Robots and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
Novel · 1985
Locus recognition
Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante…
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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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Rogue DragonAvram Davidson
Rogue Dragon
Novella · 1965
Nebula recognition
A 1965 science fiction novella by Avram Davidson. Nebula recognition.
Rogue Dragon
Novel · 1965
Nebula recognition
A 1965 science fiction novel by Avram Davidson. Nebula recognition.
Rogue Moon
by Algis Budrys
Novel · 1960
Hugo recognition
It was there on the dark side of the Moon, waiting for the first human explorers to discover it -- an alien formation, a trap for the unwary, a place into which many men would venture but from which none would return.
Rogue Protocol
by Martha Wells
Novella · 2018
Locus recognition
"Sci-Fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayChris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good."
Rollback
Novel · 2007
Hugo recognition
Accepting a rollback--an experimental rejuvenation procedure--for herself and her husband in exchange for deciphering a message from aliens, Dr. Sarah Halifax is faced with a dilemma when the procedure works on her husband, but not on her.
Rose/House
Novella · 2024
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Rose/House is a 2023 science fiction mystery novella by American author Arkady Martine. It was first published by Subterranean Press.
Rosewater
Novel · 2017
Clarke winner
Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry, and the helpless--people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumored healing powers.
Rule 34
Novel · 2011
Clarke recognitionLocus recognition
Head of the Rule 34 Squad monitoring the Internet for illegal activities, Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh investigates the link between three ex-con spammers who have been murdered.
Runtime
by S. B. Divya
Novella · 2016
Nebula recognition
A 2016 science fiction novella by S. B. Divya. Nebula recognition.
Sailing to Byzantium
Novella · 1985
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The world's most distinguished author of the literature of the fantastic presents his most extraordinary stories of worlds lost and dreams fulfilled...
Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
by Walter M. Miller Jr. & Terry Bisson
Novel · 1995
Locus recognition
Following a nuclear war, the Dark Ages descend on 32nd century America which has split into warring nations. Only the Catholic Church has any influence and the novel follows the travels of its peace envoy, Brother Blacktooth.
Salt
by Adam Roberts
Novel · 2001
Clarke recognition
Salt is a novel by British science fiction author Adam Roberts.
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
by Mira Grant
Novella · 2012
Hugo recognition
A 2012 science fiction novella by Mira Grant. Hugo recognition.
Sanctuary
Novella · 2005
Nebula recognition
A 2005 science fiction novella by Michael A. Burstein. Nebula recognition.
Sarah Canary
Novel · 1991
Nebula recognition
When black cloaked Sarah Canary wanders into a Chinese labor camp in the Washington territories in 1873, Chin Ah Kin is ordered by his uncle to escort "the ugliest woman he could imagine" away. Far away. But Chin soon becomes the follower.
Saturn's Children
Novel · 2008
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Sometime in the twenty-third century, humanity went extinct—leaving only androids behind. Freya Nakamichi 47 is a femmebot, one of the last of her kind still functioning.
Schismatrix
Novel · 1985
Nebula recognition
In the far future, in a solar system colonized by a strange aggregation of human cultures, Abelard Lindsay, a rogue diplomat from the Mare Serenitatis Circumlunar Corporate Republic, struggles for survival amidst powerful, advanced societies warring to control the shape of human destiny.
Sea of Rust
Novel · 2017
Clarke recognition
A 2017 science fiction novel by C. Robert Cargill. Clarke recognition.
Sea of Tranquility
Novel · 2022
Locus recognition
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party.
Second Ending
by James White
Novel · 1961
Hugo recognition
Second Ending is a science fiction novel by Great British writer James White, published in June 1961. It first appeared in Fantastic Stories of Imagination edited by Cele Goldsmith and publish by Ziff Davis.
Seeds of MercuryWang Jinkang
Seeds of Mercury
by Wang Jinkang
Novella · 2002
Hugo recognition
A 2002 science fiction novella by Wang Jinkang. Hugo recognition.
Seeker
Novel · 2005
Nebula winner
In the far future when space travel is comm0nplace, antiquities dealers Alex and Chase find/sell artifacts, come across a cup from Seeker, a huge spaceship that left Earth 9,000 yrs earlier.
SeekingDavid R. Palmer
Seeking
Novella · 1983
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1983 science fiction novella by David R. Palmer. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Semiosis
by Sue Burke
Novel · 2018
Clarke recognition
"Colonists from Earth wanted the perfect home, but they'll have to survive on the one they found. They don't realize another life form watches...and waits...Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that humans are more than tools."--
Sergeant Chip
Novella · 2004
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
"Sergeant Chip" is a science fiction novella by American writer Bradley Denton, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue of September 2004. It was the winner of the 2005 Sturgeon Award, and was nominated for the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
Service Model
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.
Seven American Nights
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1978
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1978 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Seven of Infinities
Novella · 2020
Locus recognition
Vân is a scholar from a poor background, eking out a living in the orbitals of the Scattered Pearls Belt as a tutor to a rich family, while hiding the illegal artificial mem-implant she manufactured as a student.
Seven Surrenders
by Ada Palmer
Novel · 2017
Locus recognition
It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all. In which automation now provides for everybody's basic needs. In which nobody living can remember an actual war.
Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge
by Mike Resnick
Novella · 1994
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
"Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" is a science fiction novella by American writer Mike Resnick, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1994. It won the 1994 Nebula Award for Best Novella and the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
Seveneves
Novel · 2015
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb.
Seventy-Two Letters
by Ted Chiang
Novella · 2000 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
"Seventy-Two Letters" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, published in June 2000 in the Ellen Datlow's anthology Vanishing Acts. The novella can also be found in the anthologies Year's Best SF 6 (2001), edited by David G. Hartwell and Steampunk (2008), edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer.
Shadow of the Hegemon
Novel · 2001
Locus recognition
Bean and other members of Ender's Dragon Army return to Earth after their victory in the Formic War. All but Bean are soon mysteriously kidnapped; Bean turns to Ender's brother Peter for help.
Shadrach in the Furnace
Novel · 1976
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist novel from a Grand Master of science fiction! A modern day Genghis Khan rules the world 30 years from now, after it has been ravaged by the Virus Wars.
Shambling Towards Hiroshima
by James Morrow
Novella · 2009
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
In the summer of 1945, war is reigning in the Pacific Rim while Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor.
Shards of Earth
Novel · 2021
Locus recognition
Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'. Some escaped, but millions more died. So to protect its colonies, humanity shaped the minds of Idris and others into weapons and sent them into battle.
She Who Knows
Novella · 2024 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognition
She Who Knows is a 2024 novella by Nnedi Okorafor. It takes place in the universe of Who Fears Death and tells the story of Najeeba, mother of that novel’s protagonist, Onyesonwu. She Who Knows is the first novella in a planned trilogy. It was followed by One Way Witch in 2025.
Ship of Shadows
by Fritz Leiber
Novella · 1969 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo winnerNebula recognition
A 1969 science fiction novella by Fritz Leiber. Hugo Award winner; Nebula recognition.
Shroud
Novel · 2025
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Shroud is a 2025 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It concerns the discovery of alien life on a lightless moon, and the survival of two human scientists as they are trapped in this hostile environment.
Silently and Very Fast
Novella · 2011
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 2011 science fiction novella by Catherynne M. Valente. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Silver Screen
Novel · 1999
Clarke recognition
Anjuli O'Connell has a memory like a computer, a boyfriend who is slowly turning into a cyborg, a friend who wishes he was nothing more than a mind inside of a computer and a mystery to resolve that questions all the wisdom about artificial intelligence…
Singularity Sky
Novel · 2003
Hugo recognition
Singularity Sky is a science fiction novel by British writer Charles Stross, published in 2003. A sequel, Iron Sunrise, was published that same year. Together the two are referred to as the Eschaton novels, after a near-godlike intelligence that exists in both.
Six Wakes
by Mur Lafferty
Novel · 2017
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A space adventure set on a lone ship where the clones of a murdered crew must find their murderer -- before they kill again.
Sketches Among the Ruins of My MindPhilip José Farmer
Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind
Novella · 1973
Locus recognition
A 1973 science fiction novella by Philip José Farmer. Locus recognition.
Skylark DuQuesne
by E. E. Smith
Novel · 1965
Hugo recognition
Skylark DuQuesne is a science fiction novel by American writer E. E. Smith, the final novel in his Skylark series. Written as Smith's last novel in 1965 and published shortly before his death, it expands on the characterizations of the earlier novels with some discrepancies. Marc DuQuesne, the major villain of the three previous novels…
Skyward Inn
Novel · 2021
Clarke recognition
Skyward Inn is a 2021 science fiction novel by British writer Aliya Whiteley. The novel was a finalist for the 2021 BSFA Award for Best Novel and Arthur C. Clarke Award, as well as being named one of the five best science fiction novels of the year by the Financial Times.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Novel · 1969
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
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