My personal bet is that Best Novel is going to be a contest between Piranesi, The City We Became, and Network Effect.
My own novel nominations are Angel of the Crows, Dead Lies Dreaming, Unconquerable Sun, Phoenix Extravagant, and Tyrant Baru Cormorant. This is heavily tilted by the fact that I beta-read series I'm enthusiastic about. I don't think Angel of the Crows is necessarily that good in absolute terms, but it was the thing I wanted to read as quickly as possible in 2020, and I figure my ballot should reflect that. Phoenix Extravagant is the one I would recommend you consider; it's a lot more exuberant adventure and a lot less bleakness than the premise might suggest, though the conclusion involves more questions than answers.
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My own novel nominations are Angel of the Crows, Dead Lies Dreaming, Unconquerable Sun, Phoenix Extravagant, and Tyrant Baru Cormorant. This is heavily tilted by the fact that I beta-read series I'm enthusiastic about. I don't think Angel of the Crows is necessarily that good in absolute terms, but it was the thing I wanted to read as quickly as possible in 2020, and I figure my ballot should reflect that. Phoenix Extravagant is the one I would recommend you consider; it's a lot more exuberant adventure and a lot less bleakness than the premise might suggest, though the conclusion involves more questions than answers.