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2021
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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The City We Became by NK Jemisin
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Network Effect by Martha Wells
2020
Winner
​A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

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​The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
2019
Winner
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente
2018
Winner
The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin

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Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Provenance by Ann Leckie
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
2017
Winner
The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin

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All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Death's End by Cixin Liu translated by Ken Liu
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
2016
Winner
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

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The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
2015
Winner
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu translated by Ken Liu

Shortlist
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J Anderson
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
2014
Winner
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

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Warbound by Larry Correia
Parasite by Mira Grant
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross
2013
Winner
Redshirts by John Scalzi

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Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Blackout by Mira Grant
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
2012
Winner
Among Others by Jo Walton

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Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey
Deadline by Mira Grant
A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
Embassytown by China Mieville
2011
Winner
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis

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Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Feed by Mira Grant
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
2010
Winners
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
The City & the City by China Mieville

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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
WWW: Wake by Robert J Sawyer
Palimpsest by Catherynne M Valente
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson
2009
Winner
A Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Saturn's Children by Charles Stross
2008
Winner
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

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Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Rollback by Robert J Sawyer
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Halting State by Charles Stross
2007
Winner
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

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Eifelheim by Michael F Flynn
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Glasshouse by Charles Stross
Blindsight by Peter Watts
2006
Winner
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

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Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Accelerando by Charles Stross
2005
Winner
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

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The Algebraist by Iain M Banks
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
Iron Council by China Mieville
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
2004
Winner
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

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Humans by Robert J Sawyer
Ilium by Dan Simmons
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson
2003
Winner
Hominids by Robert J Sawyer

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Kiln People (Kil'n People) by David Brin
The Scar by China Mieville
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
2002
Winner
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Passage by Connie Willis
The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson
2001
Winner
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

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Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod
A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
Calculating God by Robert J Sawyer
2000
Winner
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge

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Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
1999
Winner
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

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Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Factoring Humanity by Robert J Sawyer
Distraction by Bruce Sterling
Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson
1998
Winner
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman

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Frameshift by Robert J Sawyer
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick
City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams
1997
Winner
Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Starplex by Robert J Sawyer
Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
1996
Winner
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

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The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
Brightness Reef by David Brin
The Terminal Experiment (Hobson's Choice) by Robert J Sawyer
Remake by Connie Willis
1995
Winner
Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

Shortlist
Mother of Storms by John Barnes
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress
Towing Jehovah by James K Morrow
1994
Winner
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Moving Mars by Greg Bear
Glory Season by David Brin
Virtual Light by William Gibson
Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
1993
Winner
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

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China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F McHugh
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Steel Beach by John Varley
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
1992
Winner
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold

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Bone Dance by Emma Bull
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
The Summer Queen by Joan D Vinge
1991
Winner
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold

Shortlist
Queen of Angels by Greg Bear
Earth by David Brin
The Quiet Pools by Michael P Kube-McDowell
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1990
Winner
Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger
Grass by Sheri S Tepper
1989
Winner
Cyteen by CJ Cherryh

Shortlist
Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling
1988
Winner
The Uplift War by David Brin

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The Forge of God by Greg Bear
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
1987
Winner
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

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Count Zero by William Gibson
Black Genesis by L Ron Hubbard
The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge
1986
Winner
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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Blood Music by Greg Bear
The Postman by David Brin
Cuckoo's Egg by CJ Cherryh
Footfall by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
1985
Winner
Neuromancer by William Gibson

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Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A Heinlein
The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
Emergence by David R Palmer
The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
1984
Winner
Startide Rising by David Brin

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The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
Tea with the Black Dragon by RA MacAvoy
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Millennium by John Varley
1983
Winner
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

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The Pride of Chanur by CJ Cherryh
2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C Clarke
Friday by Robert A Heinlein
Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
1982
Winner
Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh

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Little, Big by John Crowley
The Many Colored Land by Julian May
Project Pope by Clifford D Simak
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
1981
Winner
The Snow Queen by Joan D Vinge

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The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
Wizard by John Varley
1980
Winner
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C Clarke

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On Wings of Song by Thomas M Disch
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A McKillip
Jem by Frederik Pohl
Titan by John Varley
1979
Winner
Dreamsnake by Vonda N McIntyre

Shortlist
The Faded Sun: Kesrith by CJ Cherryh
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
Blind Voices by Tom Reamy
1978
Winner
Gateway by Frederik Pohl

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The Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Time Storm by Gordon R Dickson
Dying of the Light by George RR Martin
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
1977
Winner
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Shortlist
Children of Dune by Frank L Herbert
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg
1976
Winner
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

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The Computer Connection (The Indian Giver) by Alfred Bester
Mindbridge by Joe Haldeman
Inferno by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny
1975
Winner
The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin

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Fire Time by Poul Anderson
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K Dick
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Inverted World by Christopher Priest
1974
Winner
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke

Shortlist
The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson
The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
Time Enough for Love by Robert A Heinlein
Protector by Larry Niven
1973
Winner
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov

Shortlist
There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson
When Harlie Was One by David Gerrold
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg
A Choice of Gods by Clifford D Simak
1972
Winner
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer

Shortlist
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg
Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
1971
Winner
Ringworld by Larry Niven

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Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
Star Light by Hal Clement
Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker
1970
Winner
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin

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Macroscope by Piers Anthony
Up the Line by Robert Silverberg
Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
1969
Winner
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner

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Nova by Samuel R Delany
Past Master by RA Lafferty
Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D Simak
1968
Winner
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

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The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson
Chthon by Piers Anthony
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R Delany
Thorns by Robert Silverberg
1967
Winner
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein

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Babel-17 by Samuel R Delany
Too Many Magicians by Randall Garrett
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Witches of Karres by James H Schmitz
Day of the Minotaur by Thomas Burnett Swann
1966
Winners
Dune by Frank L Herbert
...And Call Me Conrad (This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny

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The Squares of the City by John Brunner
Skylark DuQuesne by Edward E Smith
1965
Winner
The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber

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The Whole Man by John Brunner
Davy by Edgar Pangborn
The Planet Buyer (The Boy Who Bought Old Earth) by Cordwainer Smith
1964
Winner
Here Gather the Stars (Way Station) by Clifford D Simak

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Glory Road by Robert A Heinlein
Dune World by Frank L Herbert
Witch World by Andre Norton
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
1963
Winner
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick

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The Sword of Aldones by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Sylva by Jean Bruller
A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C Clarke
Little Fuzzy by H Beam Piper
1962
Winner
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A Heinlein

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Dark Universe by Daniel F Galouye
Planet of the Damned (Sense of Obligation) by Harry Harrison
The Fisherman (Time Is the Simplest Thing) by Clifford D Simak
Second Ending by James White
1961
Winner
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller Jr

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High Crusade by Poul Anderson
Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys
Deathworld by Harry Harrison
Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon
1960
Winner
Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein

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Dorsai! (The Genetic General) by Gordon R Dickson
The Pirates of Ersatz (The Pirates of Zan) by Murray Leinster
That Sweet Little Old Lady (Brain Twister) by Mark Phillips
Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
1959
Winner
A Case of Conscience by James Blish

Shortlist
We Have Fed Our Sea (The Enemy Stars) by Poul Anderson
Who? by Algis Budrys
Have Space Suit — Will Travel by Robert A Heinlein
Time Killer (Immortality, Inc.) by Robert Sheckley
Winners
1958
The Big Time by Fritz Leiber

1956
Double Star by Robert A Heinlein

1955
They'd Rather Be Right (The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley

1953
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester