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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.)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders, 2016
Trail of Lightning
Rebecca Roanhorse, 2018
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, 1986
Witch King
Martha Wells, 2023
Service Model
Adrian Tchaikovsky, 2024
Ilium
Dan Simmons, 2003
Too Like the Lightning
Ada Palmer, 2016
Virtual Light
William Gibson, 1993
The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1990
A Closed and Common Orbit
Becky Chambers, 2016
Boneshaker
Cherie Priest, 2009
Lucifer's Hammer
Larry Niven, 1977
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Philip José Farmer, 1971
Space Opera
Catherynne M. Valente, 2017
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, 2020
Singularity Sky
Charles Stross, 2003
Halting State
Charles Stross, 2007
Death's End
Cixin Liu, 2010
Parasite
Mira Grant, 2013
Seventh Son
Orson Scott Card, 1987
A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, 2005
Ancillary Sword
Ann Leckie, 2014
The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin, 2017
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Saladin Ahmed, 2012
§ About this list
- Books
- 348
- Published
- 1971–2024
- Average rating (top 24)
- 4.1 / 5 across 9,073 ratings
- Genres
- Fantasy, Dystopian, Adventure, Lgbtq
Most-rated on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
- 1A Feast for Crows · George R.R. Martin
- 2Speaker for the Dead · Orson Scott Card
- 3Death's End · Cixin Liu
Common questions about Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
- How many books are on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )?
- Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present ) has 348 books, published between 1971 and 2024.
- Which book on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present ) is the most popular?
- A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin is the most-rated book on the list, with 1,735 ratings and a 4.1 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )?
- Death's End by Cixin Liu has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.3 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )?
- Start with A Feast for Crows, Speaker for the Dead and Death's End: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )?
- The books on this list are tagged Fantasy, Dystopian, Adventure and Lgbtq.