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Portland - Five novels written by writers from the Pacific Northwest are finalists for the 19th annual Endeavour Award. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000.00. The winner will be announced November 2017, at OryCon, Oregon's primary science fiction convention.

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. All entries are read and scored by seven readers randomly selected from a panel of preliminary readers. The five highest scoring books then go to three final judges, who are all professional writers or editors from outside of the Pacific Northwest.

Five books written by writers from the Pacific Northwest are finalists for the 19th annual Endeavour Award. The Award comes with an honorarium of $1,000. The winner will be announced November 17 at OryCon in Portland, Oregon.

Arabella of Mars by Portland, OR, writer David D. Levine, Tor Books;
Dreams of Distant Shores by North Bend, OR, writer Patricia McKillip, Tachyon;
Eocene Station by Victoria, BC, writer Dave Duncan, Five Rivers Publishing;
Lovecraft Country by Seattle, WA, writer Matt Ruff, Harper; and
Waypoint Kangaroo by Portland, OR, writer Curtis Chen, Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin’s Press

Endeavour Award Submissions
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Sci Fi Award Nominees
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

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18	To Kill a Kettle Witch (Mist-Torn Witches #4) by Barb Hendee (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 411 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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21	Arabella of Mars (Adventures of Arabella Ashby, #1) by David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 2,504 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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28	Take Back the Sky (War Dogs, #3) by Greg Bear 3.42 avg rating — 871 ratings score: 224, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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38	The Summer Dragon (The Evertide, #1) by Todd Lockwood 4.07 avg rating — 3,346 ratings score: 200, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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42	Waypoint Kangaroo (Kangaroo, #1) by Curtis C. Chen (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,392 ratings score: 194, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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50	Navigators of Dune (Schools of Dune, #3) by Brian Herbert 3.97 avg rating — 4,726 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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