Nebula Award for Best Novel

31 books in the collection.

Cover of Dune
1966Must-Read

Dune

Frank Herbert

First published 1965

Cover of Babel-17
1967Must-Read

Babel-17

Samuel R. Delany

First published 1966

Cover of Flowers for Algernon
1967Must-Read

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

First published 1966

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 The Claw of the Conciliator
1982Must-Read

The Claw of the Conciliator

Gene Wolfe

First published 1981

Cover of Neuromancer
1985Must-Read

Neuromancer

William Gibson

First published 1984

Cover of Stations of the Tide
1992Recommended

Stations of the Tide

Michael Swanwick

First published 1991

Cover of Doomsday Book
1993Recommended

Doomsday Book

Connie Willis

First published 1992

Cover of Red Mars
1994Must-Read

Red Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson

First published 1992

Cover of Parable of the Talents
2000Must-Read

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler

First published 1998

Cover of Darwin's Radio
2001Recommended

Darwin's Radio

Greg Bear

First published 1999

Cover of The Quantum Rose
2002Supplementary

The Quantum Rose

Catherine Asaro

First published 2000

Cover of American Gods
2003Must-Read

American Gods

Neil Gaiman

First published 2001

Cover of Paladin of Souls
2005Recommended

Paladin of Souls

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 2003

Cover of The Curse of Chalion
2005Recommended

The Curse of Chalion

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published 1991

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 2312
2013Must-Read

2312

Kim Stanley Robinson

First published 2012

Cover of Ancillary Justice
2014Must-Read

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

First published 2013

Cover of Annihilation
2015Must-Read

Annihilation

Jeff VanderMeer

First published 2014

Cover of Uprooted
2016Recommended

Uprooted

Naomi Novik

First published 2015

Cover of The Stone Sky
2018Must-Read

The Stone Sky

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2017

Cover of Network Effect
2021Recommended

Network Effect

Martha Wells

First published 2020

Cover of Babel
2023Recommended

Babel

R.F. Kuang

First published 2022