Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels

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21 participants (151 books)

Overview

Not all awards are created equal, but I'm using it as a way to find new books! I pulled all of the winners from the Arthur C. Clarke Awards, Locus Awards (Best Science Fiction, Best Fantasy, and Best Overall [retired]), Nebula Awards, and Hugo Awards.

Note: I do not believe that you can separate the art from the artist, especially when science fiction and fantasy originated as a form of resistance and political commentary, so I have done my best to omit authors that have caused harm. Please feel free to reach out to me if I have missed anyone.

If you want to see the full list of award winners, you can find them easily on their respective Wikipedia pages below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Novel

Challenge Books

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Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams

Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

Richard Adams

384 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction classics graphic novel adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

The Butcher of the Forest

Premee Mohamed

160 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

The Tusks of Extinction

Ray Nayler

101 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction science fiction thriller dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

Sofia Samatar

127 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction science fiction challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

373 pages • 2024 • 17 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher

325 pages • 2024 • 35 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Nova by Samuel R. Delany

Nova

Samuel R. Delany

272 pages • 1968 • 23 editions

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

The Dead Djinn Universe #1

A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark

392 pages • 2021 • 37 editions

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker

A Song for a New Day

Sarah Pinsker

372 pages • 2019 • 10 editions

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

All the Birds in the Sky #1

All the Birds in the Sky

Charlie Jane Anders

313 pages • 2016 • 26 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced