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The Hugo Award for best science fiction or fantasy novel is given each year for works published during the previous calendar year. A work of fiction is defined as a novel if it is 40,000 words or longer. The Hugo for Best Novel has been awarded annually since 1953 except in 1954 and 1957.

Robert A. Heinlein has received the most Hugos for Best Novel, with five wins (including one Retro Hugo) and eleven nominations. Lois McMaster Bujold has received four Hugos on eight nominations; the only other authors to win more than twice are Vernor Vinge and Isaac Asimov (including one Retro Hugo), who each won three times. Ten other authors have won the award twice. Larry Niven and Robert J. Sawyer have each been nominated eight times, but have only won once. Vernor and Joan D. Vinge are the only married couple to have each won Hugo Awards for Best Novel (although they have since divorced).^[1]

Other Hugo Awards for fiction are given for pieces of shorter lengths in the short story, novelette and novella categories.

[edit] Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Other nominees
1953	The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
1955	They'd Rather Be Right (aka: The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
1956	Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
1958	The Big Time by Fritz Leiber
1959	A Case of Conscience by James Blish	We Have Fed Our Sea (book title: The Enemy Stars) by Poul Anderson Who? by Algis Budrys Have Space Suit — Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein Time Killer (book title (expanded): Immortality, Inc.) by Robert Sheckley
1960	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein	2 Dorsai! (alternate title: The Genetic General) by Gordon R. Dickson The Pirates of Ersatz (book title: The Pirates of Zan) by Murray Leinster That Sweet Little Old Lady (book title: Brain Twister) by Mark Phillips The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
1961	A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.	The High Crusade by Poul Anderson Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys Deathworld by Harry Harrison Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon
1962	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein	Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye Sense of Obligation (book title: Planet of the Damned) by Harry Harrison The Fisherman (book title: Time Is the Simplest Thing) by Clifford D. Simak Second Ending by James White
1963	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick	The Sword of Aldones by Marion Zimmer Bradley A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper Sylva by Jean Bruller
1964	Here Gather the Stars (aka: Way Station) by Clifford D. Simak	2 Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein 3 Witch World by Andre Norton 4 Dune World by Frank Herbert 5 Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
1965	The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber	The Whole Man by John Brunner Davy by Edgar Pangborn The Planet Buyer by Cordwainer Smith
1966	(tie) Dune by Frank Herbert¹ ...And Call Me Conrad (a/k/a: This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny	The Squares of the City by John Brunner The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (serialized in 1965 – 66, so allowed to be nominated for both years) Skylark DuQuesne by Edward E. Smith
1967	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein	Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany¹ Too Many Magicians by Randall Garrett Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes¹ The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz Day of the Minotaur by Thomas Burnett Swann
1968	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny	2 The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany¹ 3 Chthon by Piers Anthony The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson Thorns by Robert Silverberg
1969	Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner	2 Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin¹ Nova by Samuel R. Delany Past Master by R. A. Lafferty The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak
1970	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin¹	2 Up the Line by Robert Silverberg 3 Macroscope by Piers Anthony 4 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 5 Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad
1971	Ringworld by Larry Niven¹	2 Tau Zero by Poul Anderson 3 Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg 4 The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker 5 Star Light by Hal Clement
1972	To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer	2 The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 3 Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey 4 Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny 5 A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg¹
1973	The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov¹	2 When Harlie Was One by David Gerrold 3 There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg A Choice of Gods by Clifford D. Simak
1974	Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke¹	2 Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein 3 Protector by Larry Niven The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
1975	The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin¹	Fire Time by Poul Anderson Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick The Mote In God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Inverted World by Christopher Priest
1976	The Forever War by Joe Haldeman¹	2 Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny 3 Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 4 The Computer Connection by Alfred Bester 5 The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
1977	Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm	Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Man Plus by Frederik Pohl¹ Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg
1978	Gateway by Frederik Pohl¹	2 The Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley 3 Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Time Storm by Gordon R. Dickson Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin
1979	Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre¹	2 The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 3 The Faded Sun: Kesrith by C. J. Cherryh Blind Voices by Tom Reamy
1980	The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke¹	2 Titan by John Varley 3 Jem by Frederik Pohl 4 Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip 5 On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch
1981	The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge	2 Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg 3 Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven 4 Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl 5 Wizard by John Varley
1982	Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh	2 The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe¹ 3 The Many-Colored Land by Julian May 4 Project Pope by Clifford Simak 5 Little, Big by John Crowley
1983	Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov	2 The Pride of Chanur by C. J. Cherryh 3 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke 4 Friday by Robert A. Heinlein 5 Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury 6 The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
1984	Startide Rising by David Brin¹	2 Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy 3 Millennium by John Varley 4 Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 5 The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
1985	Neuromancer by William Gibson¹	2 Emergence by David R. Palmer 3 The Peace War by Vernor Vinge 4 Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein 5 The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
1986	Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card¹	2 Cuckoo's Egg by C. J. Cherryh 3 The Postman by David Brin 4 Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 5 Blood Music by Greg Bear
1987	Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card¹	2 The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw 3 Count Zero by William Gibson 4 Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge 5 Black Genesis by L. Ron Hubbard
1988	The Uplift War by David Brin	2 When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger 3 Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card 4 The Forge of God by Greg Bear 5 The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
1989	Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh	2 Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card 3 Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold¹ 4 Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling 5 Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
1990	Hyperion by Dan Simmons^[2]	2 A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger 3 Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card 4 The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson 5 Grass by Sheri S. Tepper
1991	The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold	2 Earth by David Brin 3 The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons 4 The Quiet Pools by Michael P. Kube-McDowell 5 Queen of Angels by Greg Bear
1992	Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold	2 Bone Dance by Emma Bull 3 All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 4 The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge 5 Xenocide by Orson Scott Card 6 Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick¹
1993	(tie) A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Doomsday Book by Connie Willis¹	3 Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson¹ 4 China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh 5 Steel Beach by John Varley
1994	Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson	2 Moving Mars by Greg Bear¹ 3 Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress 4 Glory Season by David Brin 5 Virtual Light by William Gibson
1995	Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold	2 Mother of Storms by John Barnes 3 Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress 4 Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop 5 Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
1996	The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson	2 The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter 3 Brightness Reef by David Brin 4 The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer¹ 5 Remake by Connie Willis
1997	Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson	2 Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold 3 Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon 4 Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer 5 Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
1998	Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman¹	2 City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams 3 The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons 4 Frameshift by Robert J. Sawyer 5 Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick
1999	To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis	2 Children of God by Mary Doria Russell 3 Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson 4 Distraction by Bruce Sterling 5 Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer
2000	A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge	2 A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold 3 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson 4 Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear¹ 5 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
2001	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling	2 A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin 3 Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer 4 The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod 5 Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
2002	American Gods by Neil Gaiman¹	2 The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold 3 Passage by Connie Willis 4 Perdido Street Station by China Miéville 5 The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson 6 Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod
2003	Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer	2 Kiln People by David Brin 3 Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick 4 The Scar by China Miéville 5 The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
2004	Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold¹	2 Ilium by Dan Simmons 3 Singularity Sky by Charles Stross 4 Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson 5 Humans by Robert J. Sawyer
2005	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke	2 River of Gods by Ian McDonald 3 The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks 4 Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross 5 Iron Council by China Miéville
2006	Spin by Robert Charles Wilson	2 Accelerando by Charles Stross 3 Old Man's War by John Scalzi 4 Learning the World by Ken MacLeod 5 A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
2007	Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge^[3]	2 Glasshouse by Charles Stross 3 His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik 4 Eifelheim by Michael Flynn 5 Blindsight by Peter Watts
2008	The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon¹	2 The Last Colony by John Scalzi 3 Halting State by Charles Stross 4 Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer 5 Brasyl by Ian McDonald
2009	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman^[4]^[5]^[6]	2 Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 3 Anathem by Neal Stephenson 4 Saturn's Children by Charles Stross 5 Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi^[7]

¹ Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel

[edit] Retro Hugos

Retro Hugos were awarded 50 years after years in which World Science Fiction Conventions didn't give awards — note: no "Best Novel" Hugo was awarded at the 1957 convention, but Hugos were awarded in other categories, hence there was no "Retro Hugo" for 1957 awarded in 2007.

Year (awarded)	Winner	Other nominees
1946 (1996)	The Mule by Isaac Asimov (republished as Part II of Foundation and Empire)	2 The World of Null-A by A. E. van Vogt 3 That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis 4 Destiny Times Three by Fritz Leiber 5 Red Sun of Danger by Edmond Hamilton (writing as Brett Sterling)
1951 (2001)	Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein	2 Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov 3 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 4 First Lensman by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. 5 The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
1954 (2004)	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury	2 Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke 3 Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement 4 The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 5 More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon

[edit] See also

Nebula Award for Best Novel
Locus Award
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for science fiction and fantasy.

[edit] References

^ Vinge, Vernor True Names and Other Dangers p. 145, Baen Books paperback, pub. 1987. "From 1972 to 1979 I was married to Joan D. Vinge."
^ Reynolds, Simon (2008-04-03). "Warner Bros picks up 'Hyperion Cantos'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a92967/warner-bros-picks-up-hyperion-cantos.html.
^ "Hugo Awards für beste Science Fiction 2007 vergeben" (in German). Der Standard. September 14, 2007. http://derstandard.at/fs/3018872. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
^ "2009 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
^ Flood, Alison (August 11, 2009). "Neil Gaiman wins Hugo award". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/11/neil-gaiman-wins-hugo-award. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ Thill, Scott (August 10, 2009). "2009 Hugo Awards Honor Gaiman, Dr. Horrible, More". Wired. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/08/2009-hugo-awards-honor-gaiman-dr-horrible-more/. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ "Hugos". AnticipationSF website. 2009-03-19. http://anticipationsf.ca/English/Hugos.

[edit] External links

[0] Vinge, Vernor True Names and Other Dangers p. 145, Baen Books paperback, pub. 1987. "From 1972 to 1979 I was married to Joan D. Vinge."

[1] Reynolds, Simon (2008-04-03). "Warner Bros picks up 'Hyperion Cantos'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a92967/warner-bros-picks-up-hyperion-cantos.html.

[2] "Hugo Awards für beste Science Fiction 2007 vergeben" (in German). Der Standard. September 14, 2007. http://derstandard.at/fs/3018872. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

[WWE-2009-3] "2009 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.

[4] Flood, Alison (August 11, 2009). "Neil Gaiman wins Hugo award". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/11/neil-gaiman-wins-hugo-award. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[5] Thill, Scott (August 10, 2009). "2009 Hugo Awards Honor Gaiman, Dr. Horrible, More". Wired. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/08/2009-hugo-awards-honor-gaiman-dr-horrible-more/. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[6] "Hugos". AnticipationSF website. 2009-03-19. http://anticipationsf.ca/English/Hugos.

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[edit] Winners and nominees

[edit] Retro Hugos

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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