A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION

Browse award recognized science fiction books

Browse the complete public library of science fiction novels and novellas recognized by Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Clarke. Every title links to its own award history, sources and reading list options.

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Invader by C. J. Cherryh, book cover

Invader

by C. J. Cherryh

Novel · 1995

Locus recognition

SECOND CONTACT Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix disappeared into the heavens, leaving an isolated colony of humans on the world of the atevi , it unexpectedly returns to orbit overhead, threatening the stability of both atevi and human governments.

Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross, book cover

Iron Sunrise

by Charles Stross

Novel · 2004 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Hugo recognitionLocus recognition

Iron Sunrise is a 2004 hard science fiction novel by British writer Charles Stross, which follows the events in Singularity Sky. The book was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 2005.

Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling, book cover

Islands in the Net

by Bruce Sterling

Novel · 1988

Hugo recognitionLocus recognition

Laura Webster's on the fast track to success. A bright young star in a multinational conglomerate, she's living well in a post-millennial age of peace, prosperity, and profit. In an age of advanced technology, information is the world's most precious commodity. Information is power.

Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny, book cover

Isle of the Dead

by Roger Zelazny

Novel · 1969

Nebula recognition

Isle of the Dead may refer to: Isle of the Dead (mythology), a theme associated with pre-Christian Celtic mythology Isle of the Dead (Tasmania), is a cemetery on an island adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania Isle of the Dead (film), a 1945 horror film Isle of the Dead (Zelazny novel), a 1969 science fiction novel…

Ivory by Mike Resnick, book cover

Ivory

by Mike Resnick

Novel · 1988

Clarke recognitionNebula recognition

Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future is a science fiction novel (or a novel-like series of vignettes) by American writer Mike Resnick, published in 1988. Set in Resnick's Birthright Universe, it describes the fictional past and future history of the (real) Kilimanjaro Tusks and those who own them.

Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick, book cover

Jack Faust

by Michael Swanwick

Novel · 1997

Hugo recognition

Unlike the classic Mephistopheles, the seductive demon who approaches Swanwick's Johannes Faust is not the devil as we know him, but rather a representative of a mysterious race that seeks nothing less than the extermination of the hated human animal.

Jem by Frederik Pohl, book cover

Jem

by Frederik Pohl

Novel · 1979

Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition

The discovery of another habitable world might spell salvation to the three (Food Bloc, Fuel Bloc & People Bloc) bitterly competing power blocs of the war torn & resource-starved 21st century.

Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein, book cover

Job: A Comedy of Justice

by Robert A. Heinlein

Novel · 1984 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Hugo recognitionNebula recognition

SciFi - Alexander Hergensheimer, KS minister, faints after firewalking in Polynesia. When he returns to his ship, it appears very different and he is referred to as Alec Graham.

Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm, book cover

Juniper Time

by Kate Wilhelm

Novel · 1979

Nebula recognition

In a world now ravaged by drought and famine. Jean Brighton and Arthur Cluny grew up in the limelight, children of space pioneers who built the orbiting space laboratory. Now Arthur carried on his father's work at the lab.

Kiln People by David Brin, book cover

Kiln People

by David Brin

Novel · 2002

Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition

"Thanks to the new technology of imprinting, people in a near-future America can copy their personalities into animated clay bodies (called "dittos" or "golems"), which last a single day.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, book cover

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Novel · 2019

Clarke recognitionLocus recognition

Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who…

Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard, book cover

Life During Wartime

by Lucius Shepard

Novel · 1987

Locus recognitionClarke recognition

Life during Wartime is a science fantasy novel written by American author Lucius Shepard. His second novel, it was published by Bantam Books in 1987, in which year it was nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. In 1990, it won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Work.

Light by M. John Harrison, book cover

Light

by M. John Harrison

Novel · 2002

Clarke recognition

Light is a science fiction novel by M. John Harrison published in 2002. It received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award and a BSFA nomination in 2002, and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2003. The Guardian ranked Light #91 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, book cover

Light From Uncommon Stars

by Ryka Aoki

Novel · 2021

Hugo recognition

An adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success.

Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan, book cover

Light Music

by Kathleen Ann Goonan

Novel · 2002

Nebula recognition

Once the world worked differently -- before "the Silence" from space quieted the airwaves. Once there was a haven called Crescent City, built through the wonders of nanotechnology to transport its enlightened inhabitants into the cosmos. But humanity has failed the city.

Lock In by John Scalzi, book cover

Lock In

by John Scalzi

Novel · 2014

Locus recognition

Lock In is a science fiction police procedural novel by American writer John Scalzi. The book was published by Tor Books on August 26, 2014. The audiobook of the novel was released in two versions, one narrated by Wil Wheaton and the other by Amber Benson.

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