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A Plague of Demons
Keith Laumer’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1965 by Berkley Books · 159 pages
Nebula · 1966
FinalistOn the ballot with
This book is recorded on the Nebula ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
★ Winner
Dune
Frank Herbert
Finalist
The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream
G. C. Edmondson
Finalist
Rogue Dragon
Avram Davidson
Finalist · this book
A Plague of Demons
Keith Laumer
Finalist
All Flesh is Grass
Clifford D. Simak
Finalist
The Escape Orbit
James White
Finalist
The Genocides
Thomas M. Disch
Finalist
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Philip K. Dick
Finalist
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
Philip K. Dick
Finalist
The Clone
Theodore L. Thomas & Kate Wilhelm
Finalist
Nova Express
William S. Burroughs
Finalist
The Star Fox
Poul Anderson
Synopsis
Agent John Bravais is sent to observe a war in North Africa and discovers invisible alien beings harvesting the brains of fallen soldiers for use in fighting wars on distant worlds. As the sole person aware of the alien conspiracy, he must stop them before being harvested himself.
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