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Award Category: Best Novel (Hugo Award)

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1953
1 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester
1955
1 They'd Rather Be Right Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
1956
1 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein
1959
1 A Case of Conscience James Blish
1960
1 Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein
1961
1 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr.
1962
1 Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein
1963
1 The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick
1964
1 Way Station Clifford D. Simak
1965
1 The Wanderer Fritz Leiber
1966
1 Dune Frank Herbert
1 This Immortal Roger Zelazny
1967
1 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
1968
1 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny
1969
1 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner
1970
1 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin
1971
1 Ringworld Larry Niven
1972
1 To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Philip José Farmer?Philip Jose Farmer
1973
1 The Gods Themselves Isaac Asimov
1974
1 Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke
1975
1 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia Ursula K. Le Guin
1976
1 The Forever War Joe Haldeman
1977
1 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm
1978
1 Gateway Frederik Pohl
1979
1 Dreamsnake Vonda N. McIntyre
1980
1 The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
1981
1 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge
1982
1 Downbelow Station C. J. Cherryh
1983
1 Foundation's Edge Isaac Asimov
1984
1 Startide Rising David Brin
1985
1 Neuromancer William Gibson
1986
1 Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
1987
1 Speaker for the Dead Orson Scott Card
1988
1 The Uplift War David Brin
1989
1 Cyteen C. J. Cherryh
1990
1 Hyperion Dan Simmons
1991
1 The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold
1992
1 Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold
1993
1 A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
1 Doomsday Book Connie Willis
1994
1 Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
1995
1 Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold
1996
1 The Diamond Age Neal Stephenson
1997
1 Blue Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
1998
1 Forever Peace Joe Haldeman
1999
1 To Say Nothing of the Dog, or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last Connie Willis
2000
1 A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge
2001
1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling
2002
1 American Gods Neil Gaiman
2003
1 Hominids Robert J. Sawyer
2004
1 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold
2005
1 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke
2006
1 Spin Robert Charles Wilson
2007
1 Rainbows End Vernor Vinge
2008
1 The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon
2009
1 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
2010
1 The City & the City
China Miéville?China Mieville
1 The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi
2011
1 All Clear Connie Willis
1 Blackout Connie Willis
2012
1 Among Others Jo Walton
2013
1 Redshirts John Scalzi
2014
1 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie
2015
1 The Three-Body Problem (translation of
三体?Sān tǐ
) 		Cixin Liu
2016
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Runoff
Fifth Season 969 973 997 1208 1372 2073
Uprooted 722 725 801 944 1203
Seveneves 431 432 517 609
Ancillary Mercy 475 476 507
The Aeronaut's Windlass 256 261
No Award 50 429
Preference 2903 2867 2822 2761 2575 2502
No Preference 0 36 81 142 328 401
Total Votes 2903 2903 2903 2903 2903 2903
761 nominations
 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin
2017
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
The Obelisk Gate 427 427 470 543 690 1019 1664
All the Birds in the Sky 429 430 483 567 729 976
Ninefox Gambit 403 404 440 538 671
A Closed and Common Orbit 400 403 448 511
Too Like the Lightning 341 341 373
Death's End 290 291
No Award 49 143
480 nominating ballots with 295.97 final points.
 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin
2018
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Stone Sky 770 774 826 935 1044 1263 1723
Collapsing Empire 406 409 460 512 638 874
Six Wakes 348 350 386 434 518
New York 2140 314 316 345 382
Raven Stratagem 230 230 277
Provenance 226 228
No Award 42 126
Preference 2336 2307 2294 2263 2200 2137 1849
No Preference 0 29 42 73 136 199 487
Total Votes 2336 2336 2336 2336 2336 2336 2336
365 nominating ballots (23.79%) with 241.08 final points.
 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin
2019
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
The Calculating Stars 699 699 777 875 1013 1242 1909
Spinning Silver 580 582 633 700 787 940
Record of a Spaceborn Few 350 352 380 430 479
Space Opera 284 284 310 345
Revenant Gun 255 256 292
Trail of Lightning 246 247
No Award 41 88
363 nominations with 214.17 final points.
 The Calculating Stars Mary Robinette Kowal
2020
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
A Memory Called Empire 455 456 519 588 657 880 1350
Middlegame 512 512 546 588 653 792
Gideon the Ninth 324 324 359 395 449
The City in the Middle of the Night 189 190 216 241
The Ten Thousand Doors of January 187 187 196
The Light Brigade 185 185
No Award 21 58
319 nominations with 183.01 final points.
 A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine
2021
1
ⓘCast Ballots: 2040(86.4%)
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Network Effect 575 576 661 778 882 1139 1674
Piranesi 425 426 473 500 568 707
The City We Became 295 295 331 390 518
The Relentless Moon 259 261 276
Black Sun 250 250 287 340
Harrow the Ninth 236 236
No Award 24 48
309 nominations with 191.98 points
 Network Effect Martha Wells
2022
1
ⓘCast Ballots: 1867 of 2235
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
A Desolation Called Peace 381 381 439 523 672 870 1421
Light From Uncommon Stars 367 367 407 473 598 742
Project Hail Mary 352 352 371 435 487
A Master of Djinn 293 294 339 391
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 269 270 295
She Who Became the Sun 205 205
No Award 11 42
242 nominations with 145.50 points
 A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine
2023
1
ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 1674 valid ballots cast, 1,068 valid ballots cast in category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Runoff
Nettle & Bone 422 424 453 503 569 792
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 170 174 183 198 221
The Kaiju Preservation Society 135 138 154 165 209
Legends & Lattes 121 122 137 152
Nona the Ninth 97 97 102
The Spare Man 81 81
No Award 42 61
Preference 1068 1036 1029 1018 999 853
No Preference 0 32 39 50 69 215
Total Votes 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068 1068
According to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 815 nominations with 218.17 final points
 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher
2024
1
ⓘAccording to the 2024 Hugo Voting Statistics, there were 3,436 valid ballots cast, 2,189 valid ballots cast in this category.
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
Some Desperate Glory 489 489 519 568 699 958 1534
Translation State 366 367 448 555 664 887
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi 378 378 420 473 590
The Saint of Bright Doors 353 353 378 413
Starter Villain 292 293 357
Witch King 289 292
No Award 22 66
According to the 2024 Hugo Voting Statistics, there were 161 nominations with 121.58 final points
 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh
2025
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Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
The Tainted Cup 470 470 523 592 666 868 1234
A Sorceress Comes To Call 266 267 304 348 486 638
Alien Clay 263 264 310 362 412
Someone You Can Build a Nest In 245 246 266 300
The Ministry of Time 205 205 230
Service Model 197 197
No Award 12 50
157 nominations with 106.08 final points
 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett
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