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.

Assemblers of Infinity
by Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason
Novel · 1993
Nebula recognition
Assemblers of Infinity is a science-fiction novel by American writers Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason. It first appeared in print in serialized form in the American magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact from September to December 1992 and was published in 1993 by Bantam Spectra.
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Attack Surface
by Cory Doctorow
Novel · 2020
Locus recognition
Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland . Most days, Masha Maximow was sure she'd chosen the winning side.
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✳Auk HouseClifford D. Simak
Auk House
by Clifford D. Simak
Novella · 1977
Locus recognition
A 1977 science fiction novella by Clifford D. Simak. Locus recognition.
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Aurora
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novel · 2015
Locus recognition
"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive. "--
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Aurora in Four Voices
by Catherine Asaro
Novella · 1998
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
"Aurora in Four Voices" is a short science fiction novella written by Catherine Asaro and published in December 1998. It is part of the Skolian Empire series and was originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. It was also available free online at Analog magazine's website.
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Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz
Novella · 2025
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant.
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Autonomous
by Annalee Newitz
Novel · 2017
Nebula recognition
When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap scrips for poor people who can’t otherwise afford them.
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Autumn Angels
by Arthur Byron Cover
Novel · 1975 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A 1975 science fiction novel by Arthur Byron Cover. Nebula recognition.
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Aztecs
by Vonda N. McIntyre
Novella · 1977
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1977 science fiction novella by Vonda N. McIntyre. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
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Babel-17
by Samuel R. Delany
Novel · 1966
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovered by the starship captain Rydra Wong.
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Babylon's Ashes
by James S. A. Corey
Novel · 2016
Locus recognition
The Expanse Saga continues in the 6th installment. The Free Navy – a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships – has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets.
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Banner of Souls
by Liz Williams
Novel · 2004
Clarke recognition
One of Mars's most elite warriors, Dreams-of-War, must travel to Earth. where she has been assigned to guard a very special child. But someone else is speeding towards the same planet with a different agenda.
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Barnacle Bill the Spacer
by Lucius Shepard
Novella · 1992
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
A 1992 science fiction novella by Lucius Shepard. Hugo and Locus Award winner; Nebula recognition.
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Barrayar
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Novel · 1991
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
Barrayar is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991.
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Barry's Deal
by Lawrence M. Schoen
Novella · 2017
Nebula recognition
A 2017 science fiction novella by Lawrence M. Schoen. Nebula recognition.
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Barry's Tale
by Lawrence M. Schoen
Novella · 2012
Nebula recognition
A 2012 science fiction novella by Lawrence M. Schoen. Nebula recognition.
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Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard
by Lawrence M. Schoen
Novel · 2015
Nebula recognition
A 2015 science fiction novel by Lawrence M. Schoen. Nebula recognition.
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✳BeastchildDean R. Koontz
Beastchild
by Dean R. Koontz
Novella · 1970
Hugo recognition
A 1970 science fiction novella by Dean R. Koontz. Hugo recognition.
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Beggars and Choosers
by Nancy Kress
Novel · 1994
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1994 science fiction novel by Nancy Kress. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
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Beggars in Spain
by Nancy Kress
Novella · 1991
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha…
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Beggars In Spain
by Nancy Kress
Novel · 1991 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha…
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Behold the Man
by Michael Moorcock
Novella · 1968
Nebula winner
Karl Glogauer is a disaffected modern professional casting about for meaning in a series of half-hearted relationships, a dead-end job, and a personal struggle.
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Bellwether
by Connie Willis
Novel · 1996
Locus winnerNebula recognition
Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation.
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Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
by Frederik Pohl
Novel · 1980
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Heechee Saga 2 “In book two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his way to making a fortune by bankrolling an expedition to the Food Factory--a Heechee spaceship that can graze the cometary cloud and transfor the basic elements of the universe into…
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✳BibiMike Resnick & Susan Shwartz
Bibi
by Mike Resnick & Susan Shwartz
Novella · 1995 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1995 science fiction novella by Mike Resnick & Susan Shwartz. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
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Big Boys Don't Cry
by Tom Kratman
Novella · 2014
Hugo recognition
A 2014 science fiction novella by Tom Kratman. Hugo recognition.
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Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
Novella · 2015
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
One student carries her whole world into an unfamiliar universe.
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Binti: Home
by Nnedi Okorafor
Novella · 2017
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
It's been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places.
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Binti: The Night Masquerade
by Nnedi Okorafor
Novella · 2018
Hugo recognition
Binti: The Night Masquerade is a science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor. The novella was published in 2018 by Tor.com, and it is the final novella in the Binti trilogy that began with 2015's Binti and 2017's Binti: Home.
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Bishop's Opening
by R. S. A. Garcia
Novella · 2022
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 2022 science fiction novella by R. S. A. Garcia. Locus and Nebula recognition.
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Black Genesis
by L. Ron Hubbard
Novel · 1985
Hugo recognition
A 1985 science fiction novel by L. Ron Hubbard. Hugo recognition.
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Black Helicopters
by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Novella · 2013 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognition
A dark jewel of a novella, this definitive edition of Caitlín R. Kiernan's Black Helicopters is the expanded and completed version of the World Fantasy Award-nominated original.
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Black Man
by Richard Morgan
Novel · 2007
Clarke winner
Black Man (published as Thirteen, stylised as Th1rte3n, in North America and later UK editions) is a 2007 science fiction novel by the British author Richard Morgan. It won the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award.
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Blackfish City
by Sam J. Miller
Novel · 2018 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy.
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Blackout
by Mira Grant
Novel · 2012
Hugo recognition
Blackout is the third book in the Newsflesh series of science fiction/horror novels set after a zombie apocalypse, written by Seanan McGuire under the pen name Mira Grant. It was published by Orbit Books on June 1, 2012. It was preceded by Feed (2010) and Deadline (2011).
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Blackout/All Clear
by Connie Willis
Novel · 2010
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula winner
Blackout and All Clear are the two volumes that constitute a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. Blackout was published February 2, 2010 by Spectra. The second part, the conclusion All Clear, was released as a separate book on October 19, 2010.
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Blind Lake
by Robert Charles Wilson
Novel · 2004
Hugo recognition
Blind Lake is a science fiction novel by Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2003, and won a Prix Aurora Award for Best Long Form and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, both in 2004.
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Blind Voices
by Tom Reamy
Novel · 1978 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Blind Voices is a 1978 science fiction novel by Tom Reamy. Reamy's only novel, it was published "posthumously in a complete but not final draft" by Berkley Books.
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Blindsight
by Peter Watts
Novel · 2006
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Two months since that moment of brief, bright surveillance by agents unknown.
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Blood Music
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1985
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements.
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Blue Champagne
by John Varley
Novella · 1981
Locus winnerHugo recognition
A 1981 science fiction novella by John Varley. Locus Award winner; Hugo recognition.
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Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novel · 1996
Hugo winnerLocus winnerClarke recognition
The red planet is red no longer, as Mars has become a perfectly inhabitable world. But while Mars flourishes, Earth is threatened by overpopulation and ecological disaster.
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Body of Glass
by Marge Piercy
Novel · 1992
Clarke winner
He, She, and It (retitled Body of Glass in the United Kingdom) is a 1991 cyberpunk novel by American writer Marge Piercy. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1993.
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Bold as Love
by Gwyneth Jones
Novel · 2001
Clarke winner
Bold As Love, first published in 2001, is a science fiction novel by British writer Gwyneth Jones. It is the first of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom. The full title of the novel is Bold as Love: a Near Future Fantasy.
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Bone Dance
by Emma Bull
Novel · 1991 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Bone Dance is a 1991 novel by American writer Emma Bull, described variously as fantasy, hard science fiction and cyberpunk. It was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards in 1992.
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Bones of the Earth
by Michael Swanwick
Novel · 2002
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
World-renowned paleontologist Richard Leyster's universe changed forever the day a stranger named Griffin walked into his office with a remarkable job offer... and an ice cooler containing the head of a freshly killed Stegosaurus.
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Boneshaker
by Cherie Priest
Novel · 2009
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice.
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Born with the Dead
by Robert Silverberg
Novella · 1974
Locus winnerNebula winnerHugo recognition
His wife was among the rekindled dead now. He'd heard that she was on a plane to Zanzibar with five other rekindled dead.
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