Hugo Award for Best Novel

48 books in the collection.

Cover of The Demolished Man
1953Must-Read

The Demolished Man

Alfred Bester

First published 1951

Cover of Double Star
1956Must-Read

Double Star

Robert A. Heinlein

First published 1956

Cover of Starship Troopers
1960Must-Read

Starship Troopers

Robert A. Heinlein

First published 1959

Cover of A Canticle for Leibowitz
1961Must-Read

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller Jr.

First published 1959

Cover of The Man in the High Castle
1963Must-Read

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

First published 1962

Cover of Dune
1966Must-Read

Dune

Frank Herbert

First published 1965

Cover of This Immortal
1966Must-Read

This Immortal

Roger Zelazny

First published 1965

Cover of Lord of Light
1968Must-Read

Lord of Light

Roger Zelazny

First published 1967

Cover of Stand on Zanzibar
1969Must-Read

Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner

First published 1968

Cover of Left Hand of Darkness
1970Must-Read

Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published 1969

Cover of Ringworld
1971Must-Read

Ringworld

Larry Niven

First published 1970

Cover of The Gods Themselves
1973Must-Read

The Gods Themselves

Isaac Asimov

First published 1972

Cover of Rendezvous with Rama
1974Must-Read

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 1973

Cover of Dispossessed
1975Must-Read

Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published 1974

Cover of The Forever War
1976Must-Read

The Forever War

Joe Haldeman

First published 1974

Cover of The Fountains of Paradise
1980Must-Read

The Fountains of Paradise

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 1979

Cover of Downbelow Station
1982Recommended

Downbelow Station

C.J. Cherryh

First published 1981

Cover of Foundation's Edge
1983Must-Read

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

First published 1977

Cover of Neuromancer
1985Must-Read

Neuromancer

William Gibson

First published 1984

Cover of Cyteen
1989Recommended

Cyteen

C.J. Cherryh

First published 1988

Cover of Hyperion
1990Must-Read

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

First published 1989

Cover of Barrayar
1992Recommended

Barrayar

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 1991

Cover of A Fire Upon the Deep
1993Must-Read

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge

First published 1992

Cover of Doomsday Book
1993Recommended

Doomsday Book

Connie Willis

First published 1992

Cover of Green Mars
1994Must-Read

Green Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

First published 1993

Cover of Mirror Dance
1995Recommended

Mirror Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 1994

Cover of The Diamond Age
1996Must-Read

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

First published 1995

Cover of Blue Mars
1997Must-Read

Blue Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

First published 1996

Cover of To Say Nothing of the Dog
1999Recommended

To Say Nothing of the Dog

Connie Willis

First published 1998

Cover of A Deepness in the Sky
2000Must-Read

A Deepness in the Sky

Vernor Vinge

First published 1999

Cover of American Gods
2002Must-Read

American Gods

Neil Gaiman

First published 2001

Cover of Paladin of Souls
2004Recommended

Paladin of Souls

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 2003

Cover of The Curse of Chalion
2004Recommended

The Curse of Chalion

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 1991

Cover of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2005Must-Read

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

First published 2001

Cover of Spin
2006Recommended

Spin

Robert Charles Wilson

First published 2005

Cover of Rainbows End
2007Must-Read

Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

First published 2006

Cover of The Windup Girl
2010Recommended

The Windup Girl

Paolo Bacigalupi

First published 2009

Cover of All Clear
2011Recommended

All Clear

Connie Willis

First published 2010

Cover of Blackout
2011Recommended

Blackout

Connie Willis

First published 2010

Cover of Ancillary Justice
2014Must-Read

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

First published 2013

Cover of The Three Body Problem
2015Must-Read

The Three Body Problem

Liu Cixin

First published 2006

Cover of The Fifth Season
2016Must-Read

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2015

Cover of The Obelisk Gate
2017Must-Read

The Obelisk Gate

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2016

Cover of The Stone Sky
2018Must-Read

The Stone Sky

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2017

Cover of A Memory Called Empire
2020Must-Read

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

First published 2019

Cover of Network Effect
2021Recommended

Network Effect

Martha Wells

First published 2020

Cover of A Desolation Called Peace
2022Must-Read

A Desolation Called Peace

Arkady Martine

First published 2021

Cover of Nettle & Bone
2023Supplementary

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

First published 2022