Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters
by Aimee Ogden
Novella · 2021
Nebula recognition
A 2021 science fiction novella by Aimee Ogden. Nebula recognition.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
Nebula Award science fiction books
Find science fiction novels and novellas recognized by the Nebula Awards, from winning works to finalists worth exploring.
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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Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's
Novella · 2001
Nebula recognition
A 2001 science fiction novella by Adam-Troy Castro. Nebula recognition.
Sunrise West
Novella · 1974
Nebula recognition
A 1974 science fiction novella by William K. Carlson. Nebula recognition.
Superpowers
Novel · 2008 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A brilliant, darkly funny debut what happens when a group of college kids wake to discover their ordinary lives have just taken an extraordinary turn... A party in a college flat in May 2001. A case of dodgy home-brewed beer. A violent storm.
Surfacing
Novella · 1987
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1987 science fiction novella by Walter Jon Williams. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Swarmer, Skimmer
Novella · 1981
Nebula recognition
A 1981 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford. Nebula recognition.
Synners
by Pat Cadigan
Novel · 1991
Clarke winnerNebula recognition
In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before it hits the streets; the human mind and the external landscape have fused to the point where any encounter with "reality" is incidental.
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman
Novel · 2007
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
Grad-school dropout Matt Fuller is toiling as a lowly research assistant at MIT when, while measuring quantum relationships between gravity and light, his calibrator disappears and reappears one second later.
The AlchemistCharles L. Harness
The Alchemist
Novella · 1966
Nebula recognition
A 1966 science fiction novella by Charles L. Harness. Nebula recognition.
The Astronaut from Wyoming
by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion
Novella · 1999
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1999 science fiction novella by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The Autopsy
by Michael Shea
Novella · 1980
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1980 science fiction novella by Michael Shea. Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Ballad of Beta-2
Novella · 1965
Nebula recognition
The Ballad of Beta-2 is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. The book was originally published as Ace Double, together with Alpha Yes, Terra No! by Emil Petaja.
The Battle of the Abaco ReefsHilbert Schenck
The Battle of the Abaco Reefs
Novella · 1979
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1979 science fiction novella by Hilbert Schenck. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Beauty Addict
by Ray Aldridge
Novella · 1993
Nebula recognition
A 1993 science fiction novella by Ray Aldridge. Nebula recognition.
The Birthgrave
by Tanith Lee
Novel · 1975 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A mysterious woman awakens in the heart of a dormant volcano and comes forth into a brutal ancient world transformed by genocidal pestilence, fierce beauty, and cultural devastation.
The Black God's Drums
Novella · 2018 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognitionNebula recognitionHugo recognition
Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans.
The Blind Geometer
Novella · 1986
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
"The Blind Geometer" is a 1986 science fiction story by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson. It was published by Asimov's Science Fiction.
The Boat of a Million Years
Novel · 1989
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
The Boat of a Million Years is a science fiction novel by American writer Poul Anderson, first published in 1989 and nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel that same year. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Prometheus Award in 1990.
The Book of Skulls
Novel · 1972
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
The Book of Skulls is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, first published in 1972. It was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1972, and both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1973.
The Byworlder
Novel · 1971
Nebula recognition
A 1971 science fiction novel by Poul Anderson. Nebula recognition.
The Calculating Stars
Novel · 2018
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Earth needs an escape plan. A gifted pilot needs a seat at the table.
The Cassini Division
by Ken MacLeod
Novel · 1998
Clarke recognitionNebula recognition
A 1998 science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod. Clarke and Nebula recognition.
The Chief DesignerAndy Duncan
The Chief Designer
by Andy Duncan
Novella · 2001
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"The Chief Designer" is a science fiction novella by American writer Andy Duncan, originally published in the June 2001 issue of the Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It won the 2002 Sturgeon Award and was nominated for the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1982
Nebula recognition
The Citadel of the Autarch is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, first released in 1983. It is the fourth and final volume in the four-volume series The Book of the New Sun.
The City & the City
Novel · 2009 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Clarke winnerHugo winnerNebula recognition
Inspector Tyador Borlú must travel to Ul Qoma to search for answers in the murder of a woman found in the city of Besźel.
The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1981 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
The Claw of the Conciliator is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, first released in 1981.
The CloneTheodore L. Thomas & Kate Wilhelm
The Clone
by Theodore L. Thomas & Kate Wilhelm
Novel · 1965
Nebula recognition
The Clone is a science fiction novel written by Theodore L. Thomas and Kate Wilhelm, first published by Berkley in 1965. It is based on a short story of the same name written solely by Thomas that appeared in the December 1959 edition of Fantastic Science Fiction Stories.
The Collapsium
by Wil McCarthy
Novel · 2000
Nebula recognition
No writer stretches the boundaries of science fiction LIKE Wil McCarthy does.
The Computer Connection
Novel · 1975
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Alfred Bester's first science fiction novel since The Stars My Destination was a major event--a fast-moving adventure story set in Earth's future. A band of immortals--as charming a bunch of eccentrics as you'll ever come across--recruit a new member, the brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess.
The Cookie Monster
by Vernor Vinge
Novella · 2003
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
The Cookie Monster is a science fiction novella by American writer Vernor Vinge. It was first published in the October 2003 issue of Analog.
The Cost to Be WiseMaureen F. McHugh
The Cost to Be Wise
Novella · 1996
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1996 science fiction novella by Maureen F. McHugh. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The Day Before Forever
by Keith Laumer
Novella · 1968
Nebula recognition
The year was 2103. The place was Earth. And time-voyager Steve Dravek had already found out too much for his numbed brain to absorb. About the science of Cryonics, the freezing of human beings.
The Death of Captain Future
by Allen Steele
Novella · 1995
Hugo winnerNebula recognition
A 1995 science fiction novella by Allen Steele. Hugo Award winner; Nebula recognition.
The Death of Doctor Island
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1973
Locus winnerNebula winnerHugo recognition
The Death of Doctor Island is a science fiction novella by American writer Gene Wolfe first published as The Death of Dr. Island in Universe 3 (Editor Terry Carr, Random House, 1973).
The Diamond Age
Novel · 1995
Hugo winnerLocus winnerClarke recognitionNebula recognition
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.
The Diamond Pit
by Jack Dann
Novella · 2001 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
"The Diamond Pit" is a 2001 fantasy science fiction novella by American writer Jack Dann.
The Difference Engine
by William Gibson & Bruce Sterling
Novel · 1990
Nebula recognition
1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time.
The Dispossessed
Novel · 1974
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Two worlds, opposing ideals, and a physicist trying to build a bridge.
The Dragonfly GambitA. D. Sui
The Dragonfly Gambit
by A. D. Sui
Novella · 2024
Nebula winner
A 2024 science fiction novella by A. D. Sui. Nebula Award winner.
The Einstein Intersection
Novel · 1967
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
The Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967.
The Embedding
by Ian Watson
Novel · 1973
Nebula recognition
A 1973 science fiction novel by Ian Watson. Nebula recognition.
The Empress of Mars
by Kage Baker
Novella · 2003
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"The Empress of Mars" is a science fiction novella by American writer Kage Baker, published in 2003. It won the 2004 Theodore Sturgeon Award and was nominated for the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Novella as well as the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The novella was expanded into a novel published in 2009.
The Escape Orbit
by James White
Novel · 1964
Nebula recognition
The Escape Orbit (British title: Open Prison) is a science fiction novel by northern Irish author James White. It was first published in serial form in 1964 under the name "Open Prison" in the magazine New Worlds. It was nominated for best novel in the 1965 Nebula Awards.
The Eskimo Invasion
Novel · 1967
Nebula recognition
A 1967 science fiction novel by Hayden Howard. Nebula recognition.
The Exile Waiting
Novel · 1975
Nebula recognition
The time is the distant future. Earth has been rendered uninhabitable by terrible storms during which its only city, Center, constructed around a natural cave system, is sealed from the outside.
The Eyeflash Miracles
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1976
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1976 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
Novel · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1978 science fiction novel by C. J. Cherryh. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
Novel · 1990
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.
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