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Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Science Fiction · 1996–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
WastelandsSamira Lloyd
Winner
All We HaveTony Shillitoe
Finalist
ArborescenceRhett Davis
Finalist
Dark SandsJ. S. Harman
Finalist
Letters to Our Robot SonCadance Bell
Finalist
Volatile MemorySeth Haddon
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
Temporal BoomJ.M. Voss
Winner
Big TimeJordan Prosser
Finalist
InheritanceGenevieve Gannon
Finalist
JuiceTim Winton
Finalist
The TempMartin Livings
Finalist
TransportedKate Fitzpatrick
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
Time of the CatTansy Rayner Roberts
Winner
Aliens: BishopT. R. Napper
Finalist
DronikusMarko Newman
Finalist
Minds of Sand and LightKylie Chan
Finalist
The Comforting Weight of WaterRoanna McClelland
Finalist
Traitor's RunKeith Stevenson
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
36 StreetsT. R. Napper
Winner
BootstrapGeorgina Young
Finalist
Here Goes NothingSteve Toltz
Finalist
HoveringRhett Davis
Finalist
The StrangerKathryn Hore
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Waking RomeoKathryn Barker
Winner
Aurora's EndAmie Kaufman
Finalist
Deepwater KingClaire McKenna
Finalist
Papa Lucy & the BonemanJason Fischer
Finalist
Stealing TimeRebecca Bowyer
Finalist
The 22 Murders of Madison MayMax Barry
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
Repo VirtualCorey J. White
Winner · tie
The Animals in That CountryLaura Jean McKay
Winner · tie
Aurora BurningAmie Kaufman
Finalist
FaunaDonna Mazza
Finalist
Ghost SpeciesJames Bradley
Finalist
The Mother FaultKate Mildenhall
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
Aurora RisingAmie Kaufman
Winner
Daughter of Bad TimesRohan Wilson
Finalist
The Glad ShoutAlice Robinson
Finalist
The SubjectsSarah Hopkins
Finalist
The TrespassersMeg Mundell
Finalist
The Year of the Fruit CakeGillian Polack
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
LIFEL1K3Jay Kristoff
Winner
A Superior SpectreAngela Meyer
Finalist
DyschroniaJennifer Mills
Finalist
ObsidioAmie Kaufman
Finalist
Scales of EmpireKylie Chan
Finalist
The Second CureMargaret Morgan
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
From the WreckJane Rawson
Winner
An Uncertain GraceKrissy Kneen
Finalist
Closing DownSally Abbott
Finalist
Lotus BlueCat Sparks
Finalist
Terra NulliusClaire G. Coleman
Finalist
Year of the OrphanDaniel Findlay
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
GeminaAmie Kaufman
Winner
ConfluenceS. K. Dunstall
Finalist
Squid's GriefDK Mok
Finalist
StilettoDaniel O'Malley
Finalist
ThreaderRebekah Turner
Finalist
WatershedJane Abbott
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
IlluminaeAmie Kaufman
Winner
CladeJames Bradley
Finalist
CrossedEvelyn Blackwell
Finalist
HollowgirlSean Williams
Finalist
Their Fractured LightMeagan Spooner
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
PeacemakerMarianne de Pierres
Winner
ForesightGraham Storrs
Finalist
MeridianAmanda Bridgeman
Finalist
The White ListNina D'Aleo
Finalist
This Shattered WorldMeagan Spooner
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
LexiconMax Barry
Winner
A wrong turn at the office of unmade listsJane Rawson
Finalist
RupettaN. A. Sulway
Finalist
TrucksongAndrew Macrae
Finalist
True PathGraham Storrs
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
The RookDaniel O'Malley
Winner
A Confusion of PrincesGarth Nix
Finalist
And All the StarsAndrea K. Höst
Finalist
SuitedJo Anderton
Finalist
The Interrogation of Ashala WolfAmbelin Kwaymullina
Finalist
The Last CityNina D'Aleo
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
The Courier's New BicycleKim Westwood
Winner
Black GlassMeg Mundell
Finalist
Children of ScarabaeusSara Creasy
Finalist
Machine ManMax Barry
Finalist
The WaterboysPeter Docker
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
Transformation SpaceMarianne de Pierres
Winner
Mirror SpaceMarianne de Pierres
Finalist
Song of ScarabaeusSara Creasy
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
Wonders of a godless worldAndrew McGahan
Winner
The Grand ConjunctionSean Williams
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
Time Machines Repaired While-U-WaitTime Machines Repaired While-U-WaitK. A. Bedford
Winner
Chaos SpaceMarianne de Pierres
Finalist
Earth AscendantSean Williams
Finalist
No Free LunchSimon Haynes
Finalist
The Daughters of MoabKim Westwood
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
The company of the deadDavid Kowalski
Winner
Dark SpaceMarianne de Pierres
Finalist
Remote ControlJack Heath
Finalist
Saturn ReturnsSean Williams
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
K-MachinesDamien Broderick
Winner
DescentSean Williams
Finalist
UndergroundAndrew McGahan
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
EclipseEclipseK. A. Bedford
Winner
AscentSean Williams
Finalist
Crash DeluxeMarianne de Pierres
Finalist
Designated TargetsJohn Birmingham
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
Less than humanMaxine McArthur
Winner
Heirs of EarthSean Williams
Finalist
Nylon AngelMarianne de Pierres
Finalist
The RebelJack Dann
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
Fallen GodsJonathan Blum
Winner
Blue BoxKate Orman
Finalist
Orphans of EarthSean Williams
Finalist
Terminator GeneIan Irvine
Finalist
WyrmholeJay Caselberg
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
TranscensionDamien Broderick
Winner
Blue SilenceMichelle Marquardt
Finalist
Echoes of EarthSean Williams
Finalist