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1969 Hugo Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1969 Hugo Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.

Hugo recognition reflects voting by eligible Worldcon members. This library includes science fiction from the selected novel and novella categories, including labeled crossovers. It does not include every Hugo category or every fantasy finalist. Official award site ↗

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Nightwings by Robert Silverberg, book cover

Nightwings

by Robert Silverberg

Novella · 1969

Hugo winnerNebula recognition

It was Avluela the Flier's scarlet and ebony wings that led the Watcher to the seven hills of the ancient city, leaving the skies and deep space unguarded. And so the invaders came and conquered and Avluela became lost in the turmoil.

Dragonrider by Anne McCaffrey, book cover

Dragonrider

by Anne McCaffrey

Novella · 1967

Nebula winnerHugo recognition

Dragonriders of Pern is a science fantasy series written primarily by American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 24 novels and two collections of short stories.

Nova by Samuel R. Delany, book cover

Nova

by Samuel R. Delany

Novel · 1968

Hugo recognition

These are at least some of the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or…

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