1941 Best Novelette Retro Hugo

1941 Best Novelette Retro Hugo

• The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science‐Fiction, June 1940)
• “Blowups Happen” by Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science‐Fiction, Sept 1940)
• “It!” by Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown, Aug 1940)
• “Farewell to the Master” by Harry Bates (Astounding Science‐Fiction, Oct 1940)
• “Vault of the Beast” by A. E. van Vogt (Astounding Science‐Fiction, August 1940)
• “Darker Than You Think” by Jack Williamson (Unknown, Dec 1940)

Note: “Darker Than You Think” was mistakenly categorized as a novelette and initially announced as a finalist, but later disqualified. The story is a novella, but did not receive sufficient nominations to be a finalist in that category.

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Best Novelette Retro Hugo, 1941 Hugos

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