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183 matching records

1. 2014 12 years ago

   Ancillary Justice — 2013 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Ancillary Justice (Novel) by Ann Leckie · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Ancillary Justice — 2013 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2014-05-17).

2. 2014 12 years ago

   The Sword in the Stone — 1939 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Sword in the Stone (Novel) by T. H. White · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Sword in the Stone — 1939 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2014-08-14).

3. 2014 12 years ago

   Ancillary Justice — Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Ancillary Justice (Novel) by Ann Leckie · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Ancillary Justice — Hugo Award, Best Novel (2014-08-17).

4. 2015 11 years ago

   Love Is the Drug: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Love Is the Drug (Novel) by Alaya Dawn Johnson · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Love Is the Drug won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

5. 2015 11 years ago

   Annihilation — 2014 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Annihilation (Novel) by Jeff VanderMeer · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Annihilation — 2014 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2015-06-06).

6. 2015 11 years ago

   The Three-Body Problem — 2015 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Three-Body Problem (Novel) by Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (translator) · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Three-Body Problem — 2015 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2015-08-22).

7. 2016 10 years ago

   Uprooted — 2015 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Uprooted (Novel) by Naomi Novik · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Uprooted — 2015 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2016-05-14).

8. 2016 10 years ago

   Updraft: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Updraft (Novel) by Fran Wilde · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Updraft won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

9. 2016 10 years ago

   Slan — 1941 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Slan (Novel) by A. E. van Vogt · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Slan — 1941 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2016-08-18).

10. 2016 10 years ago

    The Fifth Season — 2016 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Fifth Season (Novel) by N.K. Jemisin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Fifth Season — 2016 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2016-08-20).

11. 2017 9 years ago

    All the Birds in the Sky — 2016 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    All the Birds in the Sky (Novel) by Charlie Jane Anders · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    All the Birds in the Sky — 2016 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2017-05-20).

12. 2017 9 years ago

    Arabella of Mars: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Arabella of Mars (Novel) by David D. Levine · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Arabella of Mars won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

13. 2017 9 years ago

    The Obelisk Gate — 2017 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Obelisk Gate (Novel) by N. K. Jemisin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Obelisk Gate — 2017 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2017-08-11).

14. 2018 8 years ago

    The Stone Sky — 2017 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Stone Sky (Novel) by N. K. Jemisin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Stone Sky — 2017 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2018-05-19).

15. 2018 8 years ago

    The Art of Starving: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Art of Starving (Novel) by Sam J. Miller · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    The Art of Starving won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

16. 2018 8 years ago

    Beyond This Horizon — 1943 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Beyond This Horizon (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein (as Anson MacDonald) · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Beyond This Horizon — 1943 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-16).

17. 2018 8 years ago

    The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Stone Sky (Novel) by N.K. Jemisin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-19).

18. 2019 7 years ago

    The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Calculating Stars (Novel) by Mary Robinette Kowal · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2019-05-18).

19. 2019 7 years ago

    Children of Blood and Bone: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Children of Blood and Bone (Novel) by Tomi Adeyemi · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Children of Blood and Bone won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

20. 2019 7 years ago

    Conjure Wife — 1944 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Conjure Wife (Novel) by Fritz Leiber · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Conjure Wife — 1944 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019-08-15).