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2020 Nebula Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2020 Nebula Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.

The Nebulas are selected by eligible members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Award records here retain SFADB ceremony years, which can differ from eligibility years on the official Nebula site. The library focuses on science fiction novels and novellas. Official award site ↗

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Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom by Ted Chiang, book cover

Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom

by Ted Chiang

Novella · 2019

Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition

"Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, initially published in the 2019 collection Exhalation: Stories. The novella's name quotes a proverb by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) in his work The Concept of Anxiety (1844).

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, book cover

Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

Novel · 2019 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Hugo recognitionNebula recognition

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers.

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