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Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)
The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction", and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". They are awarded annually by the World Science Fiction Society.
Dune
Frank Herbert, 1965
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, 1985
American Gods
Neil Gaiman, 2001
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, 2006
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin, 2015
Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1989
Neuromancer
William Gibson, 1984
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling, 2000
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie, 2013
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke, 2004
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman, 1974
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine, 2019
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke, 1973
The Tainted Cup
Robert Jackson Bennett, 2024
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein, 1961
Ringworld
Larry Niven, 1970
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller Jr., 1959
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge, 1992
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal, 2018
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, 2001
Spin
Robert Charles Wilson, 2005
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis, 1992
Gateway
Frederik Pohl, 1975
The Obelisk Gate
N. K. Jemisin, 2016
§ About this list
- Books
- 75
- Published
- 1951–2024
- Average rating
- 4.1 / 5 across 42,981 ratings
- Genres
- Adventure, Classics, Dystopian, Aliens
Most-rated on Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)
- 1Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · J.K. Rowling
- 2Dune · Frank Herbert
- 3Ender's Game · Orson Scott Card
Common questions about Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)
- How many books are on Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)?
- Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025) has 75 books, published between 1951 and 2024.
- Which book on Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025) is the most popular?
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling is the most-rated book on the list, with 5,051 ratings and a 4.4 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)?
- Network Effect by Martha Wells has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.4 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)?
- Start with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Dune and Ender's Game: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Hugo Award for Best Novel (1953 to 2025)?
- The books on this list are tagged Adventure, Classics, Dystopian and Aliens.