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191 matching records

1. 1953 73 years ago

   The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Demolished Man (Novel) by Alfred Bester · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Demolished Man — 1953 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1953-09-06).

2. 1955 71 years ago

   They’d Rather Be Right — 1955 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   They’d Rather Be Right (Novel) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   They’d Rather Be Right — 1955 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1955).

3. 1956 70 years ago

   Double Star — 1956 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Double Star (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Double Star — 1956 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1956).

4. 1958 68 years ago

   The Big Time — 1958 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Big Time (Novel) by Fritz Leiber · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Big Time — 1958 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1958).

5. 1959 67 years ago

   A Case of Conscience — 1959 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   A Case of Conscience (Novel) by James Blish · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   A Case of Conscience — 1959 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1959).

6. 1960 66 years ago

   Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier) — 1960 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier) (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier) — 1960 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1960).

7. 1961 65 years ago

   A Canticle for Leibowitz — 1961 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   A Canticle for Leibowitz (Novel) by Walter M. Miller, Jr. · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   A Canticle for Leibowitz — 1961 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1961).

8. 1962 64 years ago

   Stranger in a Strange Land — 1962 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Stranger in a Strange Land (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Stranger in a Strange Land — 1962 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1962).

9. 1963 63 years ago

   The Man in the High Castle — 1963 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Man in the High Castle (Novel) by Philip K. Dick · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Man in the High Castle — 1963 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1963).

10. 1964 62 years ago

    Here Gather the Stars (alt: Way Station) — 1964 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Here Gather the Stars (alt: Way Station) (Novel) by Clifford D. Simak · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Here Gather the Stars (alt: Way Station) — 1964 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1964).

11. 1965 61 years ago

    The Wanderer — 1965 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

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

    The Wanderer — 1965 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1965).

12. 1966 60 years ago

    Dune — Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Dune (Novel) by Frank Herbert · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Dune — Nebula Award, Best Novel (1966-03-11).

13. 1966 60 years ago

    The Saliva Tree — Nebula Award, Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Saliva Tree (Novella) by Brian W. Aldiss · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Saliva Tree — Nebula Award, Best Novella (1966-03-11).

14. 1966 60 years ago

    He Who Shapes — Nebula Award, Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    He Who Shapes (Novella) by Roger Zelazny · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

    He Who Shapes — Nebula Award, Best Novella (1966-03-11).

15. 1966 60 years ago

    The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth — Nebula Award, Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (Novella) by Roger Zelazny · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth — Nebula Award, Best Novelette (1966-03-11).

16. 1966 60 years ago

    “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman — Nebula Award, Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman (Short story) by Harlan Ellison · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story · Role: Science fiction writer

    “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman — Nebula Award, Best Short Story (1966-03-11).

17. 1966 60 years ago

    …And Call Me Conrad (alt: This Immortal) — 1966 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    …And Call Me Conrad (alt: This Immortal) (Novel) by Roger Zelazny · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    …And Call Me Conrad (alt: This Immortal) — 1966 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1966-09-04).

18. 1966 60 years ago

    Dune — Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Dune (Novel) by Frank Herbert · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Dune — Hugo Award, Best Novel (1966).

19. 1967 59 years ago

    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress — 1967 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress — 1967 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1967).

20. 1967 59 years ago

    Flowers for Algernon — 1966 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Flowers for Algernon (Novel) by Daniel Keyes · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Flowers for Algernon — 1966 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1967-03-25).