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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Aurora in Four Voices by Catherine Asaro, book cover

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.

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz, book cover

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.

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany, book cover

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.

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress, book cover

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…

Beggars In Spain by Nancy Kress, book cover

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…

Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller, book cover

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.

Blackout by Mira Grant, book cover

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).

Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis, book cover

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.

Blind Voices by Tom Reamy, book cover

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.

Blindsight by Peter Watts, book cover

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.

Bold as Love by Gwyneth Jones, book cover

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.

Bone Dance by Emma Bull, book cover

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.

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, book cover

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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