explorer / books · 1974
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1973 by Viking Press · 760 pages
Nebula · 1974
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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.
Synopsis
During the final months of World War II, American lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop's sexual encounters appear to predict German V-2 strikes on London. Multiple military, corporate, and intelligence factions pursue him across Europe because of his connection to the rockets.
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