All awards 

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Science Fiction · 1973–2019

2019

All 2019 awards
Blackfish CitySam J. Miller
Winner
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
2nd place
Theory of bastardsAudrey Schulman
3rd place
A Spy in TimeImraan Coovadia
Finalist
Moon of the Crusted Snow: A NovelWaubgeshig Rice
Finalist
SemiosisSue Burke
Finalist
Space OperaCatherynne M. Valente
Finalist
The Freeze-Frame RevolutionPeter Watts
Finalist
The Loosening SkinAliya Whiteley
Finalist
Time WasIan McDonald
Finalist
Unholy LandLavie Tidhar
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
The Genius PlagueDavid Walton
Winner
The Moon and the OtherJohn Kessel
2nd place
The people's policeNorman Spinrad
2nd place
The RiftNina Allan
3rd place
After the flareDeji Bryce Olukotun
Finalist
AustralPaul J. McAuley
Finalist
AutonomousAnnalee Newitz
Finalist
BorneJeff VanderMeer
Finalist
Future Home of the Living GodLouise Erdrich
Finalist
New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
The Stargazer's EmbassyEleanor Lerman
Finalist
The Stars Are LegionKameron Hurley
Finalist
Tropic of KansasChristopher Brown
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
Central StationLavie Tidhar
Winner
RosewaterTade Thompson
2nd place
The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead
3rd place
Underground airlinesBen H. Winters
3rd place
Alien morningRick Wilber
Finalist
Azanian BridgesNick Wood
Finalist
EverfairNisi Shawl
Finalist
Into EverywherePaul J. McAuley
Finalist
Occupy MeTricia Sullivan
Finalist
The Arrival of MissivesAliya Whiteley
Finalist
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt BoeKij Johnson
Finalist
The Medusa ChroniclesAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
Zero KDon DeLillo
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
RadiomenEleanor Lerman
Winner
Going DarkLinda Nagata
2nd place
The Thing ItselfAdam Roberts
2nd place
The Water KnifePaolo Bacigalupi
3rd place
AuroraKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
Europe At MidnightDave Hutchinson
Finalist
Galápagos regainedJames Morrow
Finalist
Luna: New MoonIan McDonald
Finalist
SevenevesNeal Stephenson
Finalist
The Book of PhoenixNnedi Okorafor
Finalist
WhereKit Reed
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustClaire North
Winner
A Darkling SeaJames L. Cambias
2nd place
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu
3rd place
AfterpartyDaryl Gregory
Finalist
AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer
Finalist
BêteAdam Roberts
Finalist
DefendersWill McIntosh
Finalist
EchopraxiaPeter Watts
Finalist
Europe in AutumnDave Hutchinson
Finalist
Lock InJohn Scalzi
Finalist
The BeesLaline Paull
Finalist
The MartianAndy Weir
Finalist
The PeripheralWilliam Gibson
Finalist
The RaceNina Allan
Finalist
WolvesSimon Ings
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
Strange bodiesMarcel Theroux
Winner
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Finalist
Evening's EmpiresPaul J. McAuley
Finalist
HildNicola Griffith
Finalist
LexiconMax Barry
Finalist
Neptune's BroodCharles Stross
Finalist
On the Steel BreezeAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
ProximaStephen Baxter
Finalist
ShamanKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
The AdjacentChristopher Priest
Finalist
The CircleDave Eggers
Finalist
The Cusanus gameWolfgang Jeschke
Finalist
The Disestablishment Of ParadisePhillip Mann
Finalist
The Red: First LightLinda Nagata
Finalist
We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesKaren Joy Fowler
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Jack Glass: The Story of a MurdererAdam Roberts
Winner
Any day nowTerry Bisson
2nd place
Alif the UnseenG. Willow Wilson
3rd place
Empty Space: A HauntingM. John Harrison
3rd place
2312Kim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
Blue Remembered EarthAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
ExistenceDavid Brin
Finalist
IntrusionKen MacLeod
Finalist
RailseaChina Miéville
Finalist
Slow apocalypseJohn Varley
Finalist
The Fractal PrinceHannu Rajaniemi
Finalist
The Hydrogen SonataIain M. Banks
Finalist
The Rapture of the NerdsCharles Stross
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
The Highest FrontierJoan Slonczewski
Winner · tie
The IslandersChristopher Priest
Winner · tie
EmbassytownChina Miéville
3rd place
Dancing with BearsMichael Swanwick
Finalist
Home firesGene Wolfe
Finalist
OsamaLavie Tidhar
Finalist
Ready Player OneErnest Cline
Finalist
RobopocalypseDaniel H. Wilson
Finalist
SeedRob Ziegler
Finalist
Soft ApocalypseWill McIntosh
Finalist
This Shared DreamKathleen Ann Goonan
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
The Dervish HouseIan McDonald
Winner
How to live safely in a science fictional universeCharles Yu
2nd place
The Quantum ThiefHannu Rajaniemi
3rd place
All ClearConnie Willis
Finalist
AnthillEdward O. Wilson
Finalist
AuroraramaJean-Christophe Valtat
Finalist
BlackoutConnie Willis
Finalist
CTom McCarthy
Finalist
Hull Zero ThreeGreg Bear
Finalist
New Model ArmyAdam Roberts
Finalist
The Waters RisingSheri S. Tepper
Finalist
VeteranGavin Smith
Finalist
YarnJon Armstrong
Finalist
Zero HistoryWilliam Gibson
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
Winner
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century AmericaRobert Charles Wilson
2nd place
The City & the CityChina Miéville
3rd place
Galileo's DreamKim Stanley Robinson
Finalist
Gardens of the SunPaul J. McAuley
Finalist
MakersCory Doctorow
Finalist
Steal Across the SkyNancy Kress
Finalist
The CaryatidsBruce Sterling
Finalist
The Year of the FloodMargaret Atwood
Finalist
TransitionIain M. Banks
Finalist
WWW: WakeRobert J. Sawyer
Finalist
Yellow Blue TibiaAdam Roberts
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
Winner · tie
Song of TimeIan R. MacLeod
Winner · tie
The Philosopher's ApprenticeJames Morrow
3rd place
AnathemNeal Stephenson
Finalist
City at the End of TimeGreg Bear
Finalist
Valley of Day-GloNick DiChario
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
In War TimesKathleen Ann Goonan
Winner
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
2nd place
The Execution ChannelKen MacLeod
3rd place
AxisRobert Charles Wilson
Finalist
Bad MonkeysMatt Ruff
Finalist
BrasylIan McDonald
Finalist
DeadstockJeffrey Thomas
Finalist
HarmBrian W. Aldiss
Finalist
MainspringJay Lake
Finalist
RollbackRobert J. Sawyer
Finalist
The MargaretsSheri S. Tepper
Finalist
The New Moon's ArmsNalo Hopkinson
Finalist
Time's ChildRebecca Ore
Finalist
Zig ZagJosé Carlos Somoza
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
TitanBen Bova
Winner
The Last WitchfinderJames Morrow
2nd place
BlindsightPeter Watts
3rd place
FarthingJo Walton
3rd place
A Small and Remarkable LifeNick DiChario
Finalist
DryBarbara Sapergia
Finalist
GlasshouseCharles Stross
Finalist
InfoquakeDavid Louis Edelman
Finalist
Nova SwingM. John Harrison
Finalist
OdysseyJack McDevitt
Finalist
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
Finalist
Sun of SunsKarl Schroeder
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
MindscanRobert J. Sawyer
Winner
SpinRobert Charles Wilson
2nd place
The Summer IslesIan R. MacLeod
3rd place
AccelerandoCharles Stross
Finalist
Child of EarthDavid Gerrold
Finalist
Counting headsDavid Marusek
Finalist
Learning the WorldKen MacLeod
Finalist
Mind's EyePaul J. McAuley
Finalist
SeekerJack McDevitt
Finalist
The MeqSteve Cash
Finalist
The World BeforeKaren Traviss
Finalist
TranscendentStephen Baxter
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
Market ForcesRichard K. Morgan
Winner
AirGeoff Ryman
Finalist
City of PearlKaren Traviss
Finalist
GaudeamusJohn Barnes
Finalist
Newton's Wake: A Space OperaKen MacLeod
Finalist
The Boy Who Would Live ForeverFrederik Pohl
Finalist
The child goddessLouise Marley
Finalist
The Plot Against AmericaPhilip Roth
Finalist
The RebelJack Dann
Finalist
The Time Traveler's WifeAudrey Niffenegger
Finalist
The Well of StarsRobert Reed
Finalist
White DevilsPaul J. McAuley
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
OmegaJack McDevitt
Winner
The X PresidentPhilip E. Baruth
3rd place
Darwin's ChildrenGreg Bear
Finalist
Jennifer GovernmentMax Barry
Finalist
MemoryLinda Nagata
Finalist
Red ThunderJohn Varley
Finalist
Sister AliceRobert Reed
Finalist
Star dragonMike Brotherton
Finalist
StorytellerAmy Thomson
Finalist
The braided worldKay Kenyon
Finalist
The changeling plagueSyne Mitchell
Finalist
The CompanionsSheri S. Tepper
Finalist
The Wreck of the River of StarsMichael Flynn
Finalist
Untied kingdomJames Lovegrove
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
Probability SpaceNancy Kress
Winner
Kiln peopleDavid Brin
2nd place
HominidsRobert J. Sawyer
3rd place
Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwick
Finalist
Dark AraratBrian Stableford
Finalist
Lion's BloodSteven Barnes
Finalist
The Golden AgeJohn C. Wright
Finalist
The separationChristopher Priest
Finalist
The VisitorSheri S. Tepper
Finalist
VitalsRobert Anton Wilson
Finalist

2002

All 2002 awards
Terraforming EarthJack Williamson
Winner · tie
The ChronolithsRobert Charles Wilson
Winner · tie
Probability SunNancy Kress
3rd place
Dark LightKen MacLeod
Finalist
DeepsixJack McDevitt
Finalist
Fallen DragonPeter F. Hamilton
Finalist
HammerfallC. J. Cherryh
Finalist
NekropolisMaureen F. McHugh
Finalist
Pashazade: The First ArabeskJon Courtenay Grimwood
Finalist
PassageConnie Willis
Finalist
The House of DustPaul Johnston
Finalist
The meekScott MacKay
Finalist

2001

All 2001 awards
GenesisPoul Anderson
Winner
Ash: A Secret HistoryMary Gentle
2nd place
Calculating GodRobert J. Sawyer
2nd place
Infinity BeachJack McDevitt
2nd place
The frescoSheri S. Tepper
3rd place

2000

All 2000 awards
A Deepness in the SkyVernor Vinge
Winner
Darwin's RadioGreg Bear
2nd place
Greenhouse SummerNorman Spinrad
3rd place
StarfishPeter Watts
Finalist
The Silicon DaggerJack Williamson
Finalist

1999

All 1999 awards
Brute orbitsGeorge Zebrowski
Winner
StarfarersPoul Anderson
2nd place
DistractionBruce Sterling
3rd place

1998

All 1998 awards
Forever PeacePatrick Chiles
Winner
SlantGreg Bear
2nd place
Secret PassagesPaul Preuss
3rd place

1997

All 1997 awards
FairylandPaul J. McAuley
Winner
Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson
2nd place
The SparrowMary Doria Russell
3rd place

1996

All 1996 awards
The Time ShipsStephen Baxter
Winner
The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson
2nd place
Evolution's ShoreIan McDonald
3rd place