List byAnthonySupporter

Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )

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.)

List byAnthonySupporter

Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )

Position	Details	Rating	Readers Count
#1	The Demolished Man Alfred Bester	4	1 read
#1	They’d rather be right Mark Clifton	2.25	4 reads
#1	The Big Time Fritz Leiber	2.43	12 reads
#1	Immortality, Inc. Robert Sheckley	3.75	6 reads
#1	Have Spacesuit Will Travel Have Spacesuit Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein	0	1 read
#1	Who? Algis Budrys	3	1 read
#1	A Case of Conscience James Blish	3.1	18 reads
#1	The Long Tomorrow Leigh Brackett	3.67	8 reads
#1	Three to Conquer Eric Frank Russell	3	2 reads
#1	Double Star Robert A. Heinlein	3.59	46 reads
#1	The Enemy Stars Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Not This August C.M. Kornbluth	5	2 reads
#1	The End of Eternity Isaac Asimov	4.2	132 reads
#1	The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut	3.99	296 reads
#1	That Sweet Little Old Lady Mark Phillips	2	1 read
#1	Rogue Moon Algis Budrys	2.9	12 reads
#1	A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.	3.95	309 reads
#1	Second Ending James White	4	1 read
#1	Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison	3.67	6 reads
#1	Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein	3.68	440 reads
#1	The Pirates of Ersatz Murray Leinster	2	2 reads
#1	Time Is the Simplest Thing Clifford D. Simak	4.5	3 reads
#1	Dorsai Gordon R. Dickson	3.43	15 reads
#1	Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein	3.71	445 reads
#1	Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon	4	4 reads
#1	Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison	3.68	29 reads
#1	The High Crusade Poul Anderson	3.5	14 reads
#1	Sylva Vercors	0	0 reads
#1	Little Fuzzy H. Beam Piper	3.59	34 reads
#1	Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut	4.09	684 reads
#1	Dune Frank Herbert	4.28	2,944 reads
#1	Dark Universe Daniel F. Galouye	2.67	5 reads
#1	Witch World Andre Norton	3.33	11 reads
#1	A Fall of Moondust Arthur C. Clarke	3.7	29 reads
#1	The Sword of Aldones Marion Zimmer Bradley	3	4 reads
#1	The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick	3.46	510 reads
#1	The Whole Man John Brunner	3	2 reads
#1	The Squares of the City John Brunner	3.5	2 reads
#1	This Immortal Roger Zelazny	3.48	24 reads
#1	Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein	3.23	29 reads
#1	Way Station Clifford D. Simak	4.14	82 reads
#1	The Wanderer Fritz Leiber	2.4	7 reads
#1	The Planet Buyer Cordwainer Smith	0	0 reads
#1	Davy Edgar Pangborn	0	0 reads
#1	Skylark DuQuesne Edward Elmer Smith	4	3 reads
#1	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein	3.79	303 reads
#1	The Witches of Karres James H. Schmitz	3.71	12 reads
#1	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes	4.27	1,092 reads
#1	Day of the Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann	0	0 reads
#1	The butterfly kid Chester Anderson	2	1 read
#1	Lord of Light Roger Zelazny	3.7	104 reads
#1	Too Many Magicians Randall Garrett	5	2 reads
#1	Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany	3.49	71 reads
#1	Thorns Robert Silverberg	0	0 reads
#1	Chthon Piers Anthony	3.14	7 reads
#1	The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany	3.02	34 reads
#1	Past Master R.A. Lafferty	3.5	2 reads
#1	The Goblin Reservation Clifford D. Simak	3.28	10 reads
#1	Nova Samuel R. Delany	3.48	25 reads
#1	Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin	3.82	12 reads
#1	Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner	3.82	38 reads
#1	Star Light Hal Clement	2	2 reads
#1	Bug Jack Barron Norman Spinrad	3.5	4 reads
#1	Macroscope Piers Anthony Tim White	3.29	7 reads
#1	Tower of Glass Robert Silverberg	3.13	4 reads
#1	Tau Zero Poul Anderson	3.62	49 reads
#1	Ringworld Larry Niven	3.68	334 reads
#1	A Time of Changes Robert Silverberg	3	7 reads
#1	The Man Who Folded Himself David Gerrold	3.54	26 reads
#1	Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut	4.09	1,486 reads
#1	Up the Line Robert Silverberg	2.88	7 reads
#1	The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin	4.06	645 reads
#1	Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny	3.8	11 reads
#1	The Lathe of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin	4.06	266 reads
#1	Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke	3.94	469 reads
#1	Inverted World Christopher Priest	3.95	33 reads
#1	Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick	3.78	107 reads
#1	The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin	4.18	388 reads
#1	The Stochastic Man Robert Silverberg	3	3 reads
#1	The Year of the Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker	2.5	2 reads
#1	Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey	3.89	110 reads
#1	To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer	3.67	64 reads
#1	A Choice Of Gods Clifford D. Simak	3.33	4 reads
#1	The Book of Skulls Robert Silverberg	3.25	13 reads
#1	When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One: Release 2.0 David Gerrold	4.5	3 reads
#1	Fire Time Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Dying Inside Robert Silverberg	3.77	17 reads
#1	There Will Be Time Poul Anderson	2.2	5 reads
#1	The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov	3.84	130 reads
#1	The People of the Wind Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Protector Larry Niven	3.77	30 reads
#1	Time Enough for Love Robert A. Heinlein	3.62	52 reads
#1	The Mote in God's Eye Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.78	176 reads
#1	Inferno Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.35	19 reads
#1	Man Plus (Man Plus #1) Frederik Pohl	3.8	13 reads
#1	Time Storm Gordon R. Dickson	3.33	5 reads
#1	The Computer Connection Alfred Bester	3.5	4 reads
#1	The Forever War Joe Haldeman	3.95	481 reads
#1	Mindbridge Joe Haldeman	3.8	6 reads
#1	Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm	3.44	28 reads

Position	Details	Rating	Readers Count
#1	The Demolished Man Alfred Bester	4	1 read
#1	They’d rather be right Mark Clifton	2.25	4 reads
#1	The Big Time Fritz Leiber	2.43	12 reads
#1	Immortality, Inc. Robert Sheckley	3.75	6 reads
#1	Have Spacesuit Will Travel Have Spacesuit Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein	0	1 read
#1	Who? Algis Budrys	3	1 read
#1	A Case of Conscience James Blish	3.1	18 reads
#1	The Long Tomorrow Leigh Brackett	3.67	8 reads
#1	Three to Conquer Eric Frank Russell	3	2 reads
#1	Double Star Robert A. Heinlein	3.59	46 reads
#1	The Enemy Stars Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Not This August C.M. Kornbluth	5	2 reads
#1	The End of Eternity Isaac Asimov	4.2	132 reads
#1	The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut	3.99	296 reads
#1	That Sweet Little Old Lady Mark Phillips	2	1 read
#1	Rogue Moon Algis Budrys	2.9	12 reads
#1	A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.	3.95	309 reads
#1	Second Ending James White	4	1 read
#1	Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison	3.67	6 reads
#1	Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein	3.68	440 reads
#1	The Pirates of Ersatz Murray Leinster	2	2 reads
#1	Time Is the Simplest Thing Clifford D. Simak	4.5	3 reads
#1	Dorsai Gordon R. Dickson	3.43	15 reads
#1	Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein	3.71	445 reads
#1	Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon	4	4 reads
#1	Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison	3.68	29 reads
#1	The High Crusade Poul Anderson	3.5	14 reads
#1	Sylva Vercors	0	0 reads
#1	Little Fuzzy H. Beam Piper	3.59	34 reads
#1	Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut	4.09	684 reads
#1	Dune Frank Herbert	4.28	2,944 reads
#1	Dark Universe Daniel F. Galouye	2.67	5 reads
#1	Witch World Andre Norton	3.33	11 reads
#1	A Fall of Moondust Arthur C. Clarke	3.7	29 reads
#1	The Sword of Aldones Marion Zimmer Bradley	3	4 reads
#1	The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick	3.46	510 reads
#1	The Whole Man John Brunner	3	2 reads
#1	The Squares of the City John Brunner	3.5	2 reads
#1	This Immortal Roger Zelazny	3.48	24 reads
#1	Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein	3.23	29 reads
#1	Way Station Clifford D. Simak	4.14	82 reads
#1	The Wanderer Fritz Leiber	2.4	7 reads
#1	The Planet Buyer Cordwainer Smith	0	0 reads
#1	Davy Edgar Pangborn	0	0 reads
#1	Skylark DuQuesne Edward Elmer Smith	4	3 reads
#1	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein	3.79	303 reads
#1	The Witches of Karres James H. Schmitz	3.71	12 reads
#1	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes	4.27	1,092 reads
#1	Day of the Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann	0	0 reads
#1	The butterfly kid Chester Anderson	2	1 read
#1	Lord of Light Roger Zelazny	3.7	104 reads
#1	Too Many Magicians Randall Garrett	5	2 reads
#1	Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany	3.49	71 reads
#1	Thorns Robert Silverberg	0	0 reads
#1	Chthon Piers Anthony	3.14	7 reads
#1	The Einstein Intersection Samuel R. Delany	3.02	34 reads
#1	Past Master R.A. Lafferty	3.5	2 reads
#1	The Goblin Reservation Clifford D. Simak	3.28	10 reads
#1	Nova Samuel R. Delany	3.48	25 reads
#1	Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin	3.82	12 reads
#1	Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner	3.82	38 reads
#1	Star Light Hal Clement	2	2 reads
#1	Bug Jack Barron Norman Spinrad	3.5	4 reads
#1	Macroscope Piers Anthony Tim White	3.29	7 reads
#1	Tower of Glass Robert Silverberg	3.13	4 reads
#1	Tau Zero Poul Anderson	3.62	49 reads
#1	Ringworld Larry Niven	3.68	334 reads
#1	A Time of Changes Robert Silverberg	3	7 reads
#1	The Man Who Folded Himself David Gerrold	3.54	26 reads
#1	Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut	4.09	1,486 reads
#1	Up the Line Robert Silverberg	2.88	7 reads
#1	The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin	4.06	645 reads
#1	Jack of Shadows Roger Zelazny	3.8	11 reads
#1	The Lathe of Heaven Ursula K. Le Guin	4.06	266 reads
#1	Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke	3.94	469 reads
#1	Inverted World Christopher Priest	3.95	33 reads
#1	Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick	3.78	107 reads
#1	The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin	4.18	388 reads
#1	The Stochastic Man Robert Silverberg	3	3 reads
#1	The Year of the Quiet Sun Wilson Tucker	2.5	2 reads
#1	Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey	3.89	110 reads
#1	To Your Scattered Bodies Go Philip José Farmer	3.67	64 reads
#1	A Choice Of Gods Clifford D. Simak	3.33	4 reads
#1	The Book of Skulls Robert Silverberg	3.25	13 reads
#1	When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One: Release 2.0 David Gerrold	4.5	3 reads
#1	Fire Time Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Dying Inside Robert Silverberg	3.77	17 reads
#1	There Will Be Time Poul Anderson	2.2	5 reads
#1	The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov	3.84	130 reads
#1	The People of the Wind Poul Anderson	0	0 reads
#1	Protector Larry Niven	3.77	30 reads
#1	Time Enough for Love Robert A. Heinlein	3.62	52 reads
#1	The Mote in God's Eye Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.78	176 reads
#1	Inferno Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.35	19 reads
#1	Man Plus (Man Plus #1) Frederik Pohl	3.8	13 reads
#1	Time Storm Gordon R. Dickson	3.33	5 reads
#1	The Computer Connection Alfred Bester	3.5	4 reads
#1	The Forever War Joe Haldeman	3.95	481 reads
#1	Mindbridge Joe Haldeman	3.8	6 reads
#1	Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm	3.44	28 reads

Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )

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Hugo Award Best Novel Nominees and Winners ( 1953 - present )