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BSFA Award for Best Novel

Science Fiction · 1970–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
When There Are Wolves AgainE. J. Swift
Winner
A Granite Silence: A NovelNina Allan
Finalist
Edge of OblivionKirk Weddell
Finalist
Project HanumanStewart Hotston
Finalist
The Salt OracleLorraine Wilson
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
Three Eight OneAliya Whiteley
Winner
Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky
Finalist
CalypsoOliver K. Langmead
Finalist
Rabbit in the MoonFiona Moore
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
The Green Man's QuarryThe Green Man's QuarryJuliet E. McKenna
Winner
AirsideChristopher Priest
Finalist
Descendant MachineGareth L. Powell
Finalist
HimGeoff Ryman
Finalist
Shigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonWole Talabi
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
City of Last ChancesAdrian Tchaikovsky
Winner
Stars and BonesGareth L. Powell
Finalist
The Coral BonesE. J. Swift
Finalist
The Red Scholar's WakeAliette de Bodard
Finalist
The ThisAdam Roberts
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Shards of EarthAdrian Tchaikovsky
Winner
A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
Finalist
Blackthorn WinterLiz Williams
Finalist
Purgatory MountAdam Roberts
Finalist
Skyward InnAliya Whiteley
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
The City We BecameN. K. Jemisin
Winner
Club DedNikhil Singh
Finalist
Comet WeatherLiz Williams
Finalist
Light of Impossible StarsGareth L. Powell
Finalist
PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Finalist
The Doors of EdenAdrian Tchaikovsky
Finalist
The Ministry for the FutureKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
The sunken land begins to rise againM. John Harrison
Finalist
Threading the LabyrinthTiffani Angus
Finalist
Water Must FallNick Wood
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
Children of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky
Winner
Atlas AloneEmma Newman
Finalist
Fleet of KnivesGareth L. Powell
Finalist
The Rosewater InsurrectionTade Thompson
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
Embers of WarGareth L. Powell
Winner
Before MarsEmma Newman
Finalist
Europe at DawnDave Hutchinson
Finalist
Revenant GunYoon Ha Lee
Finalist
RosewaterTade Thompson
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
The RiftNina Allan
Winner
Dreams Before the Start of TimeAnne Charnock
Finalist
Exit WestMohsin Hamid
Finalist
ProvenanceAnn Leckie
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
Europe in WinterDave Hutchinson
Winner
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky Chambers
Finalist
Azanian BridgesNick Wood
Finalist
Daughter of EdenChris Beckett
Finalist
Occupy MeTricia Sullivan
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
The House of Shattered WingsAliette de Bodard
Winner
Europe At MidnightDave Hutchinson
Finalist
Luna: New MoonIan McDonald
Finalist
Mother of EdenChris Beckett
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie
Winner
Cuckoo SongFrances Hardinge
Finalist
Europe in AutumnDave Hutchinson
Finalist
LagoonNnedi Okorafor
Finalist
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustClaire North
Finalist
The Moon KingNeil Williamson
Finalist
The RaceNina Allan
Finalist
WolvesSimon Ings
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. Powell
Winner · tie
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Winner · tie
Evening's EmpiresPaul J. McAuley
Finalist
God's WarKameron Hurley
Finalist
The AdjacentChristopher Priest
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Jack Glass: The Story of a MurdererAdam Roberts
Winner
2312Kim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
Dark EdenChris Beckett
Finalist
Empty Space: A HauntingM. John Harrison
Finalist
IntrusionKen MacLeod
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
The IslandersChristopher Priest
Winner
By Light AloneAdam Roberts
Finalist
EmbassytownChina Miéville
Finalist
OsamaLavie Tidhar
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
The Dervish HouseIan McDonald
Winner
LightbornTricia Sullivan
Finalist
The restoration gameKen MacLeod
Finalist
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
Finalist
Zoo CityLauren Beukes
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
The City & the CityChina Miéville
Winner
ArkStephen Baxter
Finalist
LaviniaUrsula K. Le Guin
Finalist
Yellow Blue TibiaAdam Roberts
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
The night sessionsKen MacLeod
Winner
AnathemNeal Stephenson
Finalist
FloodStephen Baxter
Finalist
The Gone-Away WorldNick Harkaway
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
BrasylIan McDonald
Winner
Alice in Sunderland: An EntertainmentBryan Talbot
Finalist
Aurora RisingAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
Black ManRichard K. Morgan
Finalist
The Execution ChannelKen MacLeod
Finalist
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
End of the world bluesJon Courtenay Grimwood
Winner
DarklandLiz Williams
Finalist
IcarusRoger Levy
Finalist
Nova SwingM. John Harrison
Finalist
The Last WitchfinderJames Morrow
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
AirGeoff Ryman
Winner
9Tail FoxJon Courtenay Grimwood
Finalist
AccelerandoCharles Stross
Finalist
Learning the WorldKen MacLeod
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
River of GodsIan McDonald
Winner
Century RainAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
Forty Signs of RainKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke
Finalist
Newton's Wake: A Space OperaKen MacLeod
Finalist
Stamping butterfliesJon Courtenay Grimwood
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
Felaheen: The Third ArabeskJon Courtenay Grimwood
Winner
Absolution GapAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
MaulTricia Sullivan
Finalist
Midnight LampGwyneth Jones
Finalist
Pattern RecognitionWilliam Gibson
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
The separationChristopher Priest
Winner
Castles Made of SandGwyneth Jones
Finalist
Effendi: The Second ArabeskJon Courtenay Grimwood
Finalist
LightM. John Harrison
Finalist
The ScarChina Miéville
Finalist
The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist