Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1983 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 ↗

Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
Novel · 1982
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
After the defeat of the Mule by the Second Foundation, Terminus enjoys a period of prosperity and stability which is publicly attributed to the Seldon Plan, but which some feel is the work of the Second Foundation.
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Souls
by Joanna Russ
Novella · 1982
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
"Souls" is a 1982 science fiction novella by Joanna Russ. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in January 1982, and subsequently republished in Terry Carr's The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12, in Russ's 1984 collection Extra(ordinary) People, as well as in the first volume of the Isaac…
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2010: Odyssey Two
by Arthur C. Clarke
Novel · 1982
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it.
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✳BrainchildJoseph H. Delaney
Brainchild
by Joseph H. Delaney
Novella · 1982
Hugo recognition
A 1982 science fiction novella by Joseph H. Delaney. Hugo recognition.
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Courtship Rite
by Donald Kingsbury
Novel · 1982
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Courtship Rite is a science fiction novel by Canadian writer Donald Kingsbury, originally serialized in Analog magazine in 1982. The book is set in the same universe as some of Kingsbury's other stories, such as "Shipwright" (1978) and the unpublished The Finger Pointing Solward.
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Friday
by Robert A. Heinlein
Novel · 1982
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Engineered from the finest genes, and trained to be a secret courier in a future world, Friday operates over a near-future Earth, where chaos reigns.
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The Postman
by David Brin
Novella · 1982
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.
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The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
Novel · 1981
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1981 science fiction novel by C. J. Cherryh. Hugo and Locus recognition.
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The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1981 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
The Sword of the Lictor is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe. First released in 1982, it is the third volume in the four-volume series The Book of the New Sun.
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✳To Leave a MarkKim Stanley Robinson
To Leave a Mark
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novella · 1982
Hugo recognition
A 1982 science fiction novella by Kim Stanley Robinson. Hugo recognition.
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✳Unsound VariationsGeorge R. R. Martin
Unsound Variations
by George R. R. Martin
Novella · 1982
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"Unsound Variations" is a 1982 science fiction short story by George R. R. Martin, about chess. It was first published in Amazing Stories.
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