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Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for best science fiction or fantasy novel is given each year for works published during the previous calendar year. A work of fiction is defined as a novel if it is 40,000 words or longer. The Hugo for Best Novel has been awarded annually since 1953 except in 1954 and 1957.
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| 1953 | Alfred Bester |
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Alfred "Alfie" Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is probably...
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The Demolished Man | ||
| 1955 | Mark Clifton |
Mark Clifton (1906 - 1963) was an American science fiction writer. About half of his work falls into two series: the "Bossy" series, about a computer with artificial intelligence, was written either alone or in collaboration with Alex Apostolides or...
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They'd Rather Be Right | |||
| Frank Riley |
Frank Riley (1915-1996) was the pseudonym of Frank Rhylick, an American science fiction author best known for co-writing (with Mark Clifton) the novel They'd Rather Be Right, which won a Hugo Award for Best Novel during 1955. He also wrote short...
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| 1956 | Robert A. Heinlein |
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Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high...
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Double Star | ||
| 1959 | James Blish |
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James Benjamin Blish (23 May 1921 – July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.
Blish was born at East Orange, New Jersey. In...
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A Case of Conscience | ||
| 1960 | Robert A. Heinlein |
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Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high...
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Starship Troopers | ||
| 1961 | Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
Walter Michael Miller, Jr. (January 23 1923 – January 9 1996) was an American science fiction author. Today he is primarily known for A Canticle for Leibowitz, the only novel he published in his lifetime. Prior to its publication he was a prolific...
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A Canticle for Leibowitz | |||
| 1962 | Robert A. Heinlein |
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Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high...
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Stranger in a Strange Land | ||
| 1963 | Philip K. Dick |
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Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose published work during his lifetime was almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and...
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The Man in the High Castle | ||
| 1964 | Clifford D. Simak |
Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 - April 27, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award, and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 1977....
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Way Station | |||
| 1965 | Fritz Leiber |
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Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer.
Leiber (first syllable sounds like "lie") was born Dec 24, 1910...
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The Wanderer | ||
| 1966 | Frank Herbert |
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Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. Although a short story author, he is best known for his novels, most notably Dune and its...
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Dune | ||
| 1966 | Roger Zelazny |
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Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations)...
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...And Call Me Conrad | ||
| 1967 | Robert A. Heinlein |
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Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high...
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress | ||
| 1968 | Roger Zelazny |
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Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations)...
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Lord of Light | ||
| 1969 | John Brunner |
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John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 26 August 1995) was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1968 Hugo Award for best science fiction...
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Stand on Zanzibar | ||
| 1970 | Ursula K. Le Guin |
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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (pronounced /ˈɜrsələ ˈkroʊbər ləˈɡwɪn/; born October 21, 1929) is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, most notably in the genres of fantasy and science fiction....
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The Left Hand of Darkness | ||
| 1971 | Larry Niven |
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Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles, California) is a US science fiction author. Perhaps his best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction,...
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Ringworld | ||
| 1972 | Philip José Farmer |
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Farmer is best known for his novel series, especially the World of Tiers ...
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go | |||
| 1973 | Isaac Asimov |
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Isaac Asimov (born Isaac Yudovich Ozimov, Russian: Исаак Юдович Озимов; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992), was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular...
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The Gods Themselves | ||
| 1974 | Arthur C. Clarke |
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Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley...
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Rendezvous with Rama | ||
| 1975 | Ursula K. Le Guin |
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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (pronounced /ˈɜrsələ ˈkroʊbər ləˈɡwɪn/; born October 21, 1929) is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, most notably in the genres of fantasy and science fiction....
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The Dispossessed | ||
| 1976 | Joe Haldeman |
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Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.
Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a...
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The Forever War | ||
| 1977 | Kate Wilhelm |
Kate Wilhelm (née Katie Gertrude Meredith; born June 8, 1928) is an American writer whose works include science fiction, mystery, and fantasy.
Wilhelm was born in in Toledo, Ohio.
Her work has been published in Quark (the anthology series), Orbit ...
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | |||
| 1978 | Frederik Pohl |
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Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (born November 26, 1919) is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine if, winning the Hugo...
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Gateway | ||
| 1979 | Vonda McIntyre |
Vonda Neel McIntyre (born Louisville, Kentucky, on August 28, 1948) is an American science fiction author.
Vonda N. McIntyre, daughter of H. Neel and Vonda B. Keith McIntyre, earned a degree in biology from the University of Washington in 1970. That...
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Dreamsnake | |||
| 1980 | Arthur C. Clarke |
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Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley...
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The Fountains of Paradise | ||
| 1981 | Joan D. Vinge |
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Joan D. Vinge (pronounced /ˈvɪndʒi/) (born 2 April 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award-winning novel The Snow Queen and its sequels, her series...
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The Snow Queen | ||
| 1982 | C. J. Cherryh |
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Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author. She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award winning novels...
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Downbelow Station | ||
| 1983 | Isaac Asimov |
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Isaac Asimov (born Isaac Yudovich Ozimov, Russian: Исаак Юдович Озимов; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992), was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular...
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Foundation's Edge | ||
| 1984 | David Brin |
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Glen David Brin, Ph.D. (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards.
Brin was born in Glendale, California in 1950. In 1973, he graduated...
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Startide Rising | ||
| 1985 | William Gibson |
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William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later...
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Neuromancer | ||
| 1986 | Orson Scott Card |
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Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, critic, public speaker and conservative political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel...
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Ender's Game | ||
| 1987 | Orson Scott Card |
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Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, critic, public speaker and conservative political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel...
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Speaker for the Dead | ||
| 1988 | David Brin |
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Glen David Brin, Ph.D. (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards.
Brin was born in Glendale, California in 1950. In 1973, he graduated...
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The Uplift War | ||
| 1989 | C. J. Cherryh |
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Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author. She has written more than 60 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award winning novels...
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Cyteen | ||
| 1990 | Dan Simmons |
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Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.
He spans genres such as...
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Hyperion | ||
| 1991 | Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times,...
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The Vor Game | ||
| 1992 | Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times,...
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Barrayar | ||
| 1993 | Vernor Vinge |
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Vernor Steffen Vinge (pronounced /ˈvɪndʒi/) (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award...
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A Fire Upon the Deep | ||
| 1993 | Connie Willis |
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Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American science fiction writer.
She has won, among other awards, ten Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards. Willis most recently won a Hugo Award for All Seated on the Ground (August 2008)....
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Doomsday Book | ||
| 1994 | Kim Stanley Robinson |
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Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of...
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Green Mars | ||
| 1995 | Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times,...
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Mirror Dance | ||
| 1996 | Neal Stephenson |
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Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known for his speculative fiction works, which have been variously categorized science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and postcyberpunk. He has also written under the...
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The Diamond Age | ||
| 1997 | Kim Stanley Robinson |
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Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of...
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Blue Mars | ||
| 1998 | Joe Haldeman |
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Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.
Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a...
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Forever Peace | ||
| 1999 | Connie Willis |
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Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American science fiction writer.
She has won, among other awards, ten Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards. Willis most recently won a Hugo Award for All Seated on the Ground (August 2008)....
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To Say Nothing of the Dog | ||
| 2000 | Vernor Vinge |
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Vernor Steffen Vinge (pronounced /ˈvɪndʒi/) (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award...
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A Deepness in the Sky | ||
| 2001 | J. K. Rowling |
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Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling; born 31 July 1965), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling (pronounced /ˈroʊlɪŋ/, ROH-ling), is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||
| 2002 | Neil Gaiman |
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Neil Richard Gaiman (pronounced /ˈɡeɪmən/) (born 10 November 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include The Sandman graphic novel...
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American Gods | ||
| 2003 | Robert J. Sawyer |
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Robert James Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer. He has had 18 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, Nature, and many anthologies. Sawyer has...
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Hominids | ||
| 2004 | Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times,...
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Paladin of Souls | ||
| 2005 | Susanna Clarke |
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Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is an English author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternate history. Clarke began Jonathan Strange in 1993 and worked on it during her spare time...
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | ||
| 2006 | Robert Charles Wilson |
Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is a contemporary science fiction author.
Wilson was born in the United States in California, but grew up near Toronto, Ontario. Apart from another short period in the early 1970s spent in Whittier,...
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Spin | |||
| 2007 | Vernor Vinge |
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Vernor Steffen Vinge (pronounced /ˈvɪndʒi/) (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award...
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Rainbows End | ||
| 2008 | Michael Chabon |
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Michael Chabon (pronounced /ˈʃeɪbɒn/ SHAY-bon; born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988),...
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel | ||
| 2009 | Neil Gaiman |
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Neil Richard Gaiman (pronounced /ˈɡeɪmən/) (born 10 November 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include The Sandman graphic novel...
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The Graveyard Book | ||
