Best Novel: Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold – Hooray! Good for her.

Best Novella: “The Green Leopard Plague”, by Walter Jon Williams – though I thought Adam Troy-Castro’s nominated story was better, I liked this one as well – at long last, a story which will bring the Transdniestrian conflict into the mainstream (or, er, perhaps not…)

Best Novelette: “Basement Magic”, by Ellen Klages (link doesn’t work at the moment) – a wicked stepmother story, but with a contemporary twist. Slightly sorry not to see Chris Rowe’s wacky “The Voluntary State” get the award. Does anyone know how I can contact the author, for my statistics?

Best Short Story: “Coming to Terms”, by Eileen Gunn – since this was added to the ballot after the preliminary phase, I only got around to reading it just now. A very strong story of loss and death, slightly weakened by its ending (which is, however, the only real sfnal element in the story).

(And Best Script went to ROTK.)

For my own statistics, I note: three first time winners out of four, three women out of four, and three fantasy stories out of four.