The 2020 winner of the Baseline Award for Speculative Fiction, chosen at random, is Gears of Change.
Congratulations to Anthony Laken, this year the cosmic stochastic smile has fallen upon Gears of Change.
However, it is the third in a series, so if you haven't read the first two, you may want to start with One Cog Turning.
First runner-up: Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Second runner-up: Eden by Tim Lebbon