2025 Compton Crook Finalists (5 books)

The Compton Crook Award is presented by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society to the best of each year’s English language first novel by an author in the field of science fiction, fantasy, or horror.

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1	Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 19,634 ratings score: 100, and 1 person 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
2	The Book of Love by Kelly Link 3.47 avg rating — 10,203 ratings score: 99, and 1 person 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
3	The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton 3.74 avg rating — 3,080 ratings score: 98, and 1 person 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
4	Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1) by Mariely Lares (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 3,119 ratings score: 97, and 1 person 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
5	The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 953 ratings score: 96, and 1 person 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