Starving Sam J. Miller
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Finalist Pass 1
Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 626
No Award 128
Preference 754
No Preference 632
Total Votes 1386
62 nominating ballots (10.47%) with 46.08 final points.
 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman
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ⓘ40 nominating ballots (6.76%) with 28.75 final points.
 Buried Heart Kate Elliott
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ⓘ34 nominating ballots (5.74%) with 21.67 final points.
 Dreadnought April Daniels
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ⓘ37 nominating ballots (6.25%) with 23.83 final points.
 Exo Fonda Lee
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ⓘ36 nominating ballots (6.08%) with 19.75 final points.
 Jane, Unlimited Kristin Cashore
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ⓘ28 nominating ballots (4.73%) with 19.00 final points.
 Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor
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ⓘ34 nominating ballots (5.74%) with 17.73 final points.
 Thick As Thieves Megan Whalen Turner
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ⓘ27 nominating ballots (4.56%) with 17.00 final points.
 Tool of War Paolo Bacigalupi
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ⓘ31 nominating ballots (5.24%) with 14.75 final points.
 Want Cindy Pon
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ⓘ38 nominating ballots (26.50%) with 46.08 final points.
 Weave a Circle Round Kari Maaren
2019
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Children of Blood and Bone 238 238 260 307 353 436 671
Dread Nation 195 196 207 232 274 372
Tess of the Road 212 212 220 234 256
The Invasion 209 210 216 227
The Cruel Prince 138 138 151
The Belles 71 71
No Award 70 108
110 nominations with 73.67 final points.
 Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Dread Nation 247 248 276 339 405
Tess of the Road 235 235 249 287 338
The Invasion 279 230 238 257
The Cruel Prince 175 175 201
The Belles 96 96
No Award 71
117 nominations with 76.83 final points.
 Dread Nation Justina Ireland
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Tess of the Road 289 289 318 424
The Invasion 255 256 280 334
The Cruel Prince 222 224 276
The Belles 143 143
No Award 72
75 nominations with 46.75 final points.
 Tess of the Road Rachel Hartman
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
The Cruel Prince 313 316 418
The Invasion 308 309 360
The Belles 213 213
No Award 77
52 nominations with 32.67 final points.
 The Cruel Prince Holly Black
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
The Invasion 385 391
The Belles 327 329
No Award 89
34 nominations with 30.67 final points.
 The Invasion Peadar O'Guilin
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Finalist Pass 1
The Belles 497
No Award 117
43 nominations with 23.17 final points.
 The Belles Dhonielle Clayton
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ⓘ17 nominations with 14.7 points
 Arabella the Traitor of Mars David D. Levine
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ⓘ16 nominations with 8 points
 Cross Fire Fonda Lee
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ⓘ26 nominations with 18.75 points
 Future Legend of Skate and Sword Henry Lien
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ⓘ22 nominations with 12.37 points
 Girls of Paper and Fire Natasha Ngan
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ⓘ24 nominations with 14.78 points
 Muse of Nightmares Laini Taylor
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ⓘ20 nominations with 11.67 points
 Obsidio Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
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ⓘ35 nominations with 28.25 points
 Skyward Brandon Sanderson
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ⓘ27 nominations with 17.92 points
 Tempests and Slaughter Tamora Pierce
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ⓘ18 nominations with 8.37 points
 The Hazel Wood Melissa Albert
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ⓘ13 nominations with 12.5 points
 The Hidden City David Bowles
2020
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Catfishing on CatNet 287 288 300 326 372 435 646
Minor Mage 269 269 279 295 320 403
Dragon Pearl 144 145 160 190 218
Deeplight 105 106 119 130
Riverland 101 101 114
The Wicked King 92 92
No Award 25 36
127 nominations with 96.67 final points.
 Catfishing on CatNet Naomi Kritzer
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Minor Mage 343 343 360 401 460
Dragon Pearl 215 216 243 292 361
Riverland 133 133 152 181
Deeplight 132 134 150
The Wicked King 110 110
No Award 26
50 nominations with 62.25 final points.
 Minor Mage T. Kingfisher
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dragon Pearl 305 306 345 434
Riverland 180 180 210 276
Deeplight 172 174 205
The Wicked King 146 146
No Award 30
78 nominations with 50.92 final points.
 Dragon Pearl Yoon Ha Lee
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Riverland 259 259 324
Deeplight 221 225 283
The Wicked King 199 199
No Award 35
33 nominations with 22.75 final points.
 Riverland Fran Wilde
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2
Deeplight 309 313
The Wicked King 277 277
No Award 37
33 nominations with 26.83 final points.
 Deeplight Frances Hardinge
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Finalist Pass 1
The Wicked King 488
No Award 54
34 nominations with 25.83 final points.
 The Wicked King Holly Black
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ⓘ13 nominations with 10.50 final points.
 Alien: Echo Mira Grant
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ⓘ17 nominations with 14.00 final points.
 Aurora Rising Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
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ⓘ24 nominations with 16.28 final points.
 Pet Akwaeke Emezi
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ⓘ23 nominations with 14.33 final points.
 Sal and Gabi Break the Universe Carlos Hernandez
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ⓘ18 nominations with 12.92 final points.
 The Queen of Nothing Holly Black
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ⓘ30 nominations with 22.75 final points.
 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman
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ⓘ27 nominations with 12.17 final points.
 The Ten Thousand Doors of January Alix E. Harrow
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ⓘ19 nominations with 10.42 final points.
 Wayward Son Rainbow Rowell
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ⓘ20 nominations with 14.08 final points.
 We Set the Dark on Fire Tehlor Kay Mejia
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ⓘ23 nominations with 18.00 final points.
 Wilder Girls Rory Power
2021
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking 510 512 542 564 619 784 1075
A Deadly Education 302 302 318 333 369 412
Elatsoe 169 169 187 222 283
Legendborn 132 132 147 182
Raybearer 110 110 119
Cemetery Boys 107 107
No Award 34 45
201 nominations with 152.57 points
 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Runoff
A Deadly Education 459 463 483 528 603 825
Elatsoe 232 232 269 314 428
Cemetery Boys 162 162 182
Legendborn 162 162 199 246
Raybearer 133 134
No Award 43 75
55 nominations with 36.37 points
 A Deadly Education Naomi Novik
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Runoff
Elatsoe 287 287 342 450 701
Cemetery Boys 239 240 277
Legendborn 233 235 297 383
Raybearer 183 184
No Award 50 58
149 nominations with 88.57 points
 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Runoff
Cemetery Boys 302 304 381
Legendborn 285 289 395 640
Raybearer 240 241
No Award 56 63
67 nominations with 31.37 points
 Legendborn Tracy Deonn
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Runoff
Cemetery Boys 388 390 652
Raybearer 365 370
No Award 57 65
62 nominations with 32.03 points
 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas
6
ⓘCast Ballots: 1330 (56.3%)
Finalist Pass 1 Runoff
Raybearer 603 603
No Award 61 61
70 nominations with 36.15 points
 Raybearer Jordan Ifueko
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ⓘ35 nominations with 17.70 points
 A Song Below Water Bethany C. Morrow
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ⓘ22 nominations with 11.08 points
 Deathless Divide Justina Ireland
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ⓘ19 nominations with 10.58 points
 Over the Woodward Wall A. Deborah Baker
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ⓘ23 nominations with 13.58 points
 Race to the Sun Rebecca Roanhorse
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ⓘ35 nominations with 23.62 points
 Return of the Thief Megan Whalen Turner
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ⓘ14 nominations with 10.50 points
 The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune
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ⓘ11 nominations with 8.83 points
 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Garth Nix
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ⓘ21 nominations with 8.93 points
 The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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ⓘ22 nominations with 8.80 points
 These Violent Delights Chloe Gong
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ⓘ40 nominations with 20.95 points
 When We Were Magic Sarah Gailey
2022
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
The Last Graduate 339 339 350 380 443 511 769
Iron Widow 259 260 274 305 354 456
Victories Greater Than Death 163 163 174 218 272
Chaos on CatNet 181 181 190 215
A Snake Falls to Earth 144 144 163
Redemptor 69 69
No Award 28 55
116 nominations with 79.52 points.
 The Last Graduate Naomi Novik
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
Iron Widow 331 332 359 404 502
Chaos on CatNet 266 267 280 317 407
Victories Greater Than Death 201 201 216 274
A Snake Falls to Earth 160 160 182
Redemptor 91 91
No Award 32
117 nominations with 77.57 points.
 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Chaos on CatNet 342 343 376 471
Victories Greater Than Death 253 253 282 386
A Snake Falls to Earth 208 208 264
Redemptor 148 149
No Award 35
111 nominations with 68.27 points.
 Chaos on CatNet Naomi Kritzer
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
Victories Greater Than Death 348 349 408
A Snake Falls to Earth 277 277 389
Redemptor 214 215
No Award 40
98 nominations with 52.77 points.
 Victories Greater Than Death Charlie Jane Anders
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1
A Snake Falls to Earth 380
Redemptor 274
No Award 43
59 nominations with 31.78 points.
 A Snake Falls to Earth Darcie Little Badger
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ⓘCast Ballots: 1155 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1
Redemptor 529
No Award 52
64 nominations with 31.10 points.
 Redemptor Jordan Ifueko
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ⓘ27 nominations with 11.32 points.
 Across the Green Grass Fields Seanan McGuire
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ⓘ28 nominations with 18 points. Along the Saltwise Sea would have needed 14 more bullet votes to get on the ballot.
 Along the Saltwise Sea A. Deborah Baker
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ⓘ17 nominations with 8.78 points.
 Little Thieves Margaret Owen
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ⓘ16 nominations with 14.70 points.
 Sirena Gideon Marcus
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ⓘ14 nominations with 4.58 points.
 Six Crimson Cranes Elizabeth Lim
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ⓘ26 nominations with 13.10 points.
 Terciel & Elinor Garth Nix
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ⓘ18 nominations with 8.28 points.
 The Gilded Ones Namina Forna
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ⓘ20 nominations with 8.83 points.
 The Mirror Season Anna-Marie McLemore
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ⓘ12 nominations with 6.20 points.
 Vespertine Margaret Rogerson
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ⓘ17 nominations with 8.78 points.
 Winterkeep Kristin Cashore
2023
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Runoff
Akata Woman 269 270 280 305 339 493
The Golden Enclaves 141 141 149 159 172
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 72 72 81 87 103
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak 65 66 69 78
Bloodmarked 58 58 65
In the Serpent's Wake 39 40
No Award 37 50
Preference 681 647 644 629 614 543
No Preference 0 34 37 52 67 138
Total Votes 681 681 681 681 681 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 91 nominations with 41.62 final points.
 Akata Woman Nnedi Okorafor
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5
The Golden Enclaves 213 213 230 254 306
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 113 114 123 165 204
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak 130 131 145 156
In the Serpent's Wake 87 88 99
Bloodmarked 73 74
No Award 49
Preference 665 620 597 575 510
No Preference 16 61 84 106 171
Total Votes 681 681 681 681 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 121 nominations with 63 final points.
 The Golden Enclaves Naomi Novik
3
ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak 173 175 197 261
In the Serpent's Wake 142 143 168 208
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 142 143 158
Bloodmarked 96 97
No Award 51
Preference 604 558 523 469
No Preference 77 123 158 212
Total Votes 681 681 681 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 104 nominations with 40.78 final points.
 Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak Charlie Jane Anders
4
ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3
In the Serpent's Wake 198 199 242
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 173 176 205
Bloodmarked 125 126
No Award 54
Preference 550 501 447
No Preference 131 180 234
Total Votes 681 681 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, this title is listed twice in the nomination statistics: 75 nominations with 20.43 final points. 29 nominations with 20.50 final points.
 In the Serpent's Wake Rachel Hartman
5
ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 244
Bloodmarked 159
No Award 57
Preference 460
No Preference 221
Total Votes 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 61 nominations with 24.50 final points.
 Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods Catherynne M. Valente
6
ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 681 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1
Bloodmarked 261
No Award 69
Preference 330
No Preference 351
Total Votes 681
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 94 nominations with 36.17 final points.
 Bloodmarked Tracy Deonn
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 19 nominations with 11.17 final points.
 Ballad & Dagger Daniel José Older
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 15 nominations with 8.67 final points.
 Bitter Akwaeke Emezi
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 15 nominations with 10.53 final points.
 Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 13 nominations with 8.58 final points.
 Illuminations Ursula Vernon
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 17 nominations with 7.77 final points.
 Rust in the Root Justina Ireland
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 14 nominations with 6.42 final points.
 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Axie Oh
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 15 nominations with 9.50 final points.
 The Scratch Daughters Hannah Abigail Clarke
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ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 14 nominations with 8.08 final points.
 Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor Xiran Jay Zhao
2024
--- Finalists -------
* Abeni's Song
P. Djčlí Clark?P. Djeli Clark
* Liberty's Daughter Naomi Kritzer
* Promises Stronger Than Darkness Charlie Jane Anders
* The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Garth Nix
* To Shape a Dragon's Breath Moniquill Blackgoose
* Unraveller Frances Hardinge
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