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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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Everfair by Nisi Shawl, book cover

Everfair

by Nisi Shawl

Novel · 2016

Nebula recognition

An "alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have come of Belgium's ... colonization of the Congo if the native populations had learned about steam technology a bit earlier"--Amazon.com.

Eversion by Alastair Reynolds, book cover

Eversion

by Alastair Reynolds

Novel · 2022

Locus recognition

Eversion (from the verb evert) is the process of turning inside-out. Eversion may refer to: Eversion (kinesiology), the anatomical term of motion denoting the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane Eversion (video game), a 2010 platform video game by Guilherme S. Tows In sea cucumbers, a form of autotomy…

Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton, book cover

Fallen Dragon

by Peter F. Hamilton

Novel · 2001

Clarke recognition

Lawrence Newton always dreamed of adventure amongst the stars. Now the ultimate prize is within his grasp, but what will he risk to get it? Lawrence is the sergeant of a washed-out platoon, taking part in the bungled invasion of yet another human colony world.

Farewell Horizontal by K. W. Jeter, book cover

Farewell Horizontal

by K. W. Jeter

Novel · 1989

Clarke recognition

Farewell Horizontal is a science fiction novel by American writer K. W. Jeter, published in 1989. It came in second for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1990, and was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1991.

Farthing by Jo Walton, book cover

Farthing

by Jo Walton

Novel · 2006 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Locus recognitionNebula recognition

In an alternate reality in which a group of English nobles overthrew Winston Churchill and made peace with Adolf Hitler in 1941, a murder is committed at the home of Lord and Lady Eversley, and suspicion falls on David Kahn, the Jewish husband of Lucy…

Finna by Nino Cipri, book cover

Finna

by Nino Cipri

Novella · 2020 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition

When an elderly customer at a Swedish big box furniture store ― but not that one ― slips through a portal to another dimension, it’s up to two minimum-wage employees to track her across the multiverse and protect their company’s bottom line.

Firebird by Jack McDevitt, book cover

Firebird

by Jack McDevitt

Novel · 2011

Nebula recognition

Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath discover that a missing renowned physicist had several interstellar yachts flown far outside the planetary system where they vanished. Following the physicist's trail into the unknown puts Benedict and Kolpath in danger.

Flashback by Dan Simmons, book cover

Flashback

by Dan Simmons

Novella · 1993

Locus recognition

America, 2036. Powerful magnate Hiroshi Nakamura needs ex-cop Nick Bottom's services, and, in particular, his memories. As head of the original investigation into the murder of Nakamura's son, Bottom's flashbacks hold the key to solving what was the toughest case of his career.

Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman, book cover

Forever Peace

by Joe Haldeman

Novel · 1997

Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition

Joe Haldeman returns with a story about the horrors of war -- and how we might move past them. Julian Class is a physicist working on the largest particle accelerator ever built, a nanobot-constructed ring in the orbit of Jupiter.

Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov, book cover

Foundation and Earth

by Isaac Asimov

Novel · 1986

Locus recognition

Foundation and Earth is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, the fifth novel of the Foundation series and chronologically the last in the series. It was published in 1986, four years after the first sequel to the Foundation trilogy, which is titled Foundation's Edge.

Fourth Mansions by R. A. Lafferty, book cover

Fourth Mansions

by R. A. Lafferty

Novel · 1969 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Locus recognitionNebula recognition

Fourth Mansions is a science fiction novel by American author R. A. Lafferty, first published as an Ace Science Fiction Special in 1969. A UK hardcover was issued by Dennis Dobson in 1972, with a Star Books paperback following in 1977. A French translation appeared in 1973.

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