Hugo Award for Best Novel

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The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are awarded for science fiction and fantasy writing. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention and administered by the World Science Fiction Society.

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2024

• Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh Winner
• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, Shannon Chakraborty 
• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera  
• Translation State, Ann Leckie 
• Starter Villain, John Scalzi 
• Witch King, Martha Wells 

2023

• Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher Winner
• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi
• Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree
• Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir
• The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal 

2022

• A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine Winner
• The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Becky Chambers
• Light From Uncommon Stars Ryka Aoki
• A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark
• Project Hail Mary Andy Weir
• She Who Became the Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 
  

2021  

• Network Effect Martha Wells Winner
• Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse
• The City We Became N.K. Jemisin
• Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir
• Piranesi Susanna Clarke
• The Relentless Moon Mary Robinette Kowal

2020

• A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine Winner
• The City in the Middle of the Night Charlie Jane Anders
• Gideon the Ninth Tamsyn Muir
• The Light Brigade Kameron Hurley
• Middlegame Seanan McGuire
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January Alix E. Harrow

2019

• The Calculating Stars Mary Robinette Kowal Winner
• Record of a Spaceborn Few Becky Chambers
• Revenant Gun Yoon Ha Lee
• Space Opera Catherynne M. Valente
• Spinning Silver Naomi Novik
• Trail of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse

2018 

• The Stone Sky N.K. Jemisin Winner
• The Collapsing Empire John Scalzi 
• New York 2140 Kim Stanley Robinson 
• Provenance Ann Leckie 
• Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee
• Six Wakes Mur Lafferty 

2017

• The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin Winner
• All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders
• A Closed and Common Orbit Becky Chambers
• Death’s End Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu
• Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee
• Too Like the Lightning Ada Palmer

2016

• Ancillary Mercy Ann Leckie
• The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass Jim Butcher
• The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin Winner
• Seveneves: A Novel Neal Stephenson
• Uprooted Naomi Novik

2015

• The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu, Ken Liu translator (Tor Books) Winner
• The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (aka Sarah Monette) (Tor Books)
• Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit US/Orbit UK)
• Skin Game, Jim Butcher (Orbit UK/Roc Books)
• The Dark Between the Stars, Kevin J. Anderson (Tor Books)

2014

• Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie Winner
• Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross
• Parasite, Mira Grant
• Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles, Larry Correia
• The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (series)

2013

• Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi Winner
• 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
• Blackout by Mira Grant
• Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

2012

• Among Others, Jo Walton, Winner
• A Dance With Dragons, George R. R. Martin
• Deadline, Mira Grant
• Embassytown, China Miéville
• Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey

2011

• Blackout / All Clear by Connie Willis Winner
• Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold
• The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
• Feed by Mira Grant
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

2010

• TIE: The City & The City, China Miéville &
• The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi

2009

• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Winner

2008

• The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

2007

• Rainbow’s End, Vernor Vinge

2006

• Spin, Robert Charles Wilson

2005

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

2004

• Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

2003

• Hominids, Robert J. Sawyer

2002

• American Gods, Neil Gaiman

2001

• Harry Potter and the goblet of fire, J. K. Rowling

2000

• A deepness in the sky, Vernor Vinge

1999

• To say nothing of the dog, Connie Willis

1998

• Forever peace, Joe Haldeman

1997

• Blue Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

1996

• The Diamond age, Neal Stephenson

1995

• Mirror Dance, Lois McMaster Bujold

1994

• Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson

1993

• A fire upon the deep, Vernor Vinge;
• Doomsday Book, Connie Willis

1992

• Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold

1991

• The Vor game, Lois McMaster Bujold

1990

• Hyperion, Dan Simmons

1989

• Cyteen, C.J. Cherryh

1988

• The Uplift War, David Brin

1987

• Speaker for the dead, Orson Scott Card

1986

• Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card

1985

• Neuromancer, William Gibson

1984

• Startide rising, David Brin

1983

• Foundation’s edge, Isaac Asimov

1982

• Downbelow Station C.J. Cherryh

1981

• The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge

1980

• The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke

1979

• Dreamsnake Vonda McIntyre

1978

• Gateway Frederik Pohl

1977

• Where late the sweet birds sang Kate Wilhelm

1976

• The Forever War Joe Haldeman

1975

• The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

1974

• Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke

1973

• The Gods themselves Isaac Asimov

1972

• To your scattered bodies go Philip Jose Farmer

1971

• Ringworld Larry Niven

1970

• The Left hand of darkness Ursula K. Le Guin

1969

• Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner

1968

• Lord of light Roger Zelazny

1967

• The Moon is a harsh mistress Robert A. Heinlein

1966

• ...And call me Conrad Roger Zelazny (also called This Immortal)

1966

• Dune Frank Herbert

1965

• The Wanderer Fritz Leiber

1964

• Way Station Clifford D. Simak

1963

• The Man in the high castle Philip K. Dick

1962

• Stranger in a strange land Robert A. Heinlein

1961

• A canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.

1960

• Starship troopers Robert A. Heinlein

1959

• A case of conscience James Blish

1958

• The Big time Fritz Leiber

1956

• Double star Robert A. Heinlein

1955

• They’d rather be right Mark Clifton and Frank Riley

1954

No Hugo Awards were given in 1954

1953

• The Demolished man Alfred Bester