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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.)
Grass
Sheri S. Tepper, 1989
Towing Jehovah
James K. Morrow, 1994
Queen of Angels
Greg Bear, 1990
Daydreamer
Chloe Asher, 2016
Darwin's Radio
Greg Bear, 1999
Cosmonaut Keep
Ken MacLeod, 2000
River of Gods
Ian McDonald, 2004
Julian Comstock
Robert Charles Wilson, 2009
Wake
Robert J. Sawyer, 2009
The Dark Between the Stars
Kevin J. Anderson, 2014
A Deepness in the Sky
Vernor Vinge, 1999
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis, 1989
A Dance with Dragons
George R.R. Martin, 2011
The Scar
China Miéville, 2002
2010: Odyssey Two
Arthur C. Clarke, 1982
Record of a Spaceborn Few
Becky Chambers, 2018
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
Nona the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, 2022
The Last Colony
John Scalzi, 2007
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969
Paladin of Souls
Lois McMaster Bujold, 2003
Raven Stratagem
Yoon Ha Lee, 2017
Xenocide
Orson Scott Card, 1991
Ancillary Mercy
Ann Leckie, 2015
§ About this list
- Books
- 348
- Published
- 1969–2022
- Average rating (top 24)
- 4.1 / 5 across 6,200 ratings
- Genres
- Fiction, Adventure, Aliens, Dystopian
Most-rated on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )
- 1A Dance with Dragons · George R.R. Martin
- 2The Left Hand of Darkness · Ursula K. Le Guin
- 3Xenocide · Orson Scott Card
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 1969 and 2022.
- Which book on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present ) is the most popular?
- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin is the most-rated book on the list, with 1,699 ratings and a 4.2 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )?
- Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 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 Dance with Dragons, The Left Hand of Darkness and Xenocide: 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 Fiction, Adventure, Aliens and Dystopian.