Spanning generations, this list aims to compile all of the Nominees (and winners) from the inaugural 1953 presentation of The Hugo Award to the present. There are many exceptional books here that deserve just as much attention that are normally given to the winners.
Some notable omissions include the "Retro" awards that were held to nominate and award book in years where Hugo awards were not given.
Additionally, the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson is omitted as it is not a single book. The entire series was nominated as a single entry in 2014. I only omit it here for the sake of not confusing the individual books not being nominated in their release years (I personally consider it an incredible series and highly recommend reading it in its entirety if you can handle the investment.)
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1976 • 24 Readers • 196 pages • 3.4
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1976 • 4 Readers • 247 pages • 4
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1977 • 50 Readers • 288 pages • 3.6
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#1 of 1 in Lucifer's Hammer, Audio
1977 • 182 Readers • 642 pages • 3.7
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#11 of 33 in Darkover - Publication Order
1977 • 10 Readers • 415 pages • 4
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1978 • 4 Readers • 3
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1978 • 14 Readers • 311 pages • 5
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1978 • 83 Readers • 288 pages • 3.2
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#3 of 3 in Riddle-Master
1979 • 29 Readers • 263 pages • 4.1
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1979 • 25 Readers • 312 pages • 3.8
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1979 • 131 Readers • 257 pages • 3.7
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1982 • 12 Readers • 409 pages • 3.3
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1982 • 74 Readers • 370 pages • 3.5
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#4 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)
1951 • 405 Readers • 450 pages • 4
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#2 of 6 in Heechee Saga
1980 • 58 Readers • 324 pages • 3.5
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1981 • 172 Readers • 576 pages • 3.7
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1981 • 6 Readers • 287 pages
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#1-2 of 4 in Saga of the Pliocene Exile
2005 • 2 Readers • 788 pages • 4.5
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#3 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun
1982 • 93 Readers • 301 pages • 4.4
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#2 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun
1981 • 117 Readers • 303 pages • 4.1
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1983 • 1 Reader • 305 pages
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1984 • 5 Readers • 376 pages • 3
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1984 • 17 Readers • 291 pages • 4.2
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1997 • 78 Readers • 524 pages • 3.4
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#5 of 5 in The Book of the New Sun
1987 • 95 Readers • 310 pages • 4
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1988 • 35 Readers • 396 pages • 3.4
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#4 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)
1988 • 112 Readers • 3.8
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#6 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)
1990 • 113 Readers • 343 pages • 4
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1991 • 36 Readers • 257 pages • 3.9
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1991 • 16 Readers • 288 pages • 2.8
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1751 • 113 Readers • 321 pages • 3.8
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1995 • 29 Readers • 295 pages • 3.6
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1995 • 501 Readers • 536 pages • 4
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2002 • 151 Readers • 3.5
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2002 • 29 Readers • 576 pages • 3.7
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2004 • 36 Readers • 452 pages • 3.9
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2004 • 134 Readers • 434 pages • 3.7
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1990 • 1 Reader • 371 pages
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#7 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)
1991 • 150 Readers • 402 pages • 4.1
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151 Readers • 3.9
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1994 • 11 Readers • 528 pages • 3
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1994 • 12 Readers • 560 pages • 3.4
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#8 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)
1994 • 93 Readers • 613 pages • 4.1
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#1 of 4 in Oxford Time Travel
1992 • 450 Readers • 593 pages • 3.8
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1999 • 734 Readers • 1,152 pages • 4.2