| Year |
Winner |
Other authors and books that were named as very good |
| 1965 |
Dune by Frank Herbert1 |
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| 1966 |
(tie)
|
|
| 1967 |
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany |
- Chthon by Piers Anthony
- The Eskimo Invasion by Hayden Howard
- Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny1
- Thorns by Robert Silverberg
|
| 1968 |
Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin |
- Black Easter by James Blish
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
- The Masks of Time by Robert Silverberg
- Past Master by R. A. Lafferty
- Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ
- Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner1
|
| 1969 |
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin1 |
- Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad
- Isle of the Dead by Roger Zelazny
- The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Up the Line by Robert Silverberg
|
| 1970 |
Ringworld by Larry Niven1 |
- And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ
- Fourth Mansions by R. A. Lafferty
- The Steel Crocodile by D. G. Compton
- Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
- The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker
|
| 1971 |
A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg |
|
| 1972 |
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov1 |
- The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg
- Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
- The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad
- The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
- What Entropy Means to Me by George Alec Effinger
- When Harlie Was One by David Gerrold
|
| 1973 |
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke1 |
|
| 1974 |
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin1 |
- 334 by Thomas M. Disch
- Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
- The Godwhale by T. J. Bass
|
| 1975 |
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman1 |
- Autumn Angels by Arthur Byron
- The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee
- The Computer Connection by Alfred Bester
- Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
- Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny
- The Embedding by Ian Watson
- The Exile Waiting by Vonda N. McIntyre
- The Female Man by Joanna Russ
- A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire by Michael Bishop
- Guernica Night by Barry N. Malzberg
- The Heritage of Hastur by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
- A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
- The Missing Man by Katherine Maclean
- The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
- Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow
- The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg
|
| 1976 |
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl |
- Inferno by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
- Islands by Marta Randall
- Shadrach in the Furnace by Robert Silverberg
- Triton by Samuel R. Delany
- Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm 1
|
| 1977 |
Gateway by Frederik Pohl1 |
|
| 1978 |
Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre1 |
|
| 1979 |
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke1 |
|
| 1980 |
Timescape by Gregory Benford |
- Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl
- Mockingbird by Walter Tevis
- The Orphan by Robert Stallman
- The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
- The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge 1
|
| 1981 |
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe |
- Little, Big by John Crowley
- The Many-Colored Land by Julian May
- Radix by A. A. Attanasio
- Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
- The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
|
| 1982 |
No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop |
|
| 1983 |
Startide Rising by David Brin1 |
- Against Infinity by Gregory Benford
- The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
- Lyonesse by Jack Vance
- Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy
- The Void Captain's Tale by Norman Spinrad
|
| 1984 |
Neuromancer by William Gibson1 |
- Frontera by Lewis Shiner
- The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
- Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
- The Man Who Melted by Jack Dann
- The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson
|
| 1985 |
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card1 |
- Blood Music by Greg Bear
- Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers
- Helliconia Winter by Brian Aldiss
- The Postman by David Brin
- The Remaking of Sigmund Freud by Barry N. Malzberg
- Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling
|
| 1986 |
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card1 |
- Count Zero by William Gibson
- Free Live Free by Gene Wolfe
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Journal of Nicholas the American by Leigh Kennedy
- This is the Way the World Ends by James Morrow
|
| 1987 |
The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy |
- The Forge of God by Greg Bear
- Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
- The Uplift War by David Brin1
- Vergil in Averno by Avram Davidson
- When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
|
| 1988 |
Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold |
|
| 1989 |
The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough |
|
| 1990 |
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin |
|
| 1991 |
Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick |
- Orbital Resonance by John Barnes
- Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold 1
- Bone Dance by Emma Bull
- Synners by Pat Cadigan
- The Difference Engine by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson
|
| 1992 |
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis1 |
- A Million Open Doors by John Barnes
- Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler
- China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
- A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge1
- Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
|
| 1993 |
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson |
- Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason
- Hard Landing by Algis Budrys
- Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
- Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
|
| 1994 |
Moving Mars by Greg Bear |
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem
- Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
- Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
- Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson1
- A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
|
| 1995 |
The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer |
- Mother of Storms by John Barnes
- Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress
- Celestis by Paul Park
- Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams
- Calde of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
|
| 1996 |
Slow River by Nicola Griffith |
- The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip
- Expiration Date by Tim Powers
- Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer
- The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson 1
|
| 1997 |
The Moon and the Sun by Vonda McIntyre |
- Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
- King's Dragon by Kate Elliott
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt
- City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams
- Bellwether by Connie Willis
|
| 1998 |
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman1 |
- The Last Hawk by Catherine Asaro
- Moonfall by Jack McDevitt
- How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove
- Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
- To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 1
|
| 1999 |
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler |
- The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod
- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
- Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh
- Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
- A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge1
|
| 2000 |
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear |
- A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Crescent City Rhapsody by Kathleen Ann Goonan
- Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
- Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt
- Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
|
| 2001 |
The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro |
Although Declare appeared on the final ballot, it was afterwards determined to be ineligible. |
| 2002 |
American Gods by Neil Gaiman1 |
|
| 2003 |
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon |
|
| 2004 |
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold 1 |
- Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
- Omega by Jack McDevitt
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
- Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
- The Knight by Gene Wolfe
|
| 2005 |
Camouflage by Joe Haldeman[2] |
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 1
- Polaris by Jack McDevitt
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
- Air by Geoff Ryman
- Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
|
| 2006[3] |
Seeker by Jack McDevitt |
- The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
- The Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford
- Farthing by Jo Walton
- From the Files of the Time Rangers by Richard Bowes
- To Crush the Moon by Wil McCarthy
|
| 2007[4] |
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon 1 [5] |
- Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
- The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
- The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
- Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell
|
| 2008[6] |
Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin[7][8] |
|
| 2009[9] |
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 1 [10] |
- The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak
- Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman
- The City & the City by China Miéville1
- Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
- Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
|
| 2010 |
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis1 |
- The Native Star by M.K. Hobson
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
- Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Echo by Jack McDevitt
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
|
| 2011 |
Among Others by Jo Walton1 |
- Embassytown by China Miéville
- Firebird by Jack McDevitt
- God's War by Kameron Hurley
- Mechanique: a Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
- The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
|
| 2012 |
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson |
- Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
- Ironskin by Tina Connolly
- The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal
|
| 2013 |
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie1 |
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
- Hild by Nicola Griffith
- The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
- A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
|
| 2014 |
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer |
- The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
- Trial by Fire by Charles E. Gannon
- Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
- The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu1
- Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
|
| 2015 |
Uprooted by Naomi Novik |
- Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
- Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
- The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin1
- The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
- Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon
- Updraft by Fran Wilde
|
| 2016 |
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders |
- Borderline by Mishell Baker
- The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin1
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
- Everfair by Nisi Shawl
|
| 2017 |
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin1 |
- Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
- Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
- Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
- Jade City by Fonda Lee
- Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
|
| 2018 |
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal1 |
- Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
- The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
- Spinning Sliver by Naomi Novik
- Trail of Lightning by Rebacca Roanhorse
- Witchmark by C. L. Polk
|
| 2019 |
A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker |
- Marque of Caine by Charles E. Gannon
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine1
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
|
| 2020 |
Network Effect by Martha Wells1 |
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
|
| 2021 |
A Master of Djinn by P. Djélí Clark |
- The Unbroken by C. L. Clark
- Machinehood by S. B. Divya
- A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
- Plague Birds by Jason Sanford
|