Nebula Award for Best Novel

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The Nebula Award for Best Novel is an award for the best science fiction stories presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) since 1966 . A written work is defined as a novel if it contains 40,000 or more words. The award is also presented in the categories of Best Novella , Best Novelette , Best Short Story, and Best Script / Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation . To be nominated for the Nebula Award, the novel must have been published in English in the USA . The novels, which are elaborated versions of the previously published short story, can also be nominated for the Nebula Award. Nominalists and winners for the Nebula Award are chosen by the members of the SFWA. The nominalists themselves do not have to be members of the SFWA. The novels that have already been published are selected for nomination between November 15 and February 15 each year. SFWA selects nominees during the month of March, and the winners will be named at the final ceremony in May. The authors are not allowed to nominate themselves.

statistics

In the 54-year history of the award ceremony, 41 authors have received the Nebula Award for the best novel. Ursula K. Le Guin received it most often - four times. Joe Haldeman received it three times. Nine other authors have received two awards. Jack McDevitt was nominated the most - 12 times.

Winners and Finalists

The winners of the respective years are highlighted in yellow .

2010s
year author Original title German edition
2020 Sarah Pinsker A Song for a New Day
Charles E. Gannon Marque of Caine
Alix E. Harrow The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Arkady Martine A Memory Called Empire In the heart of the empire
Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gods of Jade and Shadow
Tamsyn Muir Gideon the Ninth
2019 Mary Robinette Kowal The Calculating Stars
Sam J. Miller Blackfish City
Rebecca F. Kuang The Poppy War Under the sign of the poppy - the shaman
Naomi Novik Spinning Silver
Rebecca Roanhorse Trail of Lightning
CL Polk Witchmark
2018 NK Jemisin The Stone Sky
Lara Elena Donnelly Amberlough
Theodora Goss The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Daryl Gregory Spoonbenders
Mur Lafferty Six wakes
Fonda Lee Jade City
Annalee Newitz Autonomous Autonomous
2017 Charlie Jane Anders All the birds in the sky All the birds under the sky
Mishell Baker Borderline
NK Jemisin The Obelisk Gate
Yoon Ha Lee Ninefox Gambit
Nisi Shawl Everfair
2016 Naomi Novik Uprooted The dark heart of the forest
Ann Leckie Ancillary Mercy The empire
Lawrence M. Schoen Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard
NK Jemisin The Fifth Season Broken earth
Ken Liu The Grace of Kings The swords of Dara
Charles E. Gannon Raising Caine
Fran Wilde Updraft City of wind and bones
2015 Jeff VanderMeer Annihilation Extinction
Katherine Addison The Goblin Emperor The winter emperor
Charles E. Gannon Trial by Fire
Ann Leckie Ancillary Sword The mission
Cixin Liu The three-body problem The three suns
Jack McDevitt Coming home Apollo
2014 Ann Leckie Ancillary Justice The machines
Karen Joy Fowler We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves The fabulous sisters of the Cooke family
Neil Gaiman The Ocean at the End of the Lane The ocean at the end of the street
Charles E. Gannon Fire with Fire
Nicola Griffith Hild
Linda Nagata The Red: First Light Dawn
Sofia Samatar A Stranger in Olondria
Helene Wecker The Golem and the Jinni Golem and Djinn
2013 Kim Stanley Robinson 2312 2312
Saladin Ahmed Throne of the Crescent Moon The sword of the dawn
Tina Connolly Ironskin
NK Jemisin The Killing Moon
Caitlin R. Kiernan The Drowning Girl
Mary Robinette Kowal Glamor in glass
2012 Jo Walton Among others In another world
China Miéville Embassytown City of Strangers
Jack McDevitt Firebird Firebird
Cameron Hurley God's War
Genevieve Valentine Mechanique: a Tale of the Circus Tresaulti
NK Jemisin The Kingdom of Gods Rival of the gods
2011 Connie Willis Blackout / All Clear Darkness / light
MK Hobson The Native Star
NK Jemisin The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The heiress of the world
Mary Robinette Kowal Shades of Milk and Honey
Jack McDevitt echo echo
Nnedi Okorafor Who Fears Death Who fears death
2010 Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl Bio war
Christopher Barzak The Love We Share Without Knowing
Laura Anne Gilman Flesh and Fire
China Miéville The City & the City The city & the city
Cherie Priest Boneshaker Boneshaker
Jeff VanderMeer Finch
2000s
year author Original title German edition
2009 Ursula K. Le Guin Powers
Cory Doctorow Little brother Little brother
Jack McDevitt Cauldron Cauldron
Ian McDonald Brasyl
Terry Pratchett Making Money Nice bills
David J. Schwartz Superpowers
2008 Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Association of Yiddish Police Officers
Jack McDevitt Odyssey Odyssey
Joe Haldeman The Accidental Time Machine Master of time
Nalo Hopkinson The New Moon's Arms
Tobias S. Buckell Ragamuffin Strays
2007 Jack McDevitt Seeker The search
Ellen Kushner The Privilege of the Sword The servant of the sword
Jeffrey Ford The Girl in the Glass
Jo Walton Farthing The hour of the robins
Richard Bowes From the Files of the Time Rangers
Wil McCarthy To crush the moon
2006 Joe Haldeman camouflage camouflage
Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Jack McDevitt Polaris Polaris
Terry Pratchett Going Postal Let's go
Geoff Ryman Air
John C. Wright Orphans of Chaos
2005 Lois McMaster Bujold Paladin of Souls Paladin of Souls
Cory Doctorow Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Backup
Jack McDevitt omega omega
David Mitchell Cloud Atlas The cloud atlas
Sean Stewart Perfect Circle
Gene Wolfe The Knight The Knight
2004 Elizabeth Moon The Speed ​​of Dark The speed of the dark
Lois McMaster Bujold Diplomatic Immunity Diplomatic entanglements
Carol Emshwiller The Mount
Kathleen Ann Goonan Light Music
Nalo Hopkinson The Salt Roads
Jack McDevitt Chindi Chindi
2003 Neil Gaiman American Gods American Gods
Kelley Eskridge Solitaire
Ursula K. Le Guin The Other Wind Return to Earth Sea
Robert A. Metzger Picoverse
China Miéville Perdido Street Station Perdido Street Station
also: Die Falter / Der Weber
Michael Swanwick Bones of the Earth
2002 Catherine Asaro The Quantum Rose The quantum rose
Jeffrey Carver Eternity's End At the end of eternity
Geoffrey A. Landis Mars Crossing
George RR Martin A Storm of Swords Storm of Swords / The Queen of Dragons
also: sword thunderstorm
Wil McCarthy The Collapsium The creator of eternity
Patricia A. McKillip The Tower at Stony Wood In the dragon tower
Tim Powers Declare Declare - On the mountain of angels
Connie Willis passage
2001 Greg Bear Darwin's radio The Darwin virus
Lois McMaster Bujold A Civil Campaign Ambassador of the Empire
Kathleen Ann Goonan Crescent City Rhapsody
Nalo Hopkinson Midnight Robber
Jack McDevitt Infinity Beach Traces in nowhere
Charles de Lint Forests of the Heart
2000 Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Talents
Ken MacLeod The Cassini Division The Cassini Division
George RR Martin A clash of kings The throne of the seven kingdoms / the seeds of the golden lion
also: royal feud
Maureen F. McHugh Mission Child
Sean Stewart Mockingbird Witch storm
Vernor Vinge A deepness in the sky A depth in the sky
1990s
year author Original title German edition
1999 Joe Haldeman Forever Peace Eternal peace
Catherine Asaro The Last Hawk The last falcon
Jack McDevitt Moonfall Fragments of the moon
Harry Turtledove How Few Remain
Martha Wells Death of the Necromancer Necromancer
Connie Willis To Say Nothing of the Dog The colors of time
1998 Vonda N. McIntyre The moon and the sun
Also at the court of the Sun King : The song of the moon and the sun
Lois McMaster Bujold Memory Viruses of oblivion
Kate Elliott King's Dragon Heirs of the night / In the name of the king
George RR Martin A Game of Thrones The Lords of Winterfell / The Legacy of Winterfell
also: Iron Throne
Jack McDevitt Ancient Shores The coasts of the past
Walter Jon Williams City on Fire
Connie Willis Bellwether
1997 Nicola Griffith Slow River Shallows
Nina Kiriki Hoffman The Silent Strength of Stones
Patricia A. McKillip Winter rose Winter rose
Tim Powers Expiration date
Robert J. Sawyer Starplex
Neal Stephenson The Diamond Age Diamond Age
1996 Robert J. Sawyer The Terminal Experiment The third simulation
John Barnes Mother of Storms The mother of all storms
Nancy Kress Beggars and Choosers Beggars and seekers
Paul Park Celestis
Walter Jon Williams Metropolitan Plasma City
Gene Wolfe Calde of the Long Sun The Caldé of the Long Sun
1995 Greg Bear Moving Mars Home Mars
Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower The parable of the sower
Jonathan Lethem Gun, with Occasional Music Creak with accompanying music
James K. Morrow Towing Jehovah The God's Supper
Rachel Pollack Temporary Agency
Kim Stanley Robinson Green Mars Green Mars
Roger Zelazny A Night in the Lonesome October The clan of magicians
1994 Kim Stanley Robinson Red Mars Red Mars
Kevin J. Anderson / Doug Beason Assemblers of Infinity
Algis Budrys Hard landing Hard landing
Nancy Kress Beggars in Spain Beggar in Spain
Gene Wolfe Nightside the Long Sun The night side of the long sun
1993 Connie Willis Doomsday Book The years of the black death
John Barnes A Million Open Doors A million open gates
Karen Joy Fowler Sarah Canary Sarah Canary's Secret
Maureen F. McHugh China Mountain Zhang ABC Zhang
Vernor Vinge A fire upon the deep A fire on the deep
Jane Yolen Briar Rose Thorn rose
1992 Michael Swanwick Stations of the Tide In times of flood
John Barnes Orbital Resonance Orbital resonance
Lois McMaster Bujold Barrayar Barrayar
Emma Bull Bone Dance
Pat Cadigan Synners Synder
Bruce Sterling / William Gibson The Difference Engine The difference machine
1991 Ursula K. Le Guin Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Tehanu
Valerie Martin Mary Reilly
James K. Morrow Only Begotten Daughter The only begotten daughter
Dan Simmons The Fall of Hyperion The fall of Hyperion
John E. Stith Redshift rendezvous
Jane Yolen White Jenna
1990 Elizabeth Ann Scarborough The Healer's War
Poul Anderson The Boat of a Million Years Time trial
Orson Scott Card Prentice Alvin The magic plow
John Kessel Good News From Outer Space Good news from the stars
Mike Resnick Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future ivory
Jane Yolen Sister Light, Sister Dark
1980s
year author Original title German edition
1989 Lois McMaster Bujold Falling Free The quaddies from Cay Habitat
Lewis Shiner Deserted Cities of the Heart Forsaken cities of the heart
George Turner Drowning Towers
Gregory Benford Great Sky River Sky river
William Gibson Mona Lisa overdrive Mona Lisa overdrive
Orson Scott Card Red Prophet The Red Prophet
Gene Wolfe The Urth of the New Sun The Urth of the New Sun.
1988 Pat Murphy The Falling Woman The spirit seer
Greg Bear The Forge of God Forge of God
Gene Wolfe Soldier of the Mist Soldier of the Fog
David Brin The Uplift War Development war
Avram Davidson Virgil in Averno
George Alec Effinger When Gravity Fails The end of gravity
1987 Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead Speaker for the dead
William Gibson Count Zero Biochips
Gene Wolfe Free Live Free Free's legacy
Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale The maid's report
Leigh Kennedy The Journal of Nicholas the American Nikolai the American's diary
James K. Morrow This is the way the world ends This is how the world must end
1986 Orson Scott Card Ender's game The big game
too: Ender's game
Greg Bear Blood Music Blood music
Tim Powers Dinner at Deviant's Palace At table in Deviant's palace
Brian Aldiss Helliconia winter Helliconia: winter
David Brin The Postman Postman
also: Gordon's calling
Barry N. Malzberg The Remaking of Sigmund Freud
Bruce Sterling Schism matrix Schism matrix
1985 William Gibson Neuromancer Neuromancer
Lewis Shiner Frontera Frontera
Larry Niven The integral trees The floating forest
Robert A. Heinlein Job: A Comedy of Justice The new book of Job
Jack then The Man Who Melted The melting man
Kim Stanley Robinson The Wild Shore The wild bank
1984 David Brin Startide rising Star flood
Gregory Benford Against Infinity Against infinity
Gene Wolfe The Citadel of the Autarch The Autarch's Citadel
Jack Vance Lyonesse Ruler of Lyonesse
RA MacAvoy Tea with the Black Dragon Meet at the black dragon
Norman Spinrad The Void Captain's Tale That the great nothing surrounds me
1983 Michael Bishop No Enemy But Time Only time to the enemy
Isaac Asimov Foundation's Edge The search for the earth
Robert A. Heinlein Friday Friday
Brian Aldiss Helliconia Spring Helliconia: spring
Gene Wolfe The Sword of the Lictor The lictor's sword
Philip K. Dick The Transmigration of Timothy Archer The rebirth of Timothy Archer
1982 Gene Wolfe The Claw of the Conciliator The Arbiter's Claw
John Crowley Little, big Little Big or The Parliament of the Fairies
Julian May The Many-Colored Land The multicolored country
AA Attanasio Radix Radix
Russell Hoban Riddley Walker
Suzy McKee Charnas The Vampire Tapestry The vampire canopy
1981 Gregory Benford Timescape Timeline
Frederik Pohl Beyond the Blue Event Horizon Beyond the blue horizon
Walter Tevis Mockingbird The last of mankind
Robert Stallman The Orphan Werwelt: The boulder
Gene Wolfe The Shadow of the Torturer The torturer's shadow
Joan D. Vinge The Snow Queen the snow Queen
1980 Arthur C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise Elevator to the Stars
Frederik Pohl Jem JEM - The construction of a utopia
Kate Wilhelm Juniper Time Juniper season
Thomas M. Disch On wings of song On the wings of song
Richard Cowper The Road to Corlay At the gate of twilight
John Varley titanium The satellite
1970s
year author Original title German edition
1979 Vonda N. McIntyre Dreamsnake The dream snake
Tom Reamy Blind Voices Blind voices
CJ Cherryh The Faded Sun: Kesrith Kesrith - the dying sun
Gore Vidal Kalki
Gardner Dozois Strangers Strangers
1978 Frederik Pohl Gateway Gateway
Terry Carr Cirque Cirque
Gregory Benford In the Ocean of Night In the sea of ​​the night
David Gerrold Moonstar Odyssey Under the moon star
Richard A. Lupoff Sword of Demon
1977 Frederik Pohl Man plus Human +
also: The plus human
Larry Niven inferno The second inferno
Jerry Pournelle
Marta Randall Iceland Sunken islands
Robert Silverberg Shadrach in the Furnace Schadrach in the furnace
Samuel R. Delany Triton Triton
Kate Wilhelm Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Birds used to sing here
1976 Joe Haldeman The Forever War The eternal war
Arthur Byron cover Autumn Angels
Tanith Lee The Birthgrave In the heart of the volcano
Alfred Bester The Computer Connection The computer and the immortals
Samuel R. Delany Dhalgren Dhalgren
Roger Zelazny Doorways in the sand Gates in the desert
Ian Watson The embedding The Babel Syndrome
Vonda N. McIntyre The Exile Waiting The ashes of the earth
Joanna Russ The Female Man A while away,
too: Women's Planet
Michael Bishop A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire Flame eyes
Barry N. Malzberg Guernica Night
Marion Zimmer Bradley The Heritage of Hastur Hastur's legacy
Italo Calvino Invisible Cities The invisible cities
Poul Anderson A midsummer tempest A midsummer storm
Katherine MacLean The Missing Man The Esper and the City
Larry Niven / Jerry Pournelle The Mote in God's Eye The splinter in the eye of God
EL Doctorow ragtime ragtime
Robert Silverberg The Stochastic Man The seer
1975 Ursula K. Le Guin The Dispossessed Free spirits
too: The dispossessed
too: Planet of the have-nots
Thomas M. Disch 334 Angoulême
Philip K. Dick Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Another world
TJ bass The Godwhale The god whale
1974 Arthur C. Clarke Rendezvous with Rama Rendezvous with 31/439
also: Rendezvous with Rama
Thomas Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow The ends of the parabola
David Gerrold The Man Who Folded Himself Time machines work differently
Poul Anderson The People of the Wind Terra versus Avalon
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love The Lives of Lazarus Long
1973 Isaac Asimov The Gods Themselves Lunatico or The Next World
Robert Silverberg The Book of Skulls Brotherhood of the Immortals
Robert Silverberg Dying inside It dies in me
Norman Spinrad The Iron Dream The steel dream
John Brunner The Sheep Look Up Sheep look up
George Alec Effinger What Entropy Means to Me
David Gerrold When HARLIE Was One I am Harlie
1972 Robert Silverberg A time of changes Time of change
Poul Anderson The Byworlder The outworlder
RA Lafferty The Devil is Dead
TJ bass Half past human The ant culture
Ursula K. Le Guin The Lathe of Heaven The Scourge of Heaven
Kate Wilhelm Margaret and I Margaret and me
1971 Larry Niven Ringworld Ringworld
Joanna Russ And Chaos Died And the chaos died
RA Lafferty Fourth mansions
David G. Compton The Steel Crocodile The electric crocodile
Robert Silverberg Tower of Glass Children of the retort
Wilson Tucker The Year of the Quiet Sun The year of the silent sun
1970 Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness The left hand of darkness
too: winter planet
Norman Spinrad Bow Jack Barron Champion Jack Barron
Roger Zelazny Isle of the Dead The island of the dead
John Brunner The Jagged Orbit Another crazy orbit
: the Gottschalk plot
Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five Schlachthof 5 or The Children's Crusade
Robert Silverberg Up the line Time patrol
1960s
year author Original title German edition
1969 Alexei Panshin Rite of Passage World between the stars
James Blish Black Easter The sorcerer
Philip K. Dick Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep? Do androids dream of electric sheep?
also: Blade Runner
Robert Silverberg The Masks of Time Guest from the future
RA Lafferty Past Master Astrobe, the golden planet
Joanna Russ Picnic on Paradise Alyx
John Brunner Stand on Zanzibar Morning world
1968 Samuel R. Delany The Einstein Intersection Einstein, Orpheus and others
Piers Anthony Chthon Chthon or the Planet of the Damned
Hayden Howard The Eskimo Invasion
Roger Zelazny Lord of Light Lord of Light
Robert Silverberg Thorns The song of the neurons
1967 Samuel R. Delany Babylon-17th Babylon-17th
Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon Charlie
Robert A. Heinlein The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Revolt on Luna
too: The moon is a bitter lover
too: moon tracks
1966 Frank Herbert Dune The desert planet
Clifford D. Simak All Flesh is Grass Flowers from another world
Theodore L. Thomas / Kate Wilhelm The clone The clone - creature by chance
Philip K. Dick Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb After the bomb,
too: children of the Holocaust
James White The Escape Orbit Prison in space
Thomas M. Disch The Genocides The fire devils
William S. Burroughs Nova Express Nova Express
Keith Laumer A Plague of Demons War on the moon
Avram Davidson Rogue Dragon
GC Edmondson The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream Small ship in the flow of time
Poul Anderson The Star Fox Buccaneers in space
Philip K. Dick The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch The three stigmata of the Palmer Eldritch

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