All awards 

Nebula Award for Best Novel

1966–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
The Buffalo Hunter HunterStephen Graham Jones
Winner
Death of the AuthorNnedi Okorafor
Finalist
KatabasisR. F. Kuang
Finalist
Sour CherryNatalia Theodoridou
Finalist
The IncandescentEmily Tesh
Finalist
Wearing the LionJohn Wiswell
Finalist
When We Were RealDaryl Gregory
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn Wiswell
Winner
A Sorceress Comes to CallT. Kingfisher
Finalist
AsunderKerstin Hall
Finalist
RakesfallVajra Chandrasekera
Finalist
Sleeping Worlds Have No MemoryYaroslav Barsukov
Finalist
The Book of LoveKelly Link
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
The Saint of Bright DoorsVajra Chandrasekera
Winner
Shigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonWole Talabi
Finalist
The TerraformersAnnalee Newitz
Finalist
The Water OutlawsS. L. Huang
Finalist
Translation StateAnn Leckie
Finalist
Witch KingMartha Wells
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
Babel: An Arcane HistoryR. F. Kuang
Winner
Legends & LattesTravis Baldree
Finalist
Nettle & BoneT. Kingfisher
Finalist
Nona the NinthTamsyn Muir
Finalist
SpearNicola Griffith
Finalist
The Mountain in the SeaRay Nayler
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark
Winner
A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
Finalist
MachinehoodS. B. Divya
Finalist
Plague BirdsJason Sanford
Finalist
The UnbrokenC. L. Clark
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
Network EffectMartha Wells
Winner
Black SunRebecca Roanhorse
Finalist
Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Finalist
PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Finalist
The City We BecameN. K. Jemisin
Finalist
The Midnight BargainC. L. Polk
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
A Song for a New DaySarah Pinsker
Winner
A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martine
Finalist
Gideon the NinthTamsyn Muir
Finalist
Gods of Jade and ShadowSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Finalist
Marque of CaineCharles E. Gannon
Finalist
The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. Harrow
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
Winner
Blackfish CitySam J. Miller
Finalist
Spinning SilverNaomi Novik
Finalist
The Poppy WarR. F. Kuang
Finalist
Trail of LightningRebecca Roanhorse
Finalist
WitchmarkC. L. Polk
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
The Stone SkyN. K. Jemisin
Winner
AmberloughLara Elena Donnelly
Finalist
AutonomousAnnalee Newitz
Finalist
Jade CityFonda Lee
Finalist
Six WakesMur Lafferty
Finalist
SpoonbendersDaryl Gregory
Finalist
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's DaughterTheodora Goss
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders
Winner
BorderlineMishell Baker
Finalist
EverfairNisi Shawl
Finalist
Ninefox Gambit'Pemi Aguda
Finalist
The Obelisk GateN. K. Jemisin
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
UprootedNaomi Novik
Winner
Ancillary MercyAnn Leckie
Finalist
Barsk: The Elephants' GraveyardLawrence M. Schoen
Finalist
Raising CaineCharles E. Gannon
Finalist
The Fifth SeasonN. K. Jemisin
Finalist
The Grace of KingsKen Liu
Finalist
UpdraftFran Wilde
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer
Winner
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie
Finalist
Coming HomeJack McDevitt
Finalist
The Goblin EmperorKatherine Addison
Finalist
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu
Finalist
Trial by FireCharles E. Gannon
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Winner
A Stranger in OlondriaSofia Samatar
Finalist
Fire with FireCharles E. Gannon
Finalist
HildNicola Griffith
Finalist
The Golem and the JinniHelene Wecker
Finalist
The Ocean at the End of the LaneNeil Gaiman
Finalist
The Red: First LightLinda Nagata
Finalist
We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesKaren Joy Fowler
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
2312Kim Stanley Robinson
Winner
Glamour in GlassMary Robinette Kowal
Finalist
IronskinTina Connolly
Finalist
The Drowning GirlCaitlín R. Kiernan
Finalist
The Killing MoonN. K. Jemisin
Finalist
Throne of the Crescent MoonSaladin Ahmed
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
Among OthersJo Walton
Winner
EmbassytownChina Miéville
Finalist
FirebirdJack McDevitt
Finalist
God's WarKameron Hurley
Finalist
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus TresaultiGenevieve Valentine
Finalist
The Kingdom of GodsN. K. Jemisin
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
BlackoutConnie Willis
Winner
EchoJack McDevitt
Finalist
Shades of Milk and HoneyMary Robinette Kowal
Finalist
The Hundred Thousand KingdomsN. K. Jemisin
Finalist
The Native StarM. K. Hobson
Finalist
Who Fears DeathNnedi Okorafor
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigalupi
Winner
BoneshakerCherie Priest
Finalist
FinchJeff VanderMeer
Finalist
Flesh and FireLaura Anne Gilman
Finalist
The City & the CityChina Miéville
Finalist
The Love We Share Without KnowingChristopher Barzak
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
PowersUrsula K. Le Guin
Winner
BrasylIan McDonald
Finalist
CauldronJack McDevitt
Finalist
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
Finalist
Making MoneyTerry Pratchett
Finalist
SuperpowersDavid J. Schwartz
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
Winner
OdysseyJack McDevitt
Finalist
RagamuffinTobias S. Buckell
Finalist
The Accidental Time MachineJoe Haldeman
Finalist
The New Moon's ArmsNalo Hopkinson
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
SeekerJack McDevitt
Winner
FarthingJo Walton
Finalist
From the Files of the Time RangersRichard Bowes
Finalist
The Girl in the GlassJeffrey Ford
Finalist
The Privilege of the SwordEllen Kushner
Finalist
To Crush the MoonWil McCarthy
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
CamouflageJoe Haldeman
Winner
AirGeoff Ryman
Finalist
Going PostalTerry Pratchett
Finalist
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke
Finalist
Orphans of ChaosJohn C. Wright
Finalist
PolarisJack McDevitt
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold
Winner
Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell
Finalist
Down and Out in the Magic KingdomCory Doctorow
Finalist
FirecrackerSean Stewart
Finalist
OmegaJack McDevitt
Finalist
The KnightGene Wolfe
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
The Speed of DarkElizabeth Moon
Winner
ChindiJack McDevitt
Finalist
Diplomatic ImmunityLois McMaster Bujold
Finalist
Light MusicKathleen Ann Goonan
Finalist
The MountCarol Emshwiller
Finalist
The Salt RoadsNalo Hopkinson
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
American GodsNeil Gaiman
Winner
Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwick
Finalist
Perdido Street StationChina Miéville
Finalist
PicoverseRobert A. Metzger
Finalist
SolitaireKelley Eskridge
Finalist
The Other WindUrsula K. Le Guin
Finalist