From SCI FI Wire:
12:00 AM, 10-MARCH-08

Finalists have been announced for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award, which recognizes distinguished science fiction published in Great Britain.

The annual award, which is presented by the Serendip Foundation, is named for legendary SF author Clarke, who founded the award with the aim of promoting science fiction in Britain.

The winner will be announced April 30 at the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival.

The nominees are The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua, The H-Bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter, The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall, The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod, and Black Man (U.S. title: Thirteen) by Richard K. Morgan. --John Joseph Adams