Streaking
Novel · 2005
Clarke recognition
An inheritance brings extraordinary luck. Its new owner questions the rules.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction books
Browse science fiction novels recognized by the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Explore winning books and shortlisted novels, with the award year and source visible for each work.
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a juried award for science fiction novels published in the United Kingdom. It supplies a different perspective from fan and professional voting. Clarke records in this catalog are novels, not a separate novella prize. Official award site ↗
See every Arthur C. Clarke winner, year by year →
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Subterranean Gallery
Novel · 1989
Clarke recognition
An artist seeks purpose. An underground world awaits him.
Synners
by Pat Cadigan
Novel · 1991
Clarke winnerNebula recognition
In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before it hits the streets; the human mind and the external landscape have fused to the point where any encounter with "reality" is incidental.
Take Back Plenty
Novel · 1990
Clarke winner
Take Back Plenty (1990), is a novel by British writer Colin Greenland, which won both major British science fiction awards, the 1990 British SF Association award and the 1991 Arthur C. Clarke Award, as well as being a nominee for the 1992 Philip K. Dick Award for the best original paperback published that year in…
The Adjacent
Novel · 2013
Clarke recognition
In the near future, Tibor Tarent, a freelance photographer, is recalled from Anatolia to Britain when his wife, an aid worker, is killed--annihilated by a terrifying weapon that reduces its target to a triangular patch of scorched earth.
The Animals in that Country
Novel · 2020
Clarke winner
The Animals in That Country is a 2020 science fiction novel by Australian writer Laura Jean McKay, published by Scribe. The novel won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2020), Arthur C. Clarke Award (2021), Victorian Prize for Literature (2021), and Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction (2021).
The Anomaly
Novel · 2020
Clarke recognition
The Anomaly (French: L'Anomalie) is a 2020 science fiction novel by French writer Hervé Le Tellier. It was published by Éditions Gallimard on 20 August 2020. An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published by Other Press on 23 November 2021. The novel received positive reviews from the literary press.
The Bones of Time
Novel · 1996
Clarke recognition
In Hawaii, a conflict erupts between the nationalist Homeland Movement and the Interspace corporation which rules the island like a colony, resorting to murder to maintain control.
The Book of Phoenix
Novel · 2015
Clarke recognition
Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an 'accelerated woman'--only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human.
The Book of Strange New Things
by Michel Faber
Novel · 2014
Clarke recognition
The Book of Strange New Things is a 2014 science fiction novel by Dutch-born author Michel Faber. The work was first published in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2014, and concerns an English pastor who is sent to the planet of Oasis to teach its reclusive native inhabitants about Christianity.
The Broken God
Novel · 1993
Clarke recognition
The Broken God is a sensational masterpiece. The protagonist becomes a being who abhors conflict and purposely killing. In loving his best friend he creates someone who is an complete opposite to him.
The Calcutta Chromosome
by Amitav Ghosh
Novel · 1996
Clarke winner
A computer operator in New York stumbles on information regarding an experiment in 1895 Calcutta to change people. In the experiment, mosquitos were used to transfer chromosomes from one person to another.
The Carhullan Army
by Sarah Hall
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
From Booker and Orange Prize-nominated author Sarah Hall comes the tale of an imaginary England, a future dystopian society where the right to bear a child is determined by a state lottery system.
The Cassini Division
by Ken MacLeod
Novel · 1998
Clarke recognitionNebula recognition
Humanity guards against its successors. One officer questions the enemy.
The Child Garden
by Geoff Ryman
Novel · 1989
Clarke winner
The Child Garden is a 1989 science fiction novel by Canadian writer Geoff Ryman. The novel is structured as two books with a brief introduction. The first book was originally published in two parts as "Love Sickness" in the Summer and Autumn 1987 editions of the British science fiction magazine Interzone.
The City & the City
Novel · 2009 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke winnerHugo winnerNebula recognition
Inspector Tyador Borlú must travel to Ul Qoma to search for answers in the murder of a woman found in the city of Besźel.
The City in the Middle of the Night
Novel · 2018
Locus winnerClarke recognitionHugo recognition
Would you give up everything to change the world? Humanity clings to life on January – a colonized planet divided between permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other.
The City, Not Long After
by Pat Murphy
Novel · 1989
Clarke recognition
Half a generation ago, a gesture in the name of peace turned out to spread plague and disaster. In San Francisco, the survivors are heir to a city transformed.
The Coral Bones
by E. J. Swift
Novel · 2022
Clarke recognition
Three women encounter one reef. Centuries transform its living world.
The Dervish House
by Ian McDonald
Novel · 2010
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
Seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core--the eponymous dervish house, a character in itself--that pins all these players together in a weave of intrigue, conflict, drama and a ticking clock of a thriller.
The Diamond Age
Novel · 1995
Hugo winnerLocus winnerClarke recognitionNebula recognition
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.
The Disestablishment of Paradise
by Phillip Mann
Novel · 2014
Clarke recognition
A colony faces abandonment. Two people seek the planet's secrets.
The Dog Stars
by Peter Heller
Novel · 2012
Clarke recognition
Hig is a survivor. He has survived the sickness that claimed his wife and family, and the trout he loved to fish.
The Dream Hotel
by Laila Lalami
Novel · 2025
Clarke recognition
The Dream Hotel is a 2025 literary science fiction novel by Laila Lalami. It received positive reception from critics.
The Electric State
Novel · 2018
Clarke recognition
A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Black Mirror.
The End Specialist
by Drew Magary
Novel · 2011
Clarke recognition
A treatment stops aging. Humanity must live with the consequences.
The Engines of God
Novel · 1994
Clarke recognition
The Engines of God is a science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt, published in 1994.
The Execution Channel
by Ken MacLeod
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
The Execution Channel is an alternate history science fiction novel by British writer Ken MacLeod, which focuses on the early decades of the 21st century.
The Extremes
Novel · 1998
Clarke recognition
After visiting a virtual-reality store--selling the scenario of a mass shooting--a killer carries out a mass shooting himself. FBI agent Teresa Simons tries to determine if the experience influenced him. A look at the effect of violence-entertainment on people.
The Family Tree
Novel · 1997
Clarke recognition
THE ONCE FERTILE EARTH OF DORA HENRY'S CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED AND OVERDEVELOPED. NOW NATURE, APPARENTLY, HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT BACK.Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North
Novel · 2014
Clarke recognition
Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before.
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M. R. Carey
Novel · 2014
Clarke recognition
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class.
The H-Bomb Girl
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
The H-Bomb Girl is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter.
The Handmaid's Tale
Novel · 1985
Clarke winnerLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A woman’s account of life inside a state that claims ownership of her.
The Hyperion Cantos
by Dan Simmons
Novel · 1990
Clarke recognition
Seven pilgrims approach the Shrike. A civilization approaches war.
The Infinite
Novel · 2020
Clarke recognition
A school trip crosses time. Missing travelers demand answers.
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
Novel · 1993 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke recognition
The Iron Dragon's Daughter is a 1993 science fantasy novel by American writer Michael Swanwick. The story follows Jane, a changeling girl who slaves at a dragon factory in the world of Faerie, building part-magical, part-cybernetic monsters that are used as jet fighters.
The Last Astronaut
Novel · 2019
Clarke recognition
A silent object approaches Earth. One astronaut goes inside.
The Light Brigade
Novel · 2019
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The Light Brigade is a 2019 science fiction novel by Kameron Hurley, in which brutal descriptions of war and economic exploitation in a dystopian future are used to provide strongly critical commentary on the nature of warfare and capitalism. It was nominated for both Hugo and Locus awards for 2020.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Novel · 2014
Clarke recognition
A small spaceship. A wonderfully mismatched crew. A very long journey.
The Loosening SkinAliya Whiteley
The Loosening Skin
Novel · 2018
Clarke recognition
Shedding skin erases attachments. A former client's request reopens history.
The Machine
by James Smythe
Novel · 2013
Clarke recognition
A wife rebuilds memories. Her husband's return remains uncertain.
The Margarets
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
The Margarets marks the long-awaited return of one of the most respected authors in the sf community; a writer who has earned accolades and the admiration of every true aficionado of bold, brilliant, risk-taking speculative fiction.
The Memory of Whiteness
Novel · 1985
Clarke recognition
In 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest physicist of the age, Arthur Holywelkin.
The Ministry of Time
Novel · 2024
Clarke recognitionHugo recognition
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on.
The Mountain in the Sea
by Ray Nayler
Novel · 2022
Nebula recognitionClarke recognition
An unfamiliar intelligence may be closer than the stars.
The Old Drift
Novel · 2019
Clarke winner
On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift.
The Prestige
Novel · 1995 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke recognition
Two 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later.
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