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Nebula AwardCategory: Sci Fi and Fantasy
The first Nebulas were awarded in 1965. These annual awards are chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American (SFWA) for the best science fiction and fantasy in five categories: novel, novella, novelette, short story and script. The categories are defined by length in words. The award itself is a transparent block with an embedded glitter spiral nebula. Our list is for the best novel of the year.

2019
A Song for a New Day
A Song for a New Day
Author: Sarah Pinsker
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
 3

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2018
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut, Bk 1)
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut, Bk 1)
Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 16

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2017
The Stone Sky (Broken Earth, Bk 3)
The Stone Sky (Broken Earth, Bk 3)
Author: N. K. Jemisin
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 25

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2015
Annihilation (Southern Reach, Bk 1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, Bk 1)
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 49

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2014
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, Bk 1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, Bk 1)
Author: Ann Leckie
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 33

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2013

 Award announced 2014-05-17

2013
2312
2312
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 2

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2012
Among Others
Among Others
Author: Jo Walton
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 27

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2011
All Clear (Blackout, Bk 2)
All Clear (Blackout, Bk 2)
Author: Connie Willis
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 16

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2010
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 80

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2009
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Author: Michael Chabon
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 199

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2009
Powers (Annals of the Western Shore, Bk 3)
Powers (Annals of the Western Shore, Bk 3)
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 6

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2007
Seeker (Alex Benedict, Bk 3)
Seeker (Alex Benedict, Bk 3)
Author: Jack McDevitt
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 82

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2006
Camouflage
Camouflage
Author: Joe Haldeman
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 68

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2005
Paladin of Souls (Chalion, Bk 2)
Paladin of Souls (Chalion, Bk 2)
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 52

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2004
The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark
Author: Elizabeth Moon
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 37

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2003
American Gods
American Gods
Author: Neil Gaiman
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 989

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2002
The Quantum Rose (The Saga of the Skolian Empire, Bk 6)
The Quantum Rose (The Saga of the Skolian Empire, Bk 6)
Author: Catherine Asaro
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 40

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2000
Parable of the Talents (Parable, Bk 2)
Parable of the Talents (Parable, Bk 2)
Author: Octavia E. Butler
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 46

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1999
Forever Peace (Forever War, Bk 2)
Forever Peace (Forever War, Bk 2)
Author: Joe Haldeman
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 77

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1998
The Moon and the Sun
The Moon and the Sun
Author: Vonda N. McIntyre
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 20

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1997
Slow River
Slow River
Author: Nicola Griffith
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 31

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1996
The Terminal Experiment
The Terminal Experiment
Author: Robert J. Sawyer
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 37

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1995
Slow River
Slow River
Author: Nicola Griffith
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 31

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1994
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, Bk 1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, Bk 1)
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 199

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1993
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
Author: Connie Willis
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 280

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1992
Stations of the Tide
Stations of the Tide
Author: Michael Swanwick
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 6

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1991
Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)
Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 81

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1990
The Healer's War
The Healer's War
Author: Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 9

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1989
Falling Free (Miles Vorkosigan, Bk 4)
Falling Free (Miles Vorkosigan, Bk 4)
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 38

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1988
The Falling Woman
The Falling Woman
Author: Pat Murphy
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 4

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1987
Speaker for the Dead (Ender Wiggin Saga, Bk 2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender Wiggin Saga, Bk 2)
Author: Orson Scott Card
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 485

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1986
Ender's Game (Ender, Bk 1)
Ender's Game (Ender, Bk 1)
Author: Orson Scott Card
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 983

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1985
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
Author: William Gibson
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 391

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1984
Startide Rising (Uplift, Bk 2)
Startide Rising (Uplift, Bk 2)
Author: David Brin
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 79

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1983
No Enemy But Time
No Enemy But Time
Author: Michael Bishop
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

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1982
The Claw of the Conciliator (Urth : Book of the New Sun, Bk 2)
The Claw of the Conciliator (Urth : Book of the New Sun, Bk 2)
Author: Gene Wolfe
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 19

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1981
Timescape
Timescape
Author: Gregory Benford
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 44

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1980
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 7

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1979
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake
Author: Vonda Mcintyre
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 28

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1978
Gateway (Heechee, Bk 1)
Gateway (Heechee, Bk 1)
Author: Frederik Pohl
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 68

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1977
Man Plus (Man Plus, Bk 1)
Man Plus (Man Plus, Bk 1)
Author: Frederik Pohl
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 6

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1976
The Forever War (Forever War, Bk 1)
The Forever War (Forever War, Bk 1)
Author: Joe Haldeman
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 105

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1975
The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle, Bk 5)
The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle, Bk 5)
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 76

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1974
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, Bk 1)
Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, Bk 1)
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 160

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1973
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves
Author: Isaac Asimov
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 48

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1972
Time of Changes
Time of Changes
Author: Robert Silverberg
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3

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1971
Ringworld's Children (Ringworld, Bk 4)
Ringworld's Children (Ringworld, Bk 4)
Author: Larry Niven
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 40

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1970
The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, Bk 4)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, Bk 4)
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 214

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1969
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage
Author: Alexei Panshin
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 9

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1968
The Einstein Intersection
The Einstein Intersection
Author: Samuel R. Delany
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 8

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1967
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon
Author: Daniel Keyes
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 229

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1966
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, Book 2)
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, Book 2)
Author: Frank Herbert
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 233

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