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The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition, which is currently running its third contest to pick the best novel among 221 entries.

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After is over, teams pick a hidden gem -- a book they thought should've gone further in the contest.

The gem picked by Team ScienceFictionNews for SPSFC 3 is Woe to the Victor by Nathan H. Green.

https://sciencefiction.news/item/157/our-hidden-gem-spsfc-3-woe-victor

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Hello the Internet, is this thing on? Alright, let's go!

It's the end of the finals for 3, and we've finally got a winner for you!

This has been an amazing contest, and everyone involved deserves a prize. But there is only one ray gun.

So ...

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Starting with 6th place, it's an exciting look at a post-apocalyptic dystopia on an unimaginable scale (and getting bigger all the time).

Big congratulations to Dark Theory, Book 1 of the Dark Law series, by Wick Welker!

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Theory-Wick-Welker-ebook/dp/B09JSXM1M4

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Coming in 5th, it's a fascinating and frightening look at the future of humanity as it grapples with peace after a thousand-year war. It's Children of the Black, Book 1 of the Silver Sights Saga, by W. J. Long III! Great stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/Children-Black-Silver-Sights-Saga-ebook/dp/B0BR3CM5N3

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In 4th place, the beautiful and action-packed story of a centuries-old entity and a long-forgotten heist -- it's Gold Record, Memoirs of a Synth by Leigh Saunders! An amazing story well worth checking out.

https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Synth-Record-Leigh-Saunders-ebook/dp/B005230N20

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Our 3rd place finalist is aptly titled -- yes, it's Three Grams of Elsewhere by Andy Giesler!

This wonderful story of empathy and sacrifice in a world torn apart by human factionalism deeply touched a lot of our judges - a very worthy 3rd place.

https://www.amazon.com/Three-Grams-Elsewhere-Andy-Giesler-ebook/dp/B0BXT8GB7X

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The cover of Andy Giesler's science fiction novel Three Grams of Elsewhere. The cover depicts a person in a long white shirt walking on a curved stone path in a grassy field, looking in the distance through a haze at what could be a large futuristic city or an enormous spacecraft. Two large winged aircraft are flying in the person's direction.
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    So, that only leaves our runner-up and our winner left to announce. And we've got to say, this year it was CLOSE.

    Nobody could have picked this, and as the judges' scores trickled in it seemed like we might even have a tie on our hands.

    Hugh Howey may need to get two ray guns made.

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    Without further ado, our amazing runner-up is the exciting, entertaining and confrontational story of virtual reality gone dark (like, really, really dark): it's Thrill Switch by Tim Hawken!

    https://www.amazon.com/Thrill-Switch-Tim-Hawken-ebook/dp/B0BFT59YHW

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    The cover of Tim Hawken's science fiction novel Thrill Switch is framed by a graphic titled SPSFC 3 Runner-Up. Toe cover depicts a red-haired woman wearing an intricate VR-style helmet covering her eyes and upper head with a connection leading upwards. She looks distressed and blood is dripping from her nose.
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    And that can only mean, of course, that our pick for the this year, the 2023-2024 champion, is Kenai, the mind-bending tale of alien discovery by @davedobson.

    Huge applause and three cheers for all our contestants, we have a winner!

    https://www.amazon.com/Kenai-Dave-Dobson-ebook/dp/B0C7KKC5LY

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