Sleeping Worlds Have No MemoryYaroslav Barsukov
Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory
Novel · 2024 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A 2024 science fiction novel by Yaroslav Barsukov. Nebula recognition.
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Slow Bullets
Novella · 2015
Locus winnerHugo recognition
An interstellar adventure of war, identity, betrayal, and the preservation of civilisation itself.
Slow Gods
by Claire North
Novel · 2025
Locus recognition
A 2025 science fiction novel by Claire North. Locus recognition.
Slow River
Novel · 1995
Nebula winner
Slow River is a science fiction novel by British writer Nicola Griffith, first published in 1995. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Lambda Literary Award. The novel received critical praise for its writing and setting, while its use of multiple narrative modes was criticised.
Snow Crash
Novel · 1992
Clarke recognition
Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic.
Soldiers of Paradise
by Paul Park
Novel · 1987
Clarke recognition
Where the seasons last for generations, hard winter makes for hard religion.
Solitaire
Novel · 2002
Nebula recognition
"Since the moment she came into the world, Ren "Jackal" Segura has been treated differently. As a Hope, she is a symbol of the highest principles of human society and is guaranteed a position of influence in the global government once she comes of age.
Some Desperate Glory
by Emily Tesh
Novel · 2022
Hugo winnerClarke recognition
While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth.
Son Observe the TimeKage Baker
Son Observe the Time
by Kage Baker
Novella · 1999
Hugo recognition
A 1999 science fiction novella by Kage Baker. Hugo recognition.
Son of the Morning
Novella · 1972
Nebula recognition
A 1972 science fiction novella by Phyllis Gotlieb. Nebula recognition.
Song of Time
Novel · 2008
Clarke winner
Song of Time may refer to: Song of Time: Live at the Vision Festival, a 2004 album by NAM Song of Time, a 1996 Magic: The Gathering novel by Teri McLaren Song of Time, a 2008 novel by Ian R. MacLeod
Songhouse
Novella · 1979
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1979 science fiction novella by Orson Scott Card. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Soon Comes NightGregory Benford
Soon Comes Night
Novella · 1994
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1994 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Souls
by Joanna Russ
Novella · 1982
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
"Souls" is a 1982 science fiction novella by Joanna Russ. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in January 1982, and subsequently republished in Terry Carr's The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12, in Russ's 1984 collection Extra(ordinary) People, as well as in the first volume of the Isaac…
Space Oddity
Novel · 2024
Locus recognition
A 2024 science fiction novel by Catherynne M. Valente. Locus recognition.
Space Opera
Novel · 2018
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented by the remnants of civilization.
Spaceman of Bohemia
Novel · 2017
Clarke recognition
Spaceman of Bohemia is a science fiction novel written by Jaroslav Kalfař in 2017.
Speaker for the Dead
Novel · 1986
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Ender Wiggin, the young military genius, discovers that a second alien war is inevitable and that he must dismiss his fears to make peace with humanity's strange new brothers.
Spice Pogrom
Novella · 1986
Hugo recognition
A 1986 science fiction novella by Connie Willis. Hugo recognition.
Spin
Novel · 2005
Hugo winnerLocus recognition
One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier.
Spirit: The Princess of Bois Dormant
Novel · 2008
Clarke recognition
A 2008 science fiction novel by Gwyneth Jones. Clarke recognition.
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
Novel · 1968
Hugo winnerNebula recognition
Originally published in 1968, Stand on Zanzibar was a breakthrough in science fiction storytelling technique, and a prophetic look at a dystopian 2010 that remains compelling today.
Star Light
by Hal Clement
Novel · 1971
Hugo recognition
In this sequel to Hal Clement's "Mission of Gravity" human beings have recruited Barlennan and a host of Mesklinites to explore another massive planet named Drawhn.
Star of the Sea
Novella · 1991
Locus recognition
A 1991 science fiction novella by Poul Anderson. Locus recognition.
Stardance
by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
Novella · 1977
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Stardance is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson, published by Dial Press in 1979 as part of its Quantum science fiction line. The novel's opening segment originally appeared in Analog in 1977 as the novella "Stardance", followed by the serialized conclusion, "Stardance II", in Analog in 1978.
Stardance
by Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson
Novel · 1980
Locus recognition
Stardance is a science fiction novel by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson, published by Dial Press in 1979 as part of its Quantum science fiction line. The novel's opening segment originally appeared in Analog in 1977 as the novella "Stardance", followed by the serialized conclusion, "Stardance II", in Analog in 1978.
Starplex
Novel · 1996
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
The only novel of its year to be nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Stars In My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Novel · 1984
Locus recognitionClarke recognition
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It is part of what would have been a "diptych", in Delany's description, of which the second half, The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities, remains unfinished.
Stars Seen Through StoneLucius Shepard
Stars Seen Through Stone
Novella · 2007
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 2007 science fiction novella by Lucius Shepard. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Starship Troopers
Novel · 1959
Hugo winner
Starship Troopers takes place in the midst of an interstellar war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids (referred to as "The Bugs") of Klendathu.
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi
Novel · 2023
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Starter Villain is a science fiction novel written by American author John Scalzi. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by Tor Books, and audiobook by Audible Studios, on September 19, 2023; British hardcover and ebook editions were released by Tor UK on September 21, 2023.
Startide Rising
by David Brin
Novel · 1983
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
David Brin: “Startide Rising” (1983) This is a sci fi story about a Terran (Earth) crew of neo-dolphins and humans on the starship “The Streaker”. Their mission is to find information about the first Galactic race, which existed billions of yeas ago.
Station Eleven
Novel · 2014
Clarke winner
After the collapse, a traveling theater keeps something human alive.
Stations of the Tide
Novel · 1991
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionClarke recognition
The story of a nameless bureaucrat who is sent by the Office of Technology Transfer, charged with restricting the flow of dangerous technologies, to the planet Miranda to search for a fugitive in possession of forbidden technological knowledge.
Steal Across the Sky
by Nancy Kress
Novel · 2009
Locus recognition
The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet. At first, everyone thought it was a joke. But it wasn't.
Stealing Alabama
by Allen Steele
Novella · 2001
Hugo recognition
A 2001 science fiction novella by Allen Steele. Hugo recognition.
Steel Beach
by John Varley
Novel · 1992
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Steel Beach is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer John Varley. The novel was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards for Best Novel.
Stopping at Slowyear
Novella · 1991
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Stopping at Slowyear is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl.
Stories for MenJohn Kessel
Stories for Men
by John Kessel
Novella · 2002
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 2002 science fiction novella by John Kessel. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Story of Your Life
by Ted Chiang
Novella · 1998
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
"Story of Your Life" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in Starlight 2 in 1998, and later in 2002 in Chiang's collection of short stories, Stories of Your Life and Others. Some of the story's major themes include linguistics determinism.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Novel · 1961
Hugo winner
Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians.
Strangers
Novella · 1974
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Strangers is a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.
Strangers
Novel · 1978
Nebula recognition
Strangers is a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978. The novel was expanded from its original form as a novella, which first appeared in New Dimensions IV (edited by Robert Silverberg) in 1974.
Streaking
Novel · 2005
Clarke recognition
A 2005 science fiction novel by Brian Stableford. Clarke recognition.
Sublimation Angels
Novella · 2009
Nebula recognition
A 2009 science fiction novella by Jason Sanford. Nebula recognition.
Subterranean Gallery
Novel · 1989
Clarke recognition
A 1989 science fiction novel by Richard Paul Russo. Clarke recognition.
Summer SolsticeCharles L. Harness
Summer Solstice
Novella · 1984
Hugo recognition
A 1984 science fiction novella by Charles L. Harness. Hugo recognition.
Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters
by Aimee Ogden
Novella · 2021
Nebula recognition
A 2021 science fiction novella by Aimee Ogden. Nebula recognition.
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