Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gives awards for good Science Fiction writing. Each year they give the Nebula Award for Best Novel. In this list, the year means the year that the book was published; awards are given the next year.

Winners and other nominees

Year	Winner	Other authors and books that were named as very good
1965	Dune by Frank Herbert¹	All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D. Simak The Clone by Theodore Thomas & Kate Wilhelm Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick The Escape Orbit by James White The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch Nova Express by William Burroughs A Plague of Demons by Keith Laumer Rogue Dragon by Avram Davidson The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream by G. C. Edmondson The Star Fox by Poul Anderson The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
1966	(tie) Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein¹
1967	The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany	Chthon by Piers Anthony The Eskimo Invasion by Hayden Howard Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny¹ Thorns by Robert Silverberg
1968	Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin	Black Easter by James Blish Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick The Masks of Time by Robert Silverberg Past Master by R. A. Lafferty Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner¹
1969	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin¹	Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Up the Line by Robert Silverberg
1970	Ringworld by Larry Niven¹	And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ Fourth Mansions by R. A. Lafferty The Steel Crocodile by D. G. Compton Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker
1971	A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg	The Byworlder by Poul Anderson The Devil is Dead by R. A. Lafferty Half Past Human by T. J. Bass The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Margaret and I by Kate Wilhelm
1972	The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov¹	The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner What Entropy Means to Me by George Alec Effinger When Harlie Was One by David Gerrold
1973	Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke¹	Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
1974	The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin¹	334 by Thomas M. Disch Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick The Godwhale by T. J. Bass
1975	The Forever War by Joe Haldeman¹	Autumn Angels by Arthur Byron The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee The Computer Connection by Alfred Bester Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny The Embedding by Ian Watson The Exile Waiting by Vonda N. McIntyre The Female Man by Joanna Russ A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire by Michael Bishop Guernica Night by Barry N. Malzberg The Heritage of Hastur by Marion Zimmer Bradley Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson The Missing Man by Katherine Maclean The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
1976	Man Plus by Frederik Pohl	Inferno by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Islands by Marta Randall Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg Triton by Samuel R. Delany Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm ¹
1977	Gateway by Frederik Pohl¹	Cirque by Terry Carr In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford Moonstar Odyssey by David Gerrold Sword of Demon by Richard A. Lupoff
1978	Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre¹	Blind Voices by Tom Reamy The Faded Sun: Kesrith by C. J. Cherryh Kalki by Gore Vidal Strangers by Gardner Dozois
1979	The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke¹	Jem by Frederik Pohl Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch The Road to Corlay by Richard Cowper Titan by John Varley
1980	Timescape by Gregory Benford	Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl Mockingbird by Walter Tevis The Orphan by Robert Stallman The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge ¹
1981	The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe	Little, Big by John Crowley The Many-Colored Land by Julian May Radix by A. A. Attanasio Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
1982	No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop	Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov¹ Friday by Robert A. Heinlein Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick
1983	Startide Rising by David Brin¹	Against Infinity by Gregory Benford The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe Lyonesse by Jack Vance Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy The Void Captain's Tale by Norman Spinrad
1984	Neuromancer by William Gibson¹	Frontera by Lewis Shiner The Integral Trees by Larry Niven Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein The Man Who Melted by Jack Dann The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson
1985	Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card¹	Blood Music by Greg Bear Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers Helliconia Winter by Brian Aldiss The Postman by David Brin The Remaking of Sigmund Freud by Barry N. Malzberg Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling
1986	Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card¹	Count Zero by William Gibson Free Live Free by Gene Wolfe The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Journal of Nicholas the American by Leigh Kennedy This is the Way the World Ends by James Morrow
1987	The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy	The Forge of God by Greg Bear Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe The Uplift War by David Brin¹ Vergil in Averno by Avram Davidson When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
1988	Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold	Deserted Cities of the Heart by Lewis Shiner Drowning Towers by George Turner Great Sky River by Gregory Benford Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
1989	The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough	The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card Good News From Outer Space by John Kessel Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future by Mike Resnick Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen
1990	Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin	Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons^[1] Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith White Jenna by Jane Yolen
1991	Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick	Orbital Resonance by John Barnes Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold ¹ Bone Dance by Emma Bull Synners by Pat Cadigan The Difference Engine by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson
1992	Doomsday Book by Connie Willis¹	A Million Open Doors by John Barnes Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge¹ Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
1993	Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson	Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason Hard Landing by Algis Budrys Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
1994	Moving Mars by Greg Bear	Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem Towing Jehovah by James Morrow Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson¹ A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
1995	The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer	Mother of Storms by John Barnes Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress Celestis by Paul Park Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams Calde of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
1996	Slow River by Nicola Griffith	The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip Expiration Date by Tim Powers Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson ¹
1997	The Moon and the Sun by Vonda McIntyre	Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold King's Dragon by Kate Elliott A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams Bellwether by Connie Willis
1998	Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman¹	The Last Hawk by Catherine Asaro Moonfall by Jack McDevitt How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis ¹
1999	Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler	The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh Mockingbird by Sean Stewart A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge¹
2000	Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear	A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold Crescent City Rhapsody by Kathleen Ann Goonan Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
2001	The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro	Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip Declare by Tim Powers Passage by Connie Willis Although Declare appeared on the final ballot, it was afterwards determined to be ineligible.
2002	American Gods by Neil Gaiman¹	Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin Picoverse by Robert A. Metzger Perdido Street Station by China Miéville Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
2003	The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon	Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold The Mount by Carol Emshwiller Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson Chindi by Jack McDevitt
2004	Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold ¹	Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow Omega by Jack McDevitt Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart The Knight by Gene Wolfe
2005	Camouflage by Joe Haldeman^[2]	Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke ¹ Polaris by Jack McDevitt Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Air by Geoff Ryman Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
2006^[3]	Seeker by Jack McDevitt	The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford Farthing by Jo Walton From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes To Crush the Moon by Wil McCarthy
2007^[4]	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon ¹ ^[5]	Odyssey by Jack McDevitt The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell
2008^[6]	Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin^[7]^[8]	Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow Cauldron by Jack McDevitt Brasyl by Ian McDonald Making Money by Terry Pratchett Superpowers by David J. Schwartz
2009^[9]	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi ¹ ^[10]	The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman The City & the City by China Miéville¹ Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
2010	Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis¹	The Native Star by M.K. Hobson The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Echo by Jack McDevitt Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
2011	Among Others by Jo Walton¹	Embassytown by China Miéville Firebird by Jack McDevitt God's War by Kameron Hurley Mechanique: a Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
2012	2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson	Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed Ironskin by Tina Connolly The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal
2013	Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie¹	We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon Hild by Nicola Griffith The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
2014	Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer	The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu¹ Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
2015	Uprooted by Naomi Novik	Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin¹ The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon Updraft by Fran Wilde
2016	All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders	Borderline by Mishell Baker The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin¹ Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Everfair by Nisi Shawl
2017	The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin¹	Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty Jade City by Fonda Lee Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
2018	The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal¹	Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang Spinning Sliver by Naomi Novik Trail of Lightning by Rebacca Roanhorse Witchmark by C. L. Polk
2019	A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker	Marque of Caine by Charles E. Gannon The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine¹ Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
2020	Network Effect by Martha Wells¹	Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
2021	A Master of Djinn by P. Djélí Clark	The Unbroken by C. L. Clark Machinehood by S. B. Divya A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine Plague Birds by Jason Sanford

¹ Also a winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Related pages

References

↑ Reynolds, Simon (2008-04-03). "Warner Bros picks up 'Hyperion Cantos'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "2005 Nebula Award winners". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2006-05-06. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "2006 SFWA Final Nebula Awards ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2007-05-07. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "2007 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ Mills, Nicole (2008-04-28). "Newsmakers: Chabon takes Nebula". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "2008 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
↑ "Nebula Awards 2009". Cover It Live. 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
↑ "SWFA live". Twitter. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
↑ "2009 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.
↑ Winners: 2009 Nebula Awards Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, accessed May 15, 2010.

Other websites

Nebula Awards Homepage
List of award winners from official site Archived 2012-09-05 at WebCite
A list of the most honored Nebula Award nominated novels
Another list of award winners Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
Scans of the first edition covers of Hugo- and Nebula-winning novels Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Reynolds, Simon (2008-04-03). "Warner Bros picks up 'Hyperion Cantos'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[2] "2005 Nebula Award winners". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2006-05-06. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[3] "2006 SFWA Final Nebula Awards ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2007-05-07. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[4] "2007 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[5] Mills, Nicole (2008-04-28). "Newsmakers: Chabon takes Nebula". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[6] "2008 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[7] "Nebula Awards 2009". Cover It Live. 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[8] "SWFA live". Twitter. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[9] "2009 SFWA Final Nebula Awards Ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.

[10] Winners: 2009 Nebula Awards Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, SF Signal, accessed May 15, 2010.

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