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Best Novel

1953 to 2026. Most wins: Robert A. Heinlein and Lois McMaster Bujold, 4 each

  1. 2026
    The EverlastingAlix E. HarrowHardcover, 320 pages · First published by Tor Books
  2. 2025
    The Tainted CupRobert Jackson BennettPaperback, 419 pages · First published by Del Rey and Hodderscape
  3. 2024
    Some Desperate GloryEmily TeshHardcover, 448 pages · First published by Tordotcom and Orbit
  4. 2023
    Nettle & BoneT. KingfisherHardcover, 256 pages · First published by Tor Books
  5. 2022
    A Desolation Called PeaceArkady MartineHardcover, 496 pages · First published by Tor Books
  6. 2021
    Network EffectMartha WellsHardcover, 350 pages · First published by Tordotcom
  7. 2020
    A Memory Called EmpireArkady MartineHardcover, 464 pages · First published by Tor Books
  8. 2019
    The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal432 pages · First published by Tor Books
  9. 2018
    The Stone SkyN. K. JemisinHardcover, 464 pages · First published by Orbit
  10. 2017
    The Obelisk GateN. K. JemisinHardcover, 448 pages · First published by Orbit
  11. 2016
    The Fifth SeasonN. K. JemisinHardcover, 512 pages · First published by Orbit
  12. 2015
    The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu, translated by Ken LiuHardcover, 512 pages · First published by Tor Books
  13. 2014
    Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieHardcover, 558 pages · First published by Orbit
  14. 2013
    RedshirtsJohn ScalziPaperback, 320 pages · First published by Tor Books
  15. 2012
    Among OthersJo WaltonHardcover, 302 pages · First published by Tor Books
  16. 2011
    Blackout/All ClearConnie WillisHardcover, 491 pages · First published by Bantam Spectra
  17. 2010
    The Windup GirlPaolo BacigalupiHardcover, 361 pages · First published by Night Shade BooksThe City & the CityChina MiévilleHardcover, 312 pages · First published by Del Rey
  18. 2009
    The Graveyard BookNeil GaimanHardcover, 312 pages · First published by HarperCollins
  19. 2008
    The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael ChabonHardcover, 414 pages · First published by HarperCollins
  20. 2007
    Rainbows EndVernor VingeHardcover, 368 pages · First published by Tor Books
  21. 2006
    SpinRobert Charles WilsonPaperback, 492 pages · First published by Tor Books
  22. 2005
    Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna ClarkeHardcover, 800 pages · First published by Bloomsbury
  23. 2004
    Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster BujoldPaperback, 436 pages · First published by Eos
  24. 2003
    HominidsRobert J. SawyerPaperback, 448 pages · First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  25. 2002
    American GodsNeil GaimanHardcover, 465 pages · First published by William Morrow
  26. 2001
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ. K. RowlingHardcover, 636 pages · First published by Bloomsbury
  27. 2000
    A Deepness in the SkyVernor VingeHardcover, 792 pages · First published by Tor Books
  28. 1999
    To Say Nothing of the DogConnie WillisPaperback, 512 pages · First published by Bantam Spectra
  29. 1998
    Forever PeaceJoe Haldeman351 pages · First published by Ace Books
  30. 1997
    Blue MarsKim Stanley RobinsonHardcover, 616 pages · First published by HarperCollins Voyager
  31. 1996
    The Diamond AgeNeal StephensonHardcover, 455 pages · First published by Bantam Spectra
  32. 1995
    Mirror DanceLois McMaster Bujold392 pages · First published by Baen Books
  33. 1994
    Green MarsKim Stanley RobinsonPaperback, 656 pages · First published by HarperCollins
  34. 1993
    A Fire Upon the DeepVernor VingeHardcover, 400 pages · First published by Tor BooksDoomsday BookConnie WillisHardcover, 559 pages · First published by Bantam Spectra
  35. 1992
    BarrayarLois McMaster BujoldHardcover, 324 pages · First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  36. 1991
    The Vor GameLois McMaster BujoldHardcover, 403 pages · First published by Baen Books
  37. 1990
    HyperionDan SimmonsHardcover, 481 pages · First published by Doubleday
  38. 1989
    CyteenC. J. Cherryh627 pages · First published by Warner Books
  39. 1988
    The Uplift WarDavid BrinHardcover, 506 pages · First published by Bantam Spectra
  40. 1987
    Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott CardHardcover, 416 pages · First published by Tor Books
  41. 1986
    Ender's GameOrson Scott CardHardcover, 357 pages · First published by Tor Books
  42. 1985
    NeuromancerWilliam GibsonHardcover, 304 pages · First published by Ace Books
  43. 1984
    Startide RisingDavid BrinHardcover, 458 pages · First published by Bantam Books
  44. 1983
    Foundation's EdgeIsaac AsimovPaperback, 441 pages · First published by Doubleday
  45. 1982
    Downbelow StationC. J. CherryhHardcover, 432 pages · First published by DAW Books
  46. 1981
    The Snow QueenJoan D. VingePaperback, 486 pages · First published by Dial Press
  47. 1980
    The Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. ClarkeHardcover, 255 pages · First published by Gollancz
  48. 1979
    DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyreHardcover, 277 pages · First published by Houghton Mifflin
  49. 1978
    GatewayFrederik PohlPaperback, 313 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction
  50. 1977
    Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate WilhelmPaperback, 251 pages · First published by Harper & Row
  51. 1976
    The Forever WarJoe HaldemanHardcover, 272 pages · First published by St. Martin's Press
  52. 1975
    The DispossessedUrsula K. Le GuinPaperback, 352 pages · First published by Harper & Row
  53. 1974
    Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. ClarkeHardcover, 274 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction
  54. 1973
    The Gods ThemselvesIsaac AsimovHardcover, 288 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction
  55. 1972
    To Your Scattered Bodies GoPhilip José FarmerHardcover, 184 pages · First published by Putnam
  56. 1971
    RingworldLarry NivenHardcover, 208 pages · First published by Ballantine Books
  57. 1970
    The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le GuinHardcover, 256 pages · First published by Ace Books
  58. 1969
    Stand on ZanzibarJohn BrunnerHardcover, 584 pages · First published by Doubleday
  59. 1968
    Lord of LightRoger ZelaznyPaperback, 296 pages · First published by Doubleday
  60. 1967
    The Moon Is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinHardcover, 384 pages · First published in If
  61. 1966
    DuneFrank HerbertHardcover, 412 pages · First published by Chilton…And Call Me ConradRoger ZelaznyHardcover, 180 pages · First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
  62. 1965
    The WandererFritz Leiber320 pages · First published by Ballantine Books
  63. 1964
    Way StationClifford D. SimakHardcover, 225 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction
  64. 1963
    The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. DickHardcover, 256 pages · First published by Putnam
  65. 1962
    Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. HeinleinHardcover, 438 pages · First published by Putnam
  66. 1961
    A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller, Jr.Hardcover, 368 pages · First published by J. B. Lippincott
  67. 1960
    Starship TroopersRobert A. HeinleinHardcover, 352 pages · First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
  68. 1959
    A Case of ConscienceJames BlishPaperback, 192 pages · First published by Ballantine Books
  69. 1958
    The Big TimeFritz LeiberHardcover, 176 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction
  70. 1956
    Double StarRobert A. Heinlein170 pages · First published in Astounding Science-Fiction
  71. 1955
    They'd Rather Be RightMark Clifton, Frank RileyHardcover, 189 pages · First published in Astounding Science-Fiction
  72. 1953
    The Demolished ManAlfred BesterHardcover, 250 pages · First published in Galaxy Science Fiction