Winners of the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Does not include Retro-Hugos.
Hugo Award for Best Novel Public
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The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
5 stars
Only a few know the terrifying truth -- an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1973.
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Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Rama (1))
4 stars
Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1974.
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
5 stars
The Dispossessed (in later printings titled The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia) is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1975.
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The forever war by Joe Haldeman
4 stars
"The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1976.
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
4 stars
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is a spellbinding and wonderfully original family saga of the future. It is the …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1977.
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Phil in SF says: Winner in 1978.
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Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1979.
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The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
3 stars
Arienrhod. As beautiful as she was ancient, she ruled Tiamat, whose twin suns circled the Stargate that linked her world …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1981.
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Downbelow Station (Alliance-Union Universe) by C.J. Cherryh
3 stars
From back cover Daw paperback February 1981:
Pell's Star occupied the central spot in the coming conflict between Earth's tired …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1982.
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Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (Foundation Series, #4)
4 stars
After the defeat of the Mule by the Second Foundation, Terminus enjoys a period of prosperity and stability which is …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1983.
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Startide Rising by David Brin (Uplift, #2)
4 stars
A crippled spaceship crewed by genetically engineered dolphins, a few humans, and a genetically engineered chimp hides on a mysterious …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1984.
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Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)
4 stars
The first of William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, Neuromancer is the classic cyberpunk novel. The winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1985.
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
4 stars
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1986.
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Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
4 stars
Ender Wiggin, the young military genius, discovers that a second alien war is inevitable and that he must dismiss his …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1987.
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5 stars
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The …
Phil in SF says: Winner in 1988.
