Hugo Award for Best Novel Public

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Winners of the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Does not include Retro-Hugos.

  1. Hyperion by  (Hyperion Cantos, #1)

    4 stars

    On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those …

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    Winner in 1990.

  2. Barrayar by  (Vorkosigan Saga (2))

    5 stars

    Sequel to "Shards of Honor". The two were later published together under the title "Cordelia's Honor".

  3. A Fire Upon The Deep by  (Zones of Thought, #1)

    4 stars

    Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined …

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    Co-winner in 1993.

  4. Doomsday Book by 

    4 stars

    Somewhere in the future, ordinary history students must travel back in time as part of their university degree. An award-winning …

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    Co-winner in 1993.

  5. Green Mars by , (Mars (2))

    4 stars

    In the Nebula Award winning Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson began his critically acclaimed epic saga of the colonization of …

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    Winner in 1994.

  6. Mirror dance by 

    4 stars

    Mirror Dance is a Hugo- and Locus-award-winning science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. Part of the Vorkosigan Saga, it …

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    Winner in 1995.

  7. The Diamond Age by  (A Bantam spectra book)

    4 stars

    The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what …

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    Winner in 1996.

  8. Blue Mars by , (Mars, #3)

    4 stars

    After declaring independence from Earth, Mars still faces problems: an impending ice age, a search for religious meaning, and immigration. …

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    Winner in 1997.

  9. Forever peace by 

    4 stars

    Joe Haldeman returns with a story about the horrors of war -- and how we might move past them. Julian …

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    Winner in 1998.

  10. To Say Nothing of the Dog by  (Oxford Time Travel, #2)

    4 stars

    Ned is suffering disorientation, maudlin sentimentality and a tendency to become distracted by irrelevancies: classic symptoms of excessive time travel. …

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    Winner in 1999.

  11. A Deepness in the Sky by 

    4 stars

    A Deepness in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. Published in 1999, the novel …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner in 2000.

  12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by  (Harry Potter, #4)

    4 stars

    The fourth book in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft …

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    Winner in 2001.

  13. American Gods by 

    4 stars

    American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, …

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner in 2002.

  14. Hominids by  (The Neanderthal Parallax, #1)

    4 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    Winner in 2003.

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