The Quiet War
Novel · 2008
Clarke recognition
Twenty-third century Earth, ravaged by climate change, looks backwards to the holy ideal of a pre-industrial Eden. Political power has been grabbed by a few powerful families and their green saints.
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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 ↗
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The Raw Shark Texts
by Steven Hall
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
Eric Sanderson wakes up in a place he doesn't recognise, unable to remember who he is. All he has left are journal entries recalling Clio, a perfect love now gone.
The Red Men
Novel · 2007
Clarke recognition
A 2007 science fiction novel by Matthew de Abaitua. Clarke recognition.
The Red Scholar's Wake
Novel · 2022
Clarke recognitionLocus recognition
Xich Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet, famous for their double-dealing and cruelty.
The Salt Oracle
Novel · 2025
Clarke recognition
A 2025 science fiction novel by Lorraine Wilson. Clarke recognition.
The Scar
Novel · 2002 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke recognitionHugo recognition
A mythmaker of the highest order, China Mieville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality.
The Sea and Summer
Novel · 1987
Clarke winnerNebula recognition
Francis Conway is Swill - one of the millions in the year 2041 who must subsist on the inadequate charities of the state.
The Secret of Life
Novel · 2001
Clarke recognition
A 2001 science fiction novel by Paul J. McAuley. Clarke recognition.
The Separation
Novel · 2001
Clarke winner
The Separation is a novel by British writer Christopher Priest, published in 2002. It is an alternate history revolving around the experiences of identical twin brothers during the Second World War, during which one becomes a pilot for the RAF, and the other, a conscientious objector, becomes an ambulance driver for the Red Cross.
The Sparrow
Novel · 1996
Clarke winner
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God.
The Speed of Dark
Novel · 2002
Nebula winnerClarke recognitionLocus recognition
In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made.
The System of the World
Novel · 2004 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke recognition
The System of the World is a novel by Neal Stephenson and the third and final volume in The Baroque Cycle. The title alludes to the third volume of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which bears the same name.
The Ten Percent Thief
Novel · 2023
Clarke recognition
The Ten Percent Thief is a 2023 dystopian science fiction novel by Indian author Lavanya Lakshminarayan, published by Solaris. It was originally published in India in 2020 by Hachette India under the title Analog/Virtual: And Other Simulations of Your Future. The novel was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke award in 2024.
The Testament of Jessie Lamb
by Jane Rogers
Novel · 2011
Clarke winner
A 2011 science fiction novel by Jane Rogers. Clarke Award winner.
The Time Ships
Novel · 1995
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The Time Ships is a 1995 hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. A canonical sequel to the 1895 novella The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, it was officially authorized by the Wells estate to mark the centenary of the original's publication. The Time Ships won critical acclaim.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Novel · 2003
Clarke recognition
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one.
The Underground Railroad
Novel · 2016 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke winnerLocus recognition
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits.
The Vanished Birds
Novel · 2020
Clarke recognition
The Vanished Birds is a 2020 space opera novel, the debut work by Simon Jimenez. In a plot that spans millennia, the story focuses on the interconnected lives of several characters, including a boy whose special ability may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe. The novel received critical acclaim.
The Waters Rising
Novel · 2010
Clarke recognition
When the Sea King declares war on the small kingdoms of Norland, and forbids any ships from sailing on the rising waters that threaten to flood humanity, a princess must awaken an ancient killer to save the world.
The Years of Rice and Salt
Novel · 2002
Locus winnerClarke recognitionHugo recognition
With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his now-classic Marstrilogy to vivid life, bestselling author KIM STANLEY ROBINSON boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years.
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by QNTM
Novel · 2025
Clarke recognition
(from back cover) An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it. Antimemes are real.
Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock
by Maud Woolf
Novel · 2024
Clarke recognition
A 2024 science fiction novel by Maud Woolf. Clarke recognition.
Time on My Hands: A Novel with Photographs
Novel · 1997
Clarke recognition
A 1997 science fiction novel by Peter Delacorte. Clarke recognition.
Time: Manifold 1
Novel · 1999
Clarke recognition
A 1999 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. Clarke recognition.
Titan
Novel · 1997
Clarke recognition
HUMANKIND'S GREATEST -- AND LAST -- ADVENTURE! Possible signs of organic life have been found on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A group of visionaries led by NASA's Paula Benacerraf plan a daring one-way mission that will cost them everything.
Unquenchable Fire
Novel · 1989
Clarke winner
In an America where the miraculous is par for the course, where magic and myths are as real as shopping malls and television game shows, Jennifer Mazdan listens to the modern storytellers recite the tales of the Founders.
Use of Weapons
Novel · 1990
Clarke recognition
The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action.
Vagabonds
by Hao Jingfang
Novel · 2020
Clarke recognition
A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, but when they return home, they are caught between the two worlds, unable to reconcile the beauty and culture of Mars with their experiences on…
Venomous Lumpsucker
by Ned Beauman
Novel · 2022
Clarke winner
Venomous Lumpsucker is a 2022 novel by Ned Beauman. It won the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The novel tells the story of Karin Resaint, a scientist researching the titular species of fish.
Voyage
Novel · 1996
Clarke recognition
In a parallel world where JFK survived the assassination attempt in Dallas, as the Apollo programme reaches its triumphant goal the former President encourages NASA to build on this success and send men to Mars.
Vurt
by Jeff Noon
Novel · 1993
Clarke winner
Take a trip in a stranger’s head. Travel rain-shot streets with a gang of hip malcontents, hooked on the most powerful drug you can imagine. Yet Vurt feathers are not for the weak. As the mysterious Game Cat says, ‘Be careful, be very careful’.
Way Down Dark
by J. P. Smythe
Novel · 2016
Clarke recognition
A 2016 science fiction novel by J. P. Smythe. Clarke recognition.
Wergen: The Alien Love War
Novel · 2021
Clarke recognition
A 2021 science fiction novel by Mercurio D. Rivera. Clarke recognition.
When There Are Wolves Again
by E. J. Swift
Novel · 2025
Clarke winner
The extraordinary speculative novel of past, present and future, by the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES. Decades from now, two women sit around a fire on Beltane, May Eve, and reflect on their life stories.
White Queen
Novel · 1991
Clarke recognition
It's 2038 and the earth has been devastated by tectonic shifts accompanied by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The U.S. has undergone a socialist revolution, retro-viruses are rampant and most technology relies on a powerful organic "clay" instead of microprocessors.
Whores of Babylon
by Ian Watson
Novel · 1988
Clarke recognition
A 1988 science fiction novel by Ian Watson. Clarke recognition.
Yellow Blue Tibia
by Adam Roberts
Novel · 2009
Clarke recognition
A group of Soviet authors are shocked to watch the science fiction story they wrote 40 years ago slowly come to life, beginning with Chernobyl.
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