Tähtivaeltaja Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2007 Tähtivaeltaja award have been announced. They are:

• Haiteksti (The Raw Shark Texts) by Steven Hall (WSOY)
• Olen legenda (I Am Legend) by Richard Matheson (Vaskikirjat)
• Nedut (original novel) by J. Pekka Mäkelä (Like)
• Marsin ikävä ja muita kertomuksia (short story collection) by M. G. Soikkeli (Turbator)
• Musiikkia miesäänille ja lentäville lautasille (short story collection) by Howard Waldrop (Kirjava)

The award is given annually to the best science fiction book published in Finnish (either translation or original work) by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society since 1986. The jury consists of journalist Hannu Blommila, critic Toni Jerrman, critic Elli Leppä, and journalist Vesa Sisättö. The winner will be announced later in the spring.