BeastchildDean R. Koontz
Beastchild
Novella · 1970
Hugo recognition
A 1970 science fiction novella by Dean R. Koontz. Hugo recognition.
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Award recognized science fiction novellas
Want a shorter science fiction read? Explore novellas recognized by Hugo, Nebula and Locus, including winners, finalists and labeled historical poll selections.
A novella offers a shorter reading experience than a typical novel. The catalog preserves the source award category when organizations classify a work differently. Some novellas are sold inside a collection or magazine, so check the named purchase edition. A later expanded novel can be a different edition or even a different work.
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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…
Behold the Man
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.
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.
Big Boys Don't Cry
by Tom Kratman
Novella · 2014
Hugo recognition
A 2014 science fiction novella by Tom Kratman. Hugo recognition.
Binti
Novella · 2015
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
One student carries her whole world into an unfamiliar universe.
Binti: Home
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.
Binti: The Night Masquerade
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.
Bishop's Opening
Novella · 2022
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 2022 science fiction novella by R. S. A. Garcia. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Black Helicopters
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.
Blue Champagne
by John Varley
Novella · 1981
Locus winnerHugo recognition
A 1981 science fiction novella by John Varley. Locus Award winner; Hugo recognition.
Born with the Dead
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.
BrainchildJoseph H. Delaney
Brainchild
Novella · 1982
Hugo recognition
A 1982 science fiction novella by Joseph H. Delaney. Hugo recognition.
Breathmoss
Novella · 2002
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 2002 science fiction novella by Ian R. MacLeod. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Brontë's Egg
Novella · 2002
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
A 2002 science fiction novella by Richard Chwedyk. Nebula Award winner; Hugo recognition.
Bully!Mike Resnick
Bully!
by Mike Resnick
Novella · 1990
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1990 science fiction novella by Mike Resnick. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Burn
Novella · 2005
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
"Burn" is a science fiction novella published in 2005 by James Patrick Kelly. It won the 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novella.
By Any Other Name
Novella · 1976
Hugo winner
Stranded time travelers--including a partially disembodied Brooklynite searching for the rest of himself and a craps player from 1930 New York--collide headlong with cosmic warriors, hallucination-eating monsters, blind starship pilots, and other zany characters.
Calendrical Regression
Novella · 2014
Nebula recognition
In December of 2012, the Mayan calendar reached the end of its 13th baktun, completing the Long Count and signaling the end of the world... metaphorically. That was the day of Galactic First Contact, and the beginning of a new age for humans and aliens.
Cascade Point
by Timothy Zahn
Novella · 1983
Hugo winnerLocus recognition
A 1983 science fiction novella by Timothy Zahn. Hugo Award winner; Locus recognition.
Chains of the Sea
Novella · 1973
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Chains of the Sea is a 1973 anthology of three science-fiction novellas edited and with an introduction by Robert Silverberg. It is best known for its title story, authored by Gardner Dozois.
Chrysalis
by Robert Reed
Novella · 1996
Nebula recognition
A 1996 science fiction novella by Robert Reed. Nebula recognition.
City of Truth
by James Morrow
Novella · 1992
Nebula winner
A 1992 science fiction novella by James Morrow. Nebula Award winner.
Clash of Star-Kings
Novella · 1966
Nebula recognition
A 1966 science fiction novella by Avram Davidson. Nebula recognition.
Clay's PrideBud Sparhawk
Clay's Pride
by Bud Sparhawk
Novella · 2004
Nebula recognition
A 2004 science fiction novella by Bud Sparhawk. Nebula recognition.
Cleon the Emperor
by Isaac Asimov
Novella · 1992
Locus recognition
A 1992 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. Locus recognition.
CollisionJames Tiptree Jr.
Collision
Novella · 1986
Locus recognition
A 1986 science fiction novella by James Tiptree Jr.. Locus recognition.
ContactJerry Oltion & Lee Goodloe
Contact
by Jerry Oltion & Lee Goodloe
Novella · 1991
Nebula recognition
A 1991 science fiction novella by Jerry Oltion & Lee Goodloe. Nebula recognition.
Countdown
by Mira Grant
Novella · 2011
Hugo recognition
A 2011 science fiction novella by Mira Grant. Hugo recognition.
Countess
Novella · 2024
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 2024 science fiction novella by Suzan Palumbo. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Cri de Coeur
Novella · 1994
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1994 science fiction novella by Michael Bishop. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Cyclops
by David Brin
Novella · 1984
Hugo recognition
A 1984 science fiction novella by David Brin. Hugo recognition.
Da Vinci Rising
by Jack Dann
Novella · 1995
Nebula winner
A 1995 science fiction novella by Jack Dann. Nebula Award winner.
Damnation Alley
Novella · 1968
Hugo recognition
Across a United States all but destroyed by war and characterized by violent storms and giant bats and snakes, men embark on a seemingly doomed mission to deliver an antiserum to plague-ridden Boston.
Dancing on Air
by Nancy Kress
Novella · 1993
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1993 science fiction novella by Nancy Kress. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Dangerous Games
Novella · 1980
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1980 science fiction novella by Marta Randall. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Dangerous Space
Novella · 2007
Nebula recognition
A 2007 science fiction novella by Kelley Eskridge. Nebula recognition.
Dark Heaven
Novella · 2007
Nebula recognition
A 2007 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford. Nebula recognition.
Death and Designation Among the Asadi
Novella · 1973
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1973 science fiction novella by Michael Bishop. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Defekt
by Nino Cipri
Novella · 2021
Locus recognition
Derek is LitenVärld's most loyal employee. He lives and breathes the job, from the moment he wakes up in a converted shipping container at the edge of the parking lot to the second he clocks out of work 18 hours later.
DescentWole Talabi
Descent
by Wole Talabi
Novella · 2025 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A 2025 science fiction novella by Wole Talabi. Nebula recognition.
Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle
Novella · 2025
Nebula recognition
A 2025 science fiction novella by Renan Bernardo. Nebula recognition.
Down in the Bottomlands
Novella · 1993
Hugo winner
"Down in the Bottomlands" is a novella written by Harry Turtledove, set in an alternate reality in which the Messinian salinity crisis continues to the present day. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1994.
Dragonrider
Novella · 1967
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
Dragonriders of Pern is a science fantasy series written primarily by American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 24 novels and two collections of short stories.
Dramatic Mission
Novella · 1969
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1969 science fiction novella by Anne McCaffrey. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Dydeetown GirlF. Paul Wilson
Dydeetown Girl
Novella · 1986
Nebula recognition
A 1986 science fiction novella by F. Paul Wilson. Nebula recognition.
Ecopoiesis
Novella · 1997
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1997 science fiction novella by Geoffrey A. Landis. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Eifelheim
Novella · 1986
Hugo recognition
In 1349, one small town in Germany disappeared and has never been resettled. Tom, a contemporary historian, and his theoretical physicist girlfriend Sharon, become interested. Tom indeed becomes obsessed.
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