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Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
Spanning generations, this list aims to compile all of the Nominees (and winners) from the inaugural 1953 presentation of The Hugo Award to the present. There are many exceptional books here that deserve just as much attention that are normally given to the winners. Some notable omissions include the "Retro" awards that were held to nominate and award book in years where Hugo awards were not given. Additionally, the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson is omitted as it is not a single book. The entire series was nominated as a single entry in 2014. I only omit it here for the sake of not confusing the individual books not being nominated in their release years (I personally consider it an incredible series and highly recommend reading it in its entirety if you can handle the investment.)
The Urth of the New Sun
Gene Wolfe, 1987
The Forge of God
Greg Bear, 1987
Islands in the Net
Bruce Sterling, 1988
Falling Free
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1988
Red Prophet
Orson Scott Card, 1988
Cyteen
C. J. Cherryh, 1988
A Fire in the Sun
George Alec Effinger, 1989
Earth
David Brin, 1990
The Vor Game
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1990
Stations of the Tide
Michael Swanwick, 1991
The Summer Queen
Joan D. Vinge, 1991
All the Weyrs of Pern
Anne McCaffrey, 1991
Bone Dance
Emma Bull, 1991
Steel Beach
John Varley, 1992
China Mountain Zhang
Maureen F. McHugh, 1992
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
Beggars and Choosers
Nancy Kress, 1994
The Terminal Experiment
Robert J. Sawyer, 1995
Brightness Reef
David Brin, 1995
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson, 1995
The Sky Road
Ken MacLeod, 1999
The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2002
Kiln People
David Brin, 2002
Hominids
Robert J. Sawyer, 2002
§ About this list
- Books
- 348
- Published
- 1987–2002
- Average rating (top 24)
- 3.8 / 5 across 1,476 ratings
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian
Most-rated on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
- 1The Diamond Age · Neal Stephenson
- 2Green Mars · Kim Stanley Robinson
- 3The Vor Game · Lois McMaster Bujold
Common questions about Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
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- Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present ) has 348 books, published between 1987 and 2002.
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- The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is the most-rated book on the list, with 384 ratings and a 4.1 average.
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- Start with The Diamond Age, Green Mars and The Vor Game: the three most-rated books on the list.
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- The books on this list are tagged Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy and Dystopian.
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