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475 matching records

1. 1972 54 years ago

   Good News from the Vatican: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Good News from the Vatican (Short story) by Robert Silverberg · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   Good News from the Vatican won Best Short Story.

2. 1973 53 years ago

   The Gods Themselves — 1973 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Gods Themselves (Novel) by Isaac Asimov · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Gods Themselves — 1973 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1973).

3. 1973 53 years ago

   When It Changed: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   When It Changed (Short story) by Joanna Russ · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   When It Changed won Best Short Story.

4. 1973 53 years ago

   A Meeting with Medusa: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   A Meeting with Medusa (Novella) by Arthur C. Clarke · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   A Meeting with Medusa won Best Novella.

5. 1973 53 years ago

   The Gods Themselves — 1972 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Gods Themselves (Novel) by Isaac Asimov · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Gods Themselves — 1972 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1973-04-28).

6. 1973 53 years ago

   Goat Song: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Goat Song (Novella) by Poul Anderson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Goat Song won Best Novelette.

7. 1974 52 years ago

   Rendezvous With Rama — 1974 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Rendezvous With Rama (Novel) by Arthur C. Clarke · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Rendezvous With Rama — 1974 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1974).

8. 1974 52 years ago

   The Death of Doctor Island: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Death of Doctor Island (Novella) by Gene Wolfe · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   The Death of Doctor Island won Best Novella.

9. 1974 52 years ago

   Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand (Novella) by Vonda N. McIntyre · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand won Best Novelette.

10. 1974 52 years ago

    Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death (Short story) by James Tiptree Jr. · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death won Best Short Story.

11. 1974 52 years ago

    Rendezvous with Rama — 1973 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Rendezvous with Rama (Novel) by Arthur C. Clarke · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Rendezvous with Rama — 1973 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1974-04-27).

12. 1974 52 years ago

    Soylent Green: Best Dramatic Presentation

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Soylent Green (Film) by Stanley R. Greenberg · Award: Nebula Award — Best Dramatic Presentation

    Soylent Green won Best Dramatic Presentation.

13. 1975 51 years ago

    The Dispossessed — 1975 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Dispossessed (Novel) by Ursula K. Le Guin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Dispossessed — 1975 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1975).

14. 1975 51 years ago

    The Dispossessed — 1974 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Dispossessed (Novel) by Ursula K. Le Guin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Dispossessed — 1974 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1975-04-26).

15. 1975 51 years ago

    The Day Before The Revolution: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Day Before The Revolution (Short story) by Ursula K. Le Guin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    The Day Before The Revolution won Best Short Story.

16. 1975 51 years ago

    Sleeper: Best Dramatic Presentation

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Film and television

    Sleeper (Film) by Woody Allen · Award: Nebula Award — Best Dramatic Presentation

    Sleeper won Best Dramatic Presentation.

17. 1975 51 years ago

    If the Stars are Gods: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    If the Stars are Gods (Novella) by Gregory Benford, Gordon Eklund · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    If the Stars are Gods won Best Novelette.

18. 1975 51 years ago

    Born With the Dead: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Born With the Dead (Novella) by Robert Silverberg · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    Born With the Dead won Best Novella.

19. 1976 50 years ago

    The Forever War — 1976 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Forever War (Novel) by Joe Haldeman · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Forever War — 1976 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1976).

20. 1976 50 years ago

    San Diego Lightfoot Sue: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    San Diego Lightfoot Sue (Novella) by Tom Reamy · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    San Diego Lightfoot Sue won Best Novelette.