The Chaplain's Legacy
Novella · 2013
Hugo recognition
A 2013 science fiction novella by Brad R. Torgersen. 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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The Chief DesignerAndy Duncan
The Chief Designer
by Andy Duncan
Novella · 2001
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"The Chief Designer" is a science fiction novella by American writer Andy Duncan, originally published in the June 2001 issue of the Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. It won the 2002 Sturgeon Award and was nominated for the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
Novella · 2015
Locus recognition
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls was a great wonder; a perfect meld between cutting edge technology and esoteric sciences-its inhabitants capable of teleporting themselves anywhere, its weapons small and undetectable and deadly.
The Color of Neanderthal EyesJames Tiptree Jr.
The Color of Neanderthal Eyes
Novella · 1989
Locus recognition
A 1989 science fiction novella by James Tiptree Jr.. Locus recognition.
The Concrete Jungle
Novella · 2004 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo winnerLocus recognition
A 2004 science fiction novella by Charles Stross. Hugo Award winner; Locus recognition.
The Cookie Monster
by Vernor Vinge
Novella · 2003
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
The Cookie Monster is a science fiction novella by American writer Vernor Vinge. It was first published in the October 2003 issue of Analog.
The Cost to Be WiseMaureen F. McHugh
The Cost to Be Wise
Novella · 1996
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1996 science fiction novella by Maureen F. McHugh. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The CustodiansRichard Cowper
The Custodians
Novella · 1976
Hugo recognition
A 1976 science fiction novella by Richard Cowper. Hugo recognition.
The Day Before Forever
by Keith Laumer
Novella · 1968
Nebula recognition
The year was 2103. The place was Earth. And time-voyager Steve Dravek had already found out too much for his numbed brain to absorb. About the science of Cryonics, the freezing of human beings.
The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich
by Fritz Leiber
Novella · 1997
Locus recognition
Tor is pleased to present in print for the first time this short novel of cosmic dread and Lovecraftian horror. It is a story of science gone awry, of strange dimensions - of love and death.
The Death of Captain Future
by Allen Steele
Novella · 1995
Hugo winnerNebula recognition
A 1995 science fiction novella by Allen Steele. Hugo Award winner; Nebula recognition.
The Death of Doctor Island
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1973
Locus winnerNebula winnerHugo recognition
The Death of Doctor Island is a science fiction novella by American writer Gene Wolfe first published as The Death of Dr. Island in Universe 3 (Editor Terry Carr, Random House, 1973).
The Desert of Stolen Dreams
Novella · 1981 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognition
A 1981 science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg. Locus recognition.
The Diamond Pit
by Jack Dann
Novella · 2001 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
"The Diamond Pit" is a 2001 fantasy science fiction novella by American writer Jack Dann.
The Dispatcher
by John Scalzi
Novella · 2017
Locus recognition
One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know. But it changes everything: war, crime, daily life.
The Dragonfly GambitA. D. Sui
The Dragonfly Gambit
by A. D. Sui
Novella · 2024
Nebula winner
A 2024 science fiction novella by A. D. Sui. Nebula Award winner.
The Empress of Mars
by Kage Baker
Novella · 2003
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"The Empress of Mars" is a science fiction novella by American writer Kage Baker, published in 2003. It won the 2004 Theodore Sturgeon Award and was nominated for the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Novella as well as the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The novella was expanded into a novel published in 2009.
The Erdmann NexusNancy Kress
The Erdmann Nexus
by Nancy Kress
Novella · 2008
Hugo winnerLocus recognition
A 2008 science fiction novella by Nancy Kress. Hugo Award winner; Locus recognition.
The Eyeflash Miracles
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1976
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1976 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. Locus and Nebula recognition.
The Fatal Fulfillment
Novella · 1970
Nebula recognition
A 1970 science fiction novella by Poul Anderson. Nebula recognition.
The Feast of St. Dionysus
Novella · 1973
Locus recognition
These stories were written before the end of Silverberg's "first period" (i.e., before 1974), and represent some of the finest short work he did during that time. The title story is a fine exploration of both survivor's guilt and the healing power of religious ecstasy.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 1972
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Bien loin de la Terre, deux planètes soeurs, Sainte-Anne et Sainte-Croix, ont été colonisées par des Français qui ont détruit la population indigène de la…
The Forest of Time
Novella · 1987
Hugo recognition
The Forest of Time is an alternate history novella by American writer Michael Flynn. It was originally published in the June 1987 issue of Analog magazine. In 1988, the story was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
The Fountain of Age
by Nancy Kress
Novella · 2007
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
A 2007 science fiction novella by Nancy Kress. Nebula Award winner; Hugo recognition.
The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred
by Greg Egan
Novella · 2016
Locus recognition
Camille is desperate to escape her home on colonized asteroid Vesta, journeying through space in a small cocoon pod covertly and precariously attached to a cargo ship.
The Fourth Profession
by Larry Niven
Novella · 1971
Hugo recognition
A 1971 science fiction novella by Larry Niven. Hugo recognition.
The Freeze-Frame Revolution
by Peter Watts
Novella · 2018
Locus recognition
How do you stage a mutiny when you're only awake one day in a million? How do you conspire when your tiny handful of potential allies changes with each job shift?
The Funeral March of the Marionettes
Novella · 1997
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1997 science fiction novella by Adam-Troy Castro. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The Gallery of His DreamsKristine Kathryn Rusch
The Gallery of His Dreams
Novella · 1991
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 1991 science fiction novella by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Locus Award winner; Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The Giants of the Violet SeaEugenia Triantafyllou
The Giants of the Violet Sea
Novella · 2021
Nebula recognition
A 2021 science fiction novella by Eugenia Triantafyllou. Nebula recognition.
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
Novella · 1973
Hugo winner
"The Girl Who Was Plugged In" is a science fiction novella by American writer James Tiptree, Jr. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1974.
The God Engines
by John Scalzi
Novella · 2009 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
Devoted to the Bishopry Militant and to his crew, ship captain Ean Tephe is given a secret mission to a hidden land.
The God House
Novella · 1971
Nebula recognition
A 1971 science fiction novella by Keith Roberts. Nebula recognition.
The Gold at the Starbow's End
Novella · 1972
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT... ... the eight young astronauts, men and women, who were sent off to colonize a non-existent planet near Alpha Centauri while Washington disintegrated with revolution?
The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis
Novella · 1983 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A 1983 science fiction novella by Michael Bishop. Nebula recognition.
The Green Leopard Plague
Novella · 2004
Nebula winnerHugo recognition
"The Green Leopard Plague" is a 2004 science fiction novella by Walter Jon Williams. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction. In 2010, Night Shade Books republished it in The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1597801775). It also appears in The Best of Walter Jon Williams collection.
The Greening of Bed-Stuy
Novella · 1984
Nebula recognition
A 1984 science fiction novella by Frederik Pohl. Nebula recognition.
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday
Novella · 2019 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognition
When the djinn king Melek Ahmar wakes up after millennia of imprisoned slumber, he finds a world vastly different from what he remembers.
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
Novella · 2019 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Locus recognitionNebula recognitionHugo recognition
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 is an alternate history science fantasy police procedural novella by American novelist P. Djèlí Clark. It was first published by Tor.com in 2019.
The Helper and His Hero
Novella · 2007 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Nebula recognition
A 2007 science fiction novella by Matthew Hughes. Nebula recognition.
The Hemingway Hoax
by Joe Haldeman
Novella · 1990
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
The Hemingway Hoax is a Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella that weaves an intricate plot of a fake Hemingway manuscript with time travel, multiple universes, and the potential destruction of the omniverse itself.
The Ice Owl
Novella · 2012
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
A 2012 science fiction novella by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Hugo and Nebula recognition.
The Infinity Box
by Kate Wilhelm
Novella · 1971
Nebula recognition
The Infinity Box is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by American writer Kate Wilhelm, published in hardcover by Harper & Row in 1975. It was reprinted in paperback by Pocket Books in 1976; a British edition was published by Arrow Books in 1979, and a French translation, Le Village, appeared in 1987.
The Iron Tactician
Novella · 2016
Locus recognition
A 2016 science fiction novella by Alastair Reynolds. Locus recognition.
The Last Castle
by Jack Vance
Novella · 1966
Nebula winner
A group of aristocratic, decadent earth men and women try to survive a revolt on the part of the alien races enslaved by them.
The Last of the Winnebagos
Novella · 1988
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
"The Last of the Winnebagos" is a short story written by American writer Connie Willis. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1988, and reprinted in the short story collections Impossible Things (1994) and The Best of Connie Willis (2013).
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
by Ted Chiang
Novella · 2010
Hugo winnerLocus winnerNebula recognition
The story of two people and the artificial intelligences they helped create, following them for more than a decade as they deal with the upgrades and obsolescence that are inevitable in the world of software.
The Little Goddess
by Ian McDonald
Novella · 2005
Hugo recognition
A 2005 science fiction novella by Ian McDonald. Hugo recognition.
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