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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.)

Skin Game

#15 of 17 in The Dresden Files

Skin Game
ByJim Butcher

2014 • 440 Readers • 610 pages 4.5

Skylark DuQuesne

Skylark DuQuesne
ByEdward Elmer Smith

4 Readers 4

Slaughterhouse 5

2 Critical Insights

Slaughterhouse 5
ByKurt Vonnegut

1968 • 3,018 Readers • 292 pages 4.1

Some Desperate Glory

2023 • 424 Readers • 448 pages 4

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

2024 • 234 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

Space Opera

#1 of 1 in Space Opera

Space Opera
ByCatherynne M. Valente

2017 • 292 Readers • 304 pages 3.3

Speaker for the Dead

#2 of 6 in Ender's Saga

Speaker for the Dead
ByOrson Scott Card

1986 • 968 Readers • 382 pages 4.1

Spin

#1 of 3 in Spin

Spin
ByRobert Charles Wilson

2005 • 426 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

Spinning Silver

Spinning Silver
ByNaomi Novik

2018 • 938 Readers • 480 pages 4.2

Stand on Zanzibar

Stand on Zanzibar
ByJohn Brunner

1968 • 148 Readers • 672 pages 3.6

Star Light

#3 of 3 in Mesklin

Star Light
ByHal Clement

1971 • 4 Readers • 279 pages 2

Starplex

Starplex
ByRobert J. Sawyer

1996 • 32 Readers 4

Starship Troopers

22 Heinlein's Juveniles

Starship Troopers
ByRobert A. Heinlein

1959 • 852 Readers • 292 pages 3.7

Starter Villain

Starter Villain
ByJohn Scalzi

2023 • 923 Readers • 262 pages 4.1

Startide Rising

#2 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

Startide Rising
ByDavid Brin

1983 • 140 Readers • 498 pages 3.9

Stations of the Tide

Stations of the Tide
ByMichael Swanwick

1991 • 45 Readers • 257 pages 3.9

Steel Beach

#2 of 3 in Eight Worlds

Steel Beach
ByJohn Varley

1992 • 28 Readers • 566 pages 3.7

Stranger in a Strange Land

#1 of 1 in Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land
ByRobert A. Heinlein

1961 • 1,080 Readers • 422 pages 3.7

Sylva

Sylva
ByVercors

1961 • 2 Readers • 285 pages

Tau Zero

Tau Zero
ByPoul Anderson

30 • 129 Readers • 196 pages 3.6

TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON

#1 of 2 in Black Dragon

1983 • 35 Readers • 180 pages 3.9

That Sweet Little Old Lady

#1 of 2 in Psi-Power Trilogy

That Sweet Little Old Lady
ByMark Phillips,Randall Garrett

1959 • 3 Readers • 184 pages 3

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

#1 of 1 in Amina al-Sirafi

2010 • 848 Readers • 496 pages 4.3

The Aeronaut's Windlass

#1 of 2 in The Cinder Spires

2015 • 401 Readers • 657 pages 4.2

The Algebraist

The Algebraist
ByIain M. Banks

2004 • 163 Readers 3.7

The Big Time

7 Change War

The Big Time
ByFritz Leiber

1958 • 34 Readers • 86 pages 2.4

The Book of Skulls

The Book of Skulls
ByRobert Silverberg

1971 • 43 Readers • 196 pages 3.3

The butterfly kid

The butterfly kid
ByChester Anderson

1977 • 7 Readers • 190 pages 2

The Calculating Stars

#1 of 4 in Lady Astronaut Universe

The Calculating Stars
ByMary Robinette Kowal

2018 • 662 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

The Chronoliths

The Chronoliths
ByRobert Charles Wilson

2001 • 66 Readers • 324 pages 4

The City in the Middle of the Night

2 The City in the Middle of the Night

2018 • 304 Readers • 366 pages 3.2

The City & The City

The City & The City
ByChina Miéville

2009 • 696 Readers • 336 pages 4

The City We Became

#1 of 2 in Great Cities

The City We Became
ByN.K. Jemisin

2020 • 1,085 Readers • 481 pages 3.8

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The Claw of the Conciliator

#2 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun

1981 • 140 Readers • 303 pages 4

The Collapsing Empire

#1 of 3 in The Interdependency

2017 • 716 Readers • 336 pages 4.1

The Computer Connection

1975 • 14 Readers • 272 pages 3.2

The Curse of Chalion

#1 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

The Curse of Chalion
ByLois McMaster Bujold

2001 • 415 Readers 4.2

The Dark Between the Stars

#1 of 4 in The Saga of Shadows

The Dark Between the Stars
ByKevin J. Anderson

2014 • 15 Readers 4

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
BySilvia Moreno-Garcia

2022 • 384 Readers • 342 pages 3.4

The Demolished Man

The Demolished Man
ByAlfred Bester

1951 • 227 Readers • 191 pages 3.6

The Dervish House

The Dervish House
ByIan McDonald

2009 • 74 Readers • 472 pages 3.7

The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age
ByNeal Stephenson

1995 • 609 Readers • 536 pages 4.1

The Dispossessed

#6 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Dispossessed
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1974 • 1,178 Readers • 400 pages 4.2

The Einstein Intersection

The Einstein Intersection
BySamuel R. Delany

1967 • 69 Readers 3

The End of Eternity

The End of Eternity
ByIsaac Asimov

1955 • 304 Readers • 188 pages 4.2

The Enemy Stars

The Enemy Stars
ByPoul Anderson

1958 • 3 Readers • 218 pages

The Fall of Hyperion

#2 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

1990 • 713 Readers • 595 pages 4.2

The Fifth Season

#1 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Fifth Season
ByN.K. Jemisin

2015 • 2,742 Readers • 421 pages 4.3

The Forbidden Tower

#11 of 33 in Darkover - Publication Order

The Forbidden Tower
ByMarion Zimmer Bradley

1977 • 12 Readers • 415 pages 4

The Forever War

#1 of 2 in The Forever War

The Forever War
ByJoe Haldeman

1974 • 1,005 Readers • 203 pages 4

The Forge of God

#1 of 2 in Forge of God

The Forge of God
ByGreg Bear

1987 • 148 Readers • 474 pages 3.6

The Fountains of Paradise

The Fountains of Paradise
ByArthur C. Clarke

1979 • 154 Readers • 257 pages 3.7

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

#4 of 4 in Wayfarers

2021 • 477 Readers • 346 pages 4.4

The Goblin Emperor

#1 of 4 in The Chronicles of Osreth

The Goblin Emperor
ByKatherine Addison

2014 • 803 Readers • 447 pages 4.1

The Goblin Reservation

The Goblin Reservation
ByClifford D. Simak

1968 • 22 Readers • 170 pages 3.1

The Gods Themselves

The Gods Themselves
ByIsaac Asimov

1972 • 332 Readers • 288 pages 3.9

The Graveyard Book

#1 of 2 in The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book
ByNeil Gaiman

2008 • 1,405 Readers • 320 pages 4.2

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The High Crusade

The High Crusade
ByPoul Anderson

1960 • 37 Readers • 196 pages 3.5

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

2010 • 701 Readers • 432 pages 3.9

The Iliad

#6 of 1 in The Iliad: A Commentary

The Iliad
ByHomer,Alexander Pope(Translator)

-800 • 226 Readers • 267 pages 3.9

The Integral Trees

#2 of 3 in The State

The Integral Trees
ByLarry Niven

1983 • 40 Readers • 240 pages 3.6

The Kaiju Preservation Society

2022 • 933 Readers • 272 pages 3.9

The Last Colony

#3 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Last Colony
ByJohn Scalzi

2007 • 461 Readers • 324 pages 4

The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1971 • 629 Readers • 6h 48m 4

The Left Hand of Darkness

#4 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Left Hand of Darkness
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1969 • 1,636 Readers • 267 pages 4.1

The Light Brigade

The Light Brigade
ByKameron Hurley

2019 • 290 Readers • 396 pages 3.9

The Long Tomorrow

The Long Tomorrow
ByLeigh Brackett

1955 • 41 Readers • 262 pages 3.4

The Man in the High Castle

1962 • 1,114 Readers • 239 pages 3.5

The Man Who Folded Himself

1973 • 81 Readers • 127 pages 3.4

The Many Coloured Land & The Golden Torc

#1-2 of 6 in Saga of the Pliocene Exile

2005 • 2 Readers • 788 pages 4.5

The Ministry of Time

The Ministry of Time
ByKaliane Bradley

2024 • 922 Readers • 352 pages 3.7

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
ByRobert A. Heinlein

1963 • 732 Readers • 288 pages 3.8

The Mote in God's Eye

#1 of 3 in Moties

The Mote in God's Eye
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1974 • 430 Readers • 537 pages 3.8

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The Obelisk Gate

#2 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Obelisk Gate
ByN.K. Jemisin

2016 • 1,118 Readers • 407 pages 4.3

The Peace War

#1 of 2 in Across Realtime

The Peace War
ByVernor Vinge

1984 • 68 Readers • 304 pages 3.8

The People of the Wind

The People of the Wind
ByPoul Anderson

1973 • 2 Readers • 176 pages

The Pirates of Ersatz

The Pirates of Ersatz
ByMurray Leinster

1959 • 4 Readers 2

The Planet Buyer

12 Instrumentality of Mankind

The Planet Buyer
ByCordwainer Smith

1964 • 3 Readers • 156 pages

The Pride of Chanur

#1 of 5 in Chanur

The Pride of Chanur
ByC. J. Cherryh

1981 • 12 Readers • 271 pages 4

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The Quiet Pools
ByMichael P. Kube-McDowell

1990 • 1 Reader • 371 pages

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13 Readers 1.5

The Relentless Moon

#3 of 4 in Lady Astronaut Universe

The Relentless Moon
ByMary Robinette Kowal

2020 • 163 Readers • 544 pages 4.4

There Will Be Time

6 Maurai

There Will Be Time
ByPoul Anderson

1972 • 14 Readers • 292 pages 2.7

The Ringworld Engineers

#2 of 5 in Ringworld

1979 • 143 Readers • 307 pages 3.3

The Rise of Endymion

#4 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

1997 • 359 Readers • 29h 47m 4

The Robots of Dawn

#3 of 4 in Robot

The Robots of Dawn
ByIsaac Asimov

1958 • 284 Readers • 449 pages 4

The Saint of Bright Doors

The Saint of Bright Doors
ByVajra Chandrasekera

2023 • 180 Readers • 358 pages 4.1

The Scar

#2 of 4 in New Crobuzon

The Scar
ByChina Miéville

2002 • 242 Readers • 663 pages 4.1

The Sirens of Titan

The Sirens of Titan
ByKurt Vonnegut

1959 • 672 Readers • 322 pages 4

The sky road

The sky road
ByKen MacLeod

17 Readers 3.8

The Snow Queen

#1 of 4 in Tiamat

The Snow Queen
ByJoan D. Vinge

1980 • 128 Readers • 536 pages 3.4

The Spare Man

The Spare Man
ByMary Robinette Kowal

2021 • 206 Readers • 384 pages 3.9

The Squares of the City

6 Readers 3.5

The Stochastic Man

The Stochastic Man
ByRobert Silverberg

1975 • 7 Readers • 229 pages 3

The Stone Sky

#3 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Stone Sky
ByN.K. Jemisin

2017 • 1,002 Readers • 464 pages 4.4

The Summer Queen

#3 of 4 in Tiamat

The Summer Queen
ByJoan D. Vinge

1991 • 13 Readers • 982 pages 3.8

The Sword of Aldones

#2 of 33 in Darkover - Publication Order

The Sword of Aldones
ByMarion Zimmer Bradley

1962 • 7 Readers • 164 pages 3

The Sword of the Lictor

#3 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun

1982 • 113 Readers • 301 pages 4.3

The Tainted Cup

#1 of 2 in Shadow of the Leviathan

The Tainted Cup
ByRobert Jackson Bennett

2024 • 907 Readers • 406 pages 4.4

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

2019 • 1,004 Readers • 384 pages 4.1