Get started ↓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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Novella · 2004
"Sergeant Chip" is a science fiction novella by American writer Bradley Denton, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue of September 2004. It was the winner of the 2005 Sturgeon Award, and was nominated for the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1978
A 1978 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Novella · 2020
Vân is a scholar from a poor background, eking out a living in the orbitals of the Scattered Pearls Belt as a tutor to a rich family, while hiding the illegal artificial mem-implant she manufactured as a student.
by Mike Resnick
Novella · 1994
"Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" is a science fiction novella by American writer Mike Resnick, originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1994. It won the 1994 Nebula Award for Best Novella and the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
by Ted Chiang
Novella · 2000 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
"Seventy-Two Letters" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, published in June 2000 in the Ellen Datlow's anthology Vanishing Acts. The novella can also be found in the anthologies Year's Best SF 6 (2001), edited by David G. Hartwell and Steampunk (2008), edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer.
by James Morrow
Novella · 2009
In the summer of 1945, war is reigning in the Pacific Rim while Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor.
Novella · 2024 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
She Who Knows is a 2024 novella by Nnedi Okorafor. It takes place in the universe of Who Fears Death and tells the story of Najeeba, mother of that novel’s protagonist, Onyesonwu. She Who Knows is the first novella in a planned trilogy. It was followed by One Way Witch in 2025.
by Fritz Leiber
Novella · 1969 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
A 1969 science fiction novella by Fritz Leiber. Hugo Award winner; Nebula recognition.
Novella · 2011
A 2011 science fiction novella by Catherynne M. Valente. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1973
A 1973 science fiction novella by Philip José Farmer. Locus recognition.
Novella · 2015
An interstellar adventure of war, identity, betrayal, and the preservation of civilisation itself.
by Kage Baker
Novella · 1999
A 1999 science fiction novella by Kage Baker. Hugo recognition.
Novella · 1972
A 1972 science fiction novella by Phyllis Gotlieb. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1979
A 1979 science fiction novella by Orson Scott Card. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Novella · 1994
A 1994 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford. Locus and Nebula recognition.
by Joanna Russ
Novella · 1982
"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…
Novella · 1986
A 1986 science fiction novella by Connie Willis. Hugo recognition.
Novella · 1991
A 1991 science fiction novella by Poul Anderson. Locus recognition.
by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
Novella · 1977
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.
Novella · 2007
A 2007 science fiction novella by Lucius Shepard. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
by Allen Steele
Novella · 2001
A 2001 science fiction novella by Allen Steele. Hugo recognition.
Novella · 1991
Stopping at Slowyear is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl.
by John Kessel
Novella · 2002
A 2002 science fiction novella by John Kessel. Locus and Nebula recognition.
by Ted Chiang
Novella · 1998
"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.
Novella · 1974
Strangers is a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.
Novella · 2009
A 2009 science fiction novella by Jason Sanford. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1984
A 1984 science fiction novella by Charles L. Harness. Hugo recognition.
by Aimee Ogden
Novella · 2021
A 2021 science fiction novella by Aimee Ogden. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 2001
A 2001 science fiction novella by Adam-Troy Castro. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1974
A 1974 science fiction novella by William K. Carlson. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1987
A 1987 science fiction novella by Harry Turtledove. Locus recognition.
Novella · 1987
A 1987 science fiction novella by Walter Jon Williams. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1981
A 1981 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford. Nebula recognition.
by John Varley
Novella · 1986
A 1986 science fiction novella by John Varley. Locus recognition.
Novella · 2011 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
A 2011 science fiction novella by James P. Blaylock. Locus recognition.
Novella · 1966
A 1966 science fiction novella by Charles L. Harness. Nebula recognition.
by Robert Reed
Novella · 2011
A 2011 science fiction novella by Robert Reed. Locus recognition.
by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund
Novella · 1976
A 1976 science fiction novella by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund. Locus recognition.
by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion
Novella · 1999
A 1999 science fiction novella by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
by Michael Shea
Novella · 1980
A 1980 science fiction novella by Michael Shea. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Novella · 1965
The Ballad of Beta-2 is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. The book was originally published as Ace Double, together with Alpha Yes, Terra No! by Emil Petaja.
Novella · 1979
A 1979 science fiction novella by Hilbert Schenck. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
by Ray Aldridge
Novella · 1993
A 1993 science fiction novella by Ray Aldridge. Nebula recognition.
Novella · 2018 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans.
Novella · 1986
"The Blind Geometer" is a 1986 science fiction story by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson. It was published by Asimov's Science Fiction.
Novella · 1984
A 1984 science fiction novella by Frederik Pohl. Locus recognition.
Novella · 2012
A 2012 science fiction novella by Walter Jon Williams. Locus recognition.
by Larry Niven
Novella · 1975
"The Borderland of Sol" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Larry Niven. It is the fifth in the Known Space series of stories about crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer.
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