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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.)

The Terminal Experiment

The Terminal Experiment
ByRobert J. Sawyer

1995 • 39 Readers • 295 pages 3.4

The Three-Body Problem

#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past

The Three-Body Problem
ByCixin Liu,Ken Liu(Translator)

2006 • 3,809 Readers • 400 pages 3.9

The Time Ships

The Time Ships
ByStephen Baxter

1995 • 59 Readers • 643 pages 3.3

The Uplift War

#3 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

The Uplift War
ByDavid Brin

1987 • 97 Readers • 638 pages 3.9

The Urth of the New Sun

#5 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun

1987 • 114 Readers • 310 pages 4

The Vor Game

#6 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

The Vor Game
ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 139 Readers • 343 pages 4

The Wanderer

The Wanderer
ByFritz Leiber

1964 • 28 Readers • 348 pages 2.4

The White Dragon

#5 of 21 in Pern

The White Dragon
ByAnne McCaffrey

1978 • 151 Readers • 497 pages 3.8

The Whole Man

The Whole Man
ByJohn Brunner

5 Readers 3

The Windup Girl

#1 of 1 in The Windup Universe

The Windup Girl
ByPaolo Bacigalupi

2001 • 486 Readers • 359 pages 3.6

The Witches of Karres

#1 of 4 in The Witches of Karres

The Witches of Karres
ByJames H. Schmitz

1966 • 26 Readers • 379 pages 3.9

They’d rather be right

20 Readers 2.4

The Year of the Quiet Sun

1970 • 6 Readers • 252 pages 2.5

The Years of Rice and Salt

The Years of Rice and Salt
ByKim Stanley Robinson

2002 • 173 Readers 3.6

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

2006 • 328 Readers • 414 pages 3.7

This Immortal

This Immortal
ByRoger Zelazny

1966 • 68 Readers • 213 pages 3.6

Thorns

Thorns
ByRobert Silverberg

1967 • 5 Readers • 222 pages 2

Three to Conquer

Three to Conquer
ByEric Frank Russell

1955 • 4 Readers • 211 pages 3

Throne of the Crescent Moon

#1 of 1 in The Crescent Moon Kingdoms

2012 • 164 Readers • 274 pages 3.5

Time Enough for Love

#1 of 4 in The World As Myth

Time Enough for Love
ByRobert A. Heinlein

1973 • 137 Readers • 641 pages 3.6

Time Is the Simplest Thing

Time Is the Simplest Thing
ByClifford D. Simak

1961 • 18 Readers • 191 pages 4.3

Time Storm

Time Storm
ByGordon R. Dickson

1977 • 6 Readers • 520 pages 3.3

Titan

#1 of 1 in Gaea Trilogy

Titan
ByJohn Varley

1979 • 68 Readers • 324 pages 3.7

Too Like the Lightning

#1 of 4 in Terra Ignota

2016 • 477 Readers • 448 pages 3.8

Too Many Magicians

#2 of 5 in Lord Darcy

Too Many Magicians
ByRandall Garrett

1966 • 11 Readers • 352 pages 5

To Say Nothing of the Dog

#2 of 4 in Oxford Time Travel

1990 • 328 Readers • 514 pages 4.2

Tower of Glass

Tower of Glass
ByRobert Silverberg

1970 • 13 Readers • 184 pages 3.1

Towing Jehovah

#1 of 3 in Godhead

Towing Jehovah
ByJames K. Morrow

1994 • 25 Readers • 371 pages 3.6

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

To Your Scattered Bodies Go
ByPhilip José Farmer

171 Readers 3.7

Trail of Lightning

#1 of 2 in The Sixth World

Trail of Lightning
ByRebecca Roanhorse

2018 • 400 Readers • 287 pages 3.8

Translation State

Translation State
ByAnn Leckie

2023 • 371 Readers • 312 pages 4

Uprooted

Uprooted
ByNaomi Novik

2015 • 1,182 Readers • 438 pages 4

Up the Line

Up the Line
ByRobert Silverberg

1969 • 13 Readers • 274 pages 2.7

Up the Walls of the World

Up the Walls of the World
ByJames Tiptree Jr.

1978 • 14 Readers • 311 pages 5

Venus Plus X

Venus Plus X
ByTheodore Sturgeon

1960 • 17 Readers • 160 pages 4

Virtual Light

Virtual Light
ByWilliam Gibson

181 Readers 3.9

Wake

#1 of 3 in WWW

Wake
ByRobert J. Sawyer

2009 • 4 Readers 4

Warbound: Book Three of the Grimnoir Chronicles

#3 of 3 in Grimnoir Chronicles

2013 • 43 Readers • 386 pages 4.2

Way Station

Way Station
ByClifford D. Simak

1963 • 193 Readers • 236 pages 4.1

When Gravity Fails

#1 of 3 in Marîd Audran

When Gravity Fails
ByGeorge Alec Effinger

1986 • 102 Readers • 11h 51m 3.7

When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One: Release 2.0

1972 • 11 Readers • 287 pages 4.5

Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang

1976 • 92 Readers • 256 pages 3.4

Who?

Who?
ByAlgis Budrys

1958 • 8 Readers • 185 pages 3

Witch King

#1 of 1 in The Rising World

Witch King
ByMartha Wells

2023 • 668 Readers • 448 pages 3.6

Witch World

#1 of 10 in Witch World Series 1: The Estcarp Cycle

Witch World
ByAndre Norton

1963 • 41 Readers • 224 pages 3.3

Wizard

#2 of 3 in Gaea

Wizard
ByJohn Varley

1980 • 29 Readers • 354 pages 3.8

Xenocide

#3 of 6 in Ender's Saga

Xenocide
ByOrson Scott Card

1991 • 571 Readers • 444 pages 3.7

Zoe's Tale

#4 of 6 in Old Man's War

Zoe's Tale
ByJohn Scalzi

2008 • 314 Readers • 406 pages 3.8