Midsummer Century
by James Blish
Novella · 1972
Locus recognition
This strange science fiction novel is not very well known but it is still one of the most interesting and mind boggling science fiction novels that I have ever read.
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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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Millennium
by John Varley
Novel · 1983
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Millennium is a 1983 time travel science fiction novel by John Varley. Varley later turned this novel into the script for the 1989 film Millennium, both of which are based on Varley's short story "Air Raid", which was published in 1977. The book was nominated for several science fiction awards.
Mindbridge
by Joe Haldeman
Novel · 1976
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1976 science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Mirror Dance
Novel · 1994
Hugo winnerLocus winner
Mark Vorkosigan hijacks a ship of the Dendarii Mercenaries and flies to the outlaw planet, Jackson's Whole, to destroy the clone creches where he was raised. The mission goes wrong and Miles, his host clonebrother, has to mount a rescue.
Missile Gap
Novella · 2006
Locus winner
"Missile Gap" is a 2006 English language science fiction novella, originally published in the anthology One Million A.D. by British author Charles Stross. It won the Locus Award for best novella of 2006. The novella was republished in Stross's short-story collection Wireless in 2009.
Missing Man
Novel · 1975
Nebula recognition
George Sanford's only talent seems to be an odd capacity for guessing right the first time. His childhood friends grew up, advanced in school and in jobs.
Mission Child
Novel · 1998
Nebula recognition
A stunning and provocative spiritual odyssey reminiscent of the best work of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin, MISSION CHILD is a powerful fable, a stirring adventure, and a profoundly moving portrait of a lost woman in search of an identity as she walks…
Mockingbird
Novel · 1979
Nebula recognition
In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape.
Mona Lisa Overdrive
Novel · 1987 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy. Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of world-famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell who deciphers cyperspace plans, including those devised by Japanese underworld.
Monsters of Men
by Patrick Ness
Novel · 2010
Clarke recognition
As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.
Moon of Ice
Novella · 1982
Nebula recognition
A 1982 science fiction novella by Brad Linaweaver. Nebula recognition.
Moonfall
Novel · 1999
Nebula recognition
It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems.Vice President Charlie Haskell, who will travel anywhere for a photo op, is about to cut the ribbon for the just-completed American Moonbase.
Moonstar Odyssey
Novel · 1977
Nebula recognition
She was born in the moonstar's shadow when the storms of Satlik raged their worst. Because of this, Jobe was different. The family never spoke of it, but everyone knew Jobe was special. So Jobe came to know of it, too.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Novel · 1983
Hugo recognition
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey and the seventh book in the Dragonriders of Pern series.
Mortimer Gray's History of Death
Novella · 1995
Nebula recognition
"Mortimer Gray's History of Death" is a science fiction novella published in 1995 by Brian Stableford. It was nominated for the 1996 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The story takes place in an updated version of Stableford's 1985 future history, The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000-3000.
Mother of Storms
by John Barnes
Novel · 1994
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
In the middle of the Pacific, a gigantic hurricane accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake.
Moving Mars
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1993
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The young may not remember Mars of old, under the yellow Sun, its cloud-streaked skies dusted pink, its soil rusty and fine, its inhabitants living in pressurized burrows and venturing Up only as rite of passage or to do maintenance or tend the ropy crops…
Mr. Boy
Novella · 1990
Nebula recognition
"Mr. Boy" is a science fiction novella by American writer James Patrick Kelly, first published in the June 1990 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. It tells the story of a wealthy boy in the year 2096 who falls in love with a working class girl who inspires him to abandon his decadent lifestyle.
Murder by Memory
by Olivia Waite
Novella · 2025
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 2025 science fiction novella by Olivia Waite. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Muse of Fire
by Dan Simmons
Novella · 2008
Locus recognition
In a remote future age when the human enterprise has all but ground to a halt. a wandering troupe of players is dedicated to presenting the works of Shakespeare to every accessible corner of the settled universe.
Naming the Flowers
by Kate Wilhelm
Novella · 1992
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1992 science fiction novella by Kate Wilhelm. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Navigational Entanglements
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.
Neom
by Lavie Tidhar
Novel · 2022
Locus recognition
A 2022 science fiction novel by Lavie Tidhar. Locus recognition.
Neptune's Brood
Novel · 2013
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
After being stalked across the galaxy by an assassin, post-human Krina Alzon-114 journeys to the water-world Shin-Tethys in search of her sister.
Network Effect
by Martha Wells
Novel · 2020
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Murderbot has inconvenient feelings and a much bigger problem.
Neuromancer
Novel · 1984
Hugo winnerNebula winner
A hacker’s second chance leads into the machinery of a wired future.
Never Let Me Go
Novel · 2005
Clarke recognition
Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms. But above all, Never Let Me Go is a study of friendship and the bonds we form which make or break while we come of age.
Neverness
Novel · 1988
Clarke recognition
Neverness is a science fiction novel by American writer David Zindell, published in 1988. The related novelette "Shanidar" won the Writers of the Future contest in 1985. Zindell has said that it was partly based on Le Morte d'Arthur, with the pilots as "knights zipping around the universe in search of the Holy Grail".
New York 2140
Novel · 2017
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
It is 2140. The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island.
Nexus
by Ramez Naam
Novel · 2012
Clarke recognition
The Nexus Trilogy is a postcyberpunk thriller novel trilogy written by American author Ramez Naam and published between 2012-2015. The novel series follows the protagonist Kaden Lane, a scientist who works on an experimental nano-drug, Nexus, which allows the brain to be programmed and networked, connecting human minds together.
Nightflyers
Novella · 1980
Locus winnerHugo recognition
The crew of the starship Nightflyer is heading into the outer reaches of known space in search of a legendary alien race known as the volcryn .
Nightside the Long Sun
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 1993
Nebula recognition
A 1993 science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe. Nebula recognition.
Nightwings
Novella · 1969
Hugo winnerNebula recognition
It was Avluela the Flier's scarlet and ebony wings that led the Watcher to the seven hills of the ancient city, leaving the skies and deep space unguarded. And so the invaders came and conquered and Avluela became lost in the turmoil.
Ninefox Gambit
by Yoon Ha Lee
Novel · 2016
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionNebula recognition
Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics.
Ninety Percent of Everything
by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel & Jonathan Lethem
Novella · 2001
Nebula recognition
A 2001 science fiction novella by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel & Jonathan Lethem. Nebula recognition.
No Enemy But Time
Novel · 1982
Nebula winner
No Enemy But Time is a 1982 science fiction novel by Michael Bishop. It won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and was also nominated for the 1983 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It was included in David Pringle's book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.
Nod
Novel · 2012
Clarke recognition
Dawn breaks over Vancouver and no one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand, can still sleep, and theyve all shared the same golden dream.
Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
Novel · 2022 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people.
Noor
Novel · 2021
Locus recognition
When everything goes wrong on a trip to the local market, AO, a woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations, must race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria with a Fulani herdsman named DNA in a world where everything is…
North Wind
Novel · 1994
Clarke recognition
A 1994 science fiction novel by Gwyneth Jones. Clarke recognition.
Not This August
Novel · 1955
Hugo recognition
Not This August, also known as Christmas Eve, is a Hugo Award shortlisted science fiction novel by Cyril M. Kornbluth. It was originally published in 1955 by Doubleday. It was serialized in Maclean's magazine (Canada) in May and June 1955.
Notes from a Regicide
Novel · 2025
Locus recognition
A 2025 science fiction novel by Isaac Fellman. Locus recognition.
Nova
Novel · 1968
Hugo recognition
These are at least some of the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or…
Nova Express
Novel · 1964
Nebula recognition
In this novel of future violence and corruption, the anarchic Nova Mob descends on humankind, while the Nova Police try to match them.
Nova Swing
Novel · 2006
Clarke winner
Nova Swing is a science fiction novel by M. John Harrison published in 2006. It takes place in the same universe as Light. The novel won the Arthur C. Clarke and Philip K. Dick Awards in 2007.
Nymphomation
by Jeff Noon
Novel · 1997
Clarke recognition
Nymphomation is a novel by British author Jeff Noon, first published in 1997.
Occupy Me
Novel · 2016
Clarke recognition
A 2016 science fiction novel by Tricia Sullivan. Clarke recognition.
Oceanic
by Greg Egan
Novella · 1998
Hugo winnerLocus winner
"Oceanic" is a science fiction novella by Australian writer Greg Egan, published in 1998. It won the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
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