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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.
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, 1986
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Philip José Farmer, 1971
The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin, 2017
A Desolation Called Peace
Arkady Martine, 2021
Downbelow Station
C. J. Cherryh, 1981
The Snow Queen
Joan D. Vinge, 1980
Cyteen
C. J. Cherryh, 1988
Hominids
Robert J. Sawyer, 2002
A Deepness in the Sky
Vernor Vinge, 1999
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis, 1989
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969
Paladin of Souls
Lois McMaster Bujold, 2003
Startide Rising
David Brin, 1983
Network Effect
Martha Wells, 2020
Blue Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1996
The Uplift War
David Brin, 1987
Blackout
Connie Willis, 2010
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1974
The Vor Game
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1990
Foundation's Edge
Isaac Asimov, 1951
All Clear
Connie Willis, 2010
A Case of Conscience
James Blish, 1958
Barrayar
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1991
§ 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.