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2025 Hugo Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2025 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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The Tusks of Extinction

by Ray Nayler

Novella · 2024

Hugo winnerLocus recognitionNebula recognition

A 2024 science fiction novella by Ray Nayler. Hugo Award winner; Locus and Nebula recognition.

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Alien Clay

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Novel · 2024

Hugo recognitionLocus recognition

On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It’s the greatest discovery in humanity’s spacefaring history – yet who were its builders and where did they go? Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close.

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Navigational Entanglements

by Aliette de Bodard

Novella · 2024

Hugo recognitionLocus recognition

Award-winning author of The Red Scholar’s Wake Aliette de Bodard comes for your heart with a compelling tale of love, duty, and found-family in an exciting new space opera that brings xianxia-style martial arts to the stars.

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Service Model

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Novel · 2024

Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition

Task Item No. 1: Become Self-Aware Meet Charles™, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault - that is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner.

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