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191 matching records

1. 1967 59 years ago

   Babel-17 — 1966 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Babel-17 (Novel) by Samuel R. Delany · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Babel-17 — 1966 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1967-03-25).

2. 1967 59 years ago

   Hugo Gernsback: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer

   Hugo Gernsback: death.

3. 1968 58 years ago

   Lord of Light — 1968 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Lord of Light (Novel) by Roger Zelazny · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Lord of Light — 1968 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1968).

4. 1968 58 years ago

   The Einstein Intersection — 1967 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Einstein Intersection (Novel) by Samuel R. Delany · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Einstein Intersection — 1967 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1968-03-16).

5. 1969 57 years ago

   Stand on Zanzibar — 1969 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Stand on Zanzibar (Novel) by John Brunner · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Stand on Zanzibar — 1969 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1969).

6. 1969 57 years ago

   Rite of Passage — 1968 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Rite of Passage (Novel) by Alexei Panshin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Rite of Passage — 1968 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1969-03-15).

7. 1970 56 years ago

   The Left Hand of Darkness — 1970 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

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

   The Left Hand of Darkness — 1970 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1970).

8. 1970 56 years ago

   The Left Hand of Darkness — 1969 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

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

   The Left Hand of Darkness — 1969 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1970-03-14).

9. 1971 55 years ago

   Ringworld — 1971 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Ringworld (Novel) by Larry Niven · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Ringworld — 1971 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1971).

10. 1971 55 years ago

    Ringworld — 1970 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Ringworld (Novel) by Larry Niven · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Ringworld — 1970 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1971-04-03).

11. 1971 55 years ago

    John W. Campbell Jr.: death

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer

    John W. Campbell Jr.: death.

12. 1972 54 years ago

    To Your Scattered Bodies Go — 1972 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Novel) by Philip José Farmer · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    To Your Scattered Bodies Go — 1972 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1972).

13. 1972 54 years ago

    A Time of Changes — 1971 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    A Time of Changes (Novel) by Robert Silverberg · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    A Time of Changes — 1971 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1972-04-29).

14. 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).

15. 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).

16. 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).

17. 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).

18. 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).

19. 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).

20. 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).