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1999: Both the new Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales have their first meetings, the Millennium Dome (certainly not a name that will rapidly date) is completed, and hard-working programmers strive to limit the effects of the Millennium Bug, unaware success will be rewarded with mass amnesia.

Poll #33190 Clarke Award Finalists 1999

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Which 1999 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan
4 (26.7%)

Cavalcade by Alison Sinclair
2 (13.3%)

Earth Made of Glass by John Barnes
8 (53.3%)

The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
12 (80.0%)

The Extremes by Christopher Priest
1 (6.7%)

Time on My Hands: A Novel with Photographs by Peter Delacorte
0 (0.0%)

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Which 1999 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan
Cavalcade by Alison Sinclair
Earth Made of Glass by John Barnes
The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
The Extremes by Christopher Priest
Time on My Hands: A Novel with Photographs by Peter Delacorte

1996! The UK's prompt, effective efforts to prevent another Dunblane Massacre confuse, anger American observers, Dolly the sheep's cloning points way forward for unfuckable Royals, and the Tories now only slightly less popular than Myra Hindley.

Poll #33115 Clarke Award Finalists 1996

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Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley
9 (17.0%)

The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod
21 (39.6%)

Happy Policeman by Patricia Anthony
5 (9.4%)

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
46 (86.8%)

The Prestige by Christopher Priest
24 (45.3%)

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
14 (26.4%)

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Which 1996 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley
The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod
Happy Policeman by Patricia Anthony
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter

1995! Adroit political manoeuvring by the Tories shrinks Labour's poll lead to merely overwhelming, Princess Di gives a memorable interview on Panorama, and trader Nick Leeson makes Barings Bank world famous.

Poll #33077 Clarke Award Finalists 1995

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Which 1995 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Fools by Pat Cadigan
14 (38.9%)

Alien Influences by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
5 (13.9%)

Mother of Storms by John Barnes
18 (50.0%)

North Wind by Gwyneth Jones
5 (13.9%)

Pasquale's Angel by Paul J. McAuley
10 (27.8%)

Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
15 (41.7%)

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Which 1995 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Fools by Pat Cadigan
Alien Influences by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Mother of Storms by John Barnes
North Wind by Gwyneth Jones
Pasquale's Angel by Paul J. McAuley
Towing Jehovah by James Morrow

1994: At least four MPs die from unrelated causes, Tony Blair uses his new position as leader of the Labour Party to make bold economic statements unbounded by reality, and in a bold rebuke of a half million years of effort to isolate Britain from the continent, the Chunnel opens.

Poll #33014 Clarke Award Finalists 1994

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Vurt by Jeff Noon
12 (17.9%)

A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
19 (28.4%)

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
31 (46.3%)

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
56 (83.6%)

The Broken God by David Zindell
6 (9.0%)

The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
32 (47.8%)

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Which 1994 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Vurt by Jeff Noon
A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Broken God by David Zindell
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick

1993: Durham Coalfield closes, ending seven centuries of mining coal there, the Chunnel is traversed by its first high speed train, and the Labour Party begins the arduous task of becoming the Conservative Party.

Poll #32979 Clarke Award Finalists 1993

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Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Body of Glass (variant of He, She and It) by Marge Piercy
7 (11.1%)

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
35 (55.6%)

Correspondence by Sue Thomas
0 (0.0%)

Destroying Angel by Richard Paul Russo
2 (3.2%)

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
47 (74.6%)

Hearts, Hands and Voices by Ian McDonald
4 (6.3%)

Lost Futures by Lisa Tuttle
2 (3.2%)

Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
25 (39.7%)

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Which 1993 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Body of Glass (variant of He, She and It) by Marge Piercy
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Correspondence by Sue Thomas
Destroying Angel by Richard Paul Russo
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hearts, Hands and Voices by Ian McDonald
Lost Futures by Lisa Tuttle
Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick

1992: The Royal Family teaches a masterclass in domestic tranquility, Labour selects as its new leader the memorably named John Smith, and, fced with strife in Ireland and economic woes at home, Prime Minister Major swiftly establishes a hotline so that the British can report excess traffic cones.

Poll #32950 Clarke Award Finalists 1992

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Which 1992 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Synners by Pat Cadigan
20 (44.4%)

Eternal Light by Paul J. McAuley
9 (20.0%)

Hyperion by Dan Simmons
38 (84.4%)

Raft by Stephen Baxter
10 (22.2%)

Subterranean Gallery by Richard Paul Russo
1 (2.2%)

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
32 (71.1%)

White Queen by Gwyneth Jones
11 (24.4%)

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Which 1992 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

Synners by Pat Cadigan
Eternal Light by Paul J. McAuley
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Raft by Stephen Baxter
Subterranean Gallery by Richard Paul Russo
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
White Queen by Gwyneth Jones

1991: John Major prudently sails the UK into a recession, accountability for the Hillsborough disaster is masterfully deferred, and Robert Maxwell sets an example many wish Rupert Murdoch would follow.

Poll #32896 Clarke Award Finalists 1991

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Which 1991 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
10 (18.5%)

Rats and Gargoyles by Mary Gentle
28 (51.9%)

Farewell Horizontal by K. W. Jeter
8 (14.8%)

Red Spider, White Web by Misha
2 (3.7%)

The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
28 (51.9%)

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
39 (72.2%)

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Which 1991 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
Rats and Gargoyles by Mary Gentle
Farewell Horizontal by K. W. Jeter
Red Spider, White Web by Misha
The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

1990: The Community Charge inspires hundreds of thousands to actively participate in street-level politics, Neil Kinnock's Labour Party enjoys an unassailable 12 point lead over the Tories, and Thatcher is replaced as Prime Minister by John "ran away from the circus to become an accountant" Major.

Poll #32862 Clarke Award Finalists 1990

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Which 1990 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
15 (39.5%)

A Child Across the Sky by Jonathan Carroll
4 (10.5%)

A Mask for the General by Lisa Goldstein
12 (31.6%)

Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
15 (39.5%)

Ivory by Mike Resnick
9 (23.7%)

Neverness by David Zindell
9 (23.7%)

Soldiers of Paradise by Paul Park
8 (21.1%)

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Which 1990 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
A Child Across the Sky by Jonathan Carroll
A Mask for the General by Lisa Goldstein
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Ivory by Mike Resnick
Neverness by David Zindell
Soldiers of Paradise by Paul Park

1989: A former Labour minister argues that a little thing like 95 deaths should not interfere with football matches, British police arrest 260 people for being happy, and Thatcher's economic prudence steers the UK towards its second recession in a decade.

Poll #32826 Clarke Award Finalists 1989

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Which 1989 Clarke Award Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
10 (40.0%)

The Empire of Fear by Brian Stableford
6 (24.0%)

Rumours of Spring by Richard Grant
6 (24.0%)

Kairos by Gwyneth Jones
4 (16.0%)

Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard
12 (48.0%)

Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas by Michael Bishop
9 (36.0%)

Whores of Babylon by Ian Watson
2 (8.0%)

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Which 1989 Clarke Award Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
The Empire of Fear by Brian Stableford
Rumours of Spring by Richard Grant
Kairos by Gwyneth Jones
Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard
Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas by Michael Bishop
Whores of Babylon by Ian Watson

1988: As Thatcher becomes the UK's longest-serving PM, the SDP and Liberals unite to become the unstoppable behemoth that was the Social and Liberal Democratic Party, Iain Banks publishes The Player of Games and Irish Paramilitaries set an example Canadians would do well to consider should we find ourselves hosting US forces.

Poll #32799 Clark Award Finalists 1988

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Which 1988 Clarke Award Finalist Novels Have You Read?

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Drowning Towers (variant of The Sea and Summer) by George Turner
8 (26.7%)

Fiasko by Stanisław Lem
6 (20.0%)

Ancient of Days by Michael Bishop
4 (13.3%)

Gráinne by Keith Roberts
1 (3.3%)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H. F. Saint
5 (16.7%)

Replay by Ken Grimwood
18 (60.0%)

Ægypt by John Crowley
12 (40.0%)

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Which 1988 Clarke Award Finalist Novels Have You Read?
Drowning Towers (variant of The Sea and Summer) by George Turner
Fiasko by Stanisław Lem
Ancient of Days by Michael Bishop
Gráinne by Keith Roberts
Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H. F. Saint
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Ægypt by John Crowley

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke (himself named for the geostationary orbit), who gave a grant to establish the award in 1987.

I didn't know about the grant. I wonder if that means the Clarke is immune to renaming, unlike the Campbell, the Campbell, and the Tiptree?

Poll #32772 Clarke Award Finalists 1987

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (winner)
51 (72.9%)

The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw (winner)
9 (12.9%)

Eon by Greg Bear
31 (44.3%)

Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones
3 (4.3%)

Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard
14 (20.0%)

Queen of the States by Josephine Saxton
4 (5.7%)

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany
34 (48.6%)

The Memory of Whiteness by Kim Stanley Robinson
16 (22.9%)

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Which 1987 Clarke Award Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (winner)
The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw (winner)
Eon by Greg Bear
Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones
Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard
Queen of the States by Josephine Saxton
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany
The Memory of Whiteness by Kim Stanley Robinson