We’re absolutely thrilled to have such an excellent list of publications for consideration for The Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction this year. Amongst the list, there are plenty of well-known names, previous award winners, and lots of well-regarded 2025 publications. Now starts the reading, deliberating and hearty discussions. So look out for the shortlist and a series of articles on our shortlisted titles and authors.
| TITLE | AUTHOR |
| THE CRIMSON ROAD | A.G. Slatter |
| FALLEN CITY | Adrienne Young |
| A PALACE NEAR THE WIND | Ai Jiang |
| A BLOOD AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON | Andrea Morstabilini |
| THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION | Caitlin Rozakis |
| THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE | CASSANDRA KHAW |
| LUCKY DAY | Chuck Tingle |
| DEATH ON THE CALDERA | Emily Paxman |
| DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY | Gabriella Buba |
| FUTURE’S EDGE | Gareth L. Powell |
| RED TEMPEST BROTHER | H. M. Long |
| THE LADY, THE TIGER AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH | Helen Marshall |
| THE ENDURING UNIVERSE | Kritika H. Rao |
| THE GRYPHON KING | Nohra Zultama |
| CITY OF ALL SEASONS | Oliver K. Langmead |
| TO CLUTCH A RAZOR | Veronica Roth |
| Made Things | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Shroud | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Spiderlight | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Conform | Ariel Sullivan |
| Children of Fallen Gods | Carissa Broadbent |
| Slaying the Vampire Conquerer | Carissa Broadbent |
| The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk | Carissa Broadbent |
| The Ragpicker King | Cassandra Clare |
| Iron and Embers | Helen Scheuerer |
| Silver and Smoke | Helen Scheuerer |
| The Works of Vermin | Hiron Ennes |
| The Shattering Peace | John Scalzi |
| House of Dragons | K. A. Linde |
| The Maiden and Her Monster | Maddie Martinez |
| Dark Diamond | Neal Asher |
| Fallen Gods | Rachel Van Dyken |
| This Gilded Abyss | Rebecca Thorne |
| Wooing the Witch Queen | Stephanie Burgis |
| Witchlight | Susan Dennard |
| Hemlock and Silver | T. Kingfisher |
| An Unlikely Coven | A.M. Kvita |
| The Outcast Mage | Annabel Campbell |
| The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy | Brigitte Knightley |
| Slow Gods | Claire North |
| Six Wild Crowns | Holly Race |
| The Bone Raiders | Jackson Ford |
| A Song of Legends Lost | M. H. Ayinde |
| The Two Lies of Faven Sythe | Megan E. O’Keefe |
| The Knight and the Moth | Rachel Gillig |
| The Isle in the Silver Sea | Tasha Suri |
| The Second Death of Locke | V. L. Bovalino |
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