The nominees for 2006 were:
- MINDSCAPE by Andrea Hairston (Aqueduct Press)
- CARNIVAL by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra)
- SPIN CONTROL by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra)
- CATALYST by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Tachyon Publications)
- RECURSION by Tony Ballantyne (Bantam Spectra)
- IDOLON by Mark Budz (Bantam Spectra)
- LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE GOD OF LOVE by Justina Robson (Bantam Spectra)
The winner for 2006 is...
SPIN CONTROL by Chris MoriartySpecial recognition was given for CARNIVAL by Elizabeth Bear.
The Philip K. Dick Award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and given at Norwescon in Seattle. It recognizes distinguished science fiction published originally in paperback. A list of past winners is provided at the Wikipedia entry for the
Philip K. Dick Award.