All awards 

Hugo Award for Best Novel

1953–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
The EverlastingAlix E. Harrow
Winner
The IncandescentEmily Tesh
2nd place
A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett
3rd place
The Raven ScholarAntonia Hodgson
4th place
Death of the AuthorNnedi Okorafor
5th place
ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky
6th place

2025

All 2025 awards
The Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett
Winner
A Sorceress Comes to CallT. Kingfisher
2nd place
Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky
3rd place
Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn Wiswell
4th place
Service ModelAdrian Tchaikovsky
5th place
The Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley
6th place

2024

All 2024 awards
Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh
Winner
Translation StateAnn Leckie
2nd place
The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiShannon Chakraborty
3rd place
Witch KingMartha Wells
4th place
The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra Chandrasekera
5th place
Starter VillainJohn Scalzi
6th place

2023

All 2023 awards
Nettle & BoneT. Kingfisher
Winner
Legends & LattesTravis Baldree
2nd place
The Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn Scalzi
3rd place
Nona the NinthTamsyn Muir
6th place
The Daughter of Doctor MoreauSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Finalist
The Spare ManMary Robinette Kowal
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
Winner
Light From Uncommon StarsRyka Aoki
2nd place
A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark
3rd place
The Galaxy, and the Ground WithinBecky Chambers
4th place
She Who Became the SunShelley Parker-Chan
5th place
Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
6th place

2021

All 2021 awards
Network EffectMartha Wells
Winner
The City We BecameN. K. Jemisin
2nd place
PiranesiSusanna Clarke
3rd place
Black SunRebecca Roanhorse
4th place
The Relentless MoonMary Robinette Kowal
5th place
Harrow the NinthTamsyn Muir
6th place

2020

All 2020 awards
A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martine
Winner
MiddlegameSeanan McGuire
2nd place
Gideon the NinthTamsyn Muir
3rd place
The Light BrigadeKameron Hurley
4th place
The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders
5th place
The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. Harrow
6th place

2019

All 2019 awards
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
Winner
Spinning SilverNaomi Novik
2nd place
Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky Chambers
3rd place
Trail of LightningRebecca Roanhorse
4th place
Revenant GunYoon Ha Lee
5th place
Space OperaCatherynne M. Valente
6th place

2018

All 2018 awards
The Stone SkyN. K. Jemisin
Winner
The Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi
2nd place
ProvenanceAnn Leckie
3rd place
Six WakesMur Lafferty
4th place
Raven StratagemYoon Ha Lee
5th place
New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson
6th place

2017

All 2017 awards
The Obelisk GateN. K. Jemisin
Winner
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders
2nd place
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky Chambers
4th place
Too Like the LightningAda Palmer
5th place
Death's EndCixin Liu
6th place
Ninefox Gambit'Pemi Aguda
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
The Fifth SeasonN. K. Jemisin
Winner
UprootedNaomi Novik
2nd place
Ancillary MercyAnn Leckie
3rd place
SevenevesNeal Stephenson
4th place
The aeronaut's windlassJim Butcher
5th place

2015

All 2015 awards
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu
Winner
The Goblin EmperorKatherine Addison
2nd place
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie
3rd place
Skin GameJim Butcher
5th place
The Dark Between the StarsKevin J. Anderson
6th place

2014

All 2014 awards
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Winner
Neptune's BroodCharles Stross
2nd place
ParasiteMira Grant
3rd place
WarboundLarry Correia
5th place
A Memory of LightBrandon Sanderson
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Redshirts: A Novel with Three CodasJohn Scalzi
Winner
Captain Vorpatril's AllianceLois McMaster Bujold
2nd place
2312Kim Stanley Robinson
3rd place
Throne of the Crescent MoonSaladin Ahmed
4th place
BlackoutMira Grant
5th place

2012

All 2012 awards
Among OthersJo Walton
Winner
EmbassytownChina Miéville
2nd place
Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey
3rd place
DeadlineMira Grant
4th place
A Dance with DragonsGeorge R. R. Martin
5th place

2011

All 2011 awards
BlackoutConnie Willis
Winner
FeedMira Grant
2nd place
CryoburnLois McMaster Bujold
3rd place
The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN. K. Jemisin
4th place
The Dervish HouseIan McDonald
5th place

2010

All 2010 awards
The City & the CityChina Miéville
Winner · tie
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
Winner · tie
BoneshakerCherie Priest
3rd place
WWW: WakeRobert J. Sawyer
4th place
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century AmericaRobert Charles Wilson
5th place
PalimpsestCatherynne M. Valente
6th place

2009

All 2009 awards
The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
Winner
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
2nd place
AnathemNeal Stephenson
3rd place
Saturn's ChildrenCharles Stross
4th place
Zoe's TaleJohn Scalzi
5th place

2008

All 2008 awards
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
Winner
The Last ColonyJohn Scalzi
2nd place
Halting StateCharles Stross
3rd place
RollbackRobert J. Sawyer
4th place
BrasylIan McDonald
5th place

2007

All 2007 awards
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
Winner
GlasshouseCharles Stross
2nd place
BlindsightPeter Watts
5th place
TemeraireNaomi Novik
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
SpinRobert Charles Wilson
Winner
AccelerandoCharles Stross
2nd place
Old Man's WarJohn Scalzi
3rd place
Learning the WorldKen MacLeod
4th place
A Feast for CrowsGeorge R. R. Martin
5th place

2005

All 2005 awards
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke
Winner
River of GodsIan McDonald
2nd place
The AlgebraistIain M. Banks
3rd place
Iron SunriseCharles Stross
4th place
Iron CouncilChina Miéville
5th place

2004

All 2004 awards
Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold
Winner
IliumDan Simmons
2nd place
Singularity SkyCharles Stross
3rd place
Blind LakeRobert Charles Wilson
4th place
HumansRobert J. Sawyer
5th place

2003

All 2003 awards
HominidsRobert J. Sawyer
Winner
Kiln peopleDavid Brin
2nd place
Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwick
3rd place
The ScarChina Miéville
4th place
The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
5th place