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Hugo Award Winning Novels

Type: Preset list created by brakketh

Description: I have a lot of trouble finding the short stories and novellas for the Hugo's so thought I would give myself an achievable reading list.

Based on bookaward: Hugo Award

Members: 11 participating members (show all)

All members' listSort: Score | Title | Author | Date | CK Order
1
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
6,085 members, 285 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1), archerygirl (1), dreamweaver529 (2), gypsysmom (2), ahef1963 (2), merrystar (7), ShellyS (12), rretzler (16), brakketh (41)

Score: 26.28

Explanations:

dreamweaver529 (2): Co-Winner 1993

2
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,562 members, 254 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), hipdeep (2), Rtrace (3), gypsysmom (3), ShellyS (3), rretzler (6), merrystar (10), brakketh (17)

Score: 23.26

Explanations:

brakketh (17): Winner 1970

3
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
8,655 members, 239 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (1), rretzler (1), ahef1963 (1), ShellyS (1), Rtrace (2), brakketh (7)

Score: 21.82

Explanations:

brakketh (7): Winner 1961

4
Dune
by Frank Herbert
27,473 members, 409 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (2), Rtrace (4), gypsysmom (4), rretzler (4), archerygirl (9), merrystar (11), brakketh (12)

Score: 18.5

Explanations:

brakketh (12): Winner 1966 (tied)

5
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
5,341 members, 238 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Rtrace (5), archerygirl (6), ahef1963 (8), gypsysmom (9), rretzler (17), brakketh (47)

Score: 17.42

6
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
17,688 members, 278 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), gypsysmom (5), Rtrace (6), ShellyS (8), rretzler (11), brakketh (32)

Score: 15.49

Explanations:

brakketh (32): Winner 1985

7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
77,294 members, 708 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), merrystar (8), archerygirl (14), ahef1963 (14), rretzler (18), Rtrace (21), brakketh (49)

Score: 15.2

8
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman
6,910 members, 181 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (4), ShellyS (5), gypsysmom (6), Rtrace (7), rretzler (9), brakketh (23)

Score: 14.65

Explanations:

brakketh (23): Winner 1976

9
Barrayar
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,002 members, 58 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: dreamweaver529 (1), archerygirl (3), rretzler (15), Rtrace (26), ShellyS (27), brakketh (39)

Score: 14.2

Explanations:

dreamweaver529 (1): Winner 1992

10
The Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
4,278 members, 75 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), gypsysmom (7), rretzler (8), Rtrace (14), brakketh (20), ShellyS (21)

Score: 13.49

Explanations:

brakketh (20): Winner 1973

11
Blackout
by Connie Willis
2,367 members, 176 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: merrystar (2), Rtrace (8), archerygirl (15), gypsysmom (17), rretzler (23), brakketh (60)

Score: 13.01

12
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas
by John Scalzi
2,823 members, 290 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4), archerygirl (7), gypsysmom (8), Rtrace (15), rretzler (24), brakketh (62)

Score: 12.93

13
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
26,937 members, 724 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5), Rtrace (9), ahef1963 (9), archerygirl (12), rretzler (19), brakketh (50)

Score: 12.86

14
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
8,426 members, 367 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), Rtrace (10), gypsysmom (10), ShellyS (19), rretzler (21), brakketh (56)

Score: 12.79

15
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
15,971 members, 1,070 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6), archerygirl (10), ahef1963 (10), Rtrace (11), rretzler (22), brakketh (57)

Score: 12.55

16
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
7,418 members, 57 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), rretzler (10), gypsysmom (11), Rtrace (18), ShellyS (23), brakketh (30)

Score: 12.38

Explanations:

brakketh (30): Winner 1983

17
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
8,536 members, 115 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: rretzler (2), brakketh (8), Rtrace (12), merrystar (12), gypsysmom (15)

Score: 12.07

Explanations:

brakketh (8): Winner 1962

18
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel
by Susanna Clarke
21,866 members, 669 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7), ahef1963 (11), archerygirl (13), Rtrace (19), rretzler (20), brakketh (53)

Score: 12.05

19
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch)
by Ann Leckie
2,984 members, 235 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (5), gypsysmom (14), Rtrace (20), ShellyS (20), rretzler (25), brakketh (63)

Score: 11.73

20
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
31,944 members, 887 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), ahef1963 (5), rretzler (12), Rtrace (13), brakketh (33)

Score: 11.64

Explanations:

brakketh (33): Winner 1986

21
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
7,941 members, 142 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: rretzler (5), gypsysmom (12), ahef1963 (12), brakketh (14), Rtrace (23)

Score: 10.87

Explanations:

brakketh (14): Winner 1967

22
Ringworld
by Larry Niven
7,546 members, 131 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: rretzler (7), ShellyS (10), gypsysmom (13), Rtrace (16), brakketh (18)

Score: 10.76

Explanations:

brakketh (18): Winner 1971

23
The Vor Game
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,151 members, 46 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (2), rretzler (14), Rtrace (24), ShellyS (26), brakketh (38)

Score: 10.62

24
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card
12,625 members, 162 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), merrystar (9), rretzler (13), Rtrace (17), brakketh (34)

Score: 10.6

Explanations:

brakketh (34): Winner 1987

25
Rendezvous With Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
7,358 members, 125 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (4), gypsysmom (18), brakketh (21), Rtrace (25), rretzler (26)

Score: 10.2

Explanations:

brakketh (21): Winner 1974

26
The Uplift War
by David Brin
2,669 members, 23 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5), ShellyS (24), gypsysmom (26), Rtrace (29), brakketh (35)

Score: 9.62

Explanations:

brakketh (35): Winner 1988

27
The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
2,424 members, 140 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: dreamweaver529 (3), archerygirl (18), rretzler (30), Rtrace (50), brakketh (64)

Score: 9.61

Explanations:

dreamweaver529 (3): Winner 2015

28
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
4,529 members, 224 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), rretzler (31), gypsysmom (32), Rtrace (41), brakketh (58)

Score: 9.45

29
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
by Kate Wilhelm
1,337 members, 53 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (6), brakketh (24), rretzler (27), gypsysmom (34), Rtrace (35)

Score: 9.42

Explanations:

brakketh (24): Winner 1977

30
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
9,430 members, 251 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: rretzler (3), brakketh (9), gypsysmom (16), Rtrace (22)

Score: 9.2

Explanations:

brakketh (9): Winner 1963

31
Startide Rising
by David Brin
3,426 members, 41 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), ShellyS (18), Rtrace (27), brakketh (31)

Score: 8.22

Explanations:

brakketh (31): Winner 1984

32
The Demolished Man
by Alfred Bester
3,638 members, 93 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: brakketh (1), ShellyS (7), Rtrace (34)

Score: 8.12

Explanations:

brakketh (1): Winner 1953

33
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
7,070 members, 155 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (9), gypsysmom (19), brakketh (22), Rtrace (28)

Score: 7.81

Explanations:

brakketh (22): Winner 1975

34
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Philip José Farmer
2,940 members, 53 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13), brakketh (19), gypsysmom (20), Rtrace (37)

Score: 7.54

Explanations:

brakketh (19): Winner 1972

35
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
1,833 members, 37 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (11), gypsysmom (21), brakketh (28), Rtrace (30)

Score: 7.51

Explanations:

brakketh (28): Winner 1981

36
Dreamsnake
by Vonda N. McIntyre
1,411 members, 37 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (15), gypsysmom (22), brakketh (26), Rtrace (31)

Score: 7.35

Explanations:

brakketh (26): Winner 1979

37
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
3,972 members, 36 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (13), gypsysmom (23), Rtrace (32), brakketh (42)

Score: 7.19

38
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
3,643 members, 34 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (14), gypsysmom (24), Rtrace (33), brakketh (45)

Score: 7.09

39
Mirror Dance
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,186 members, 36 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (11), rretzler (28), brakketh (43), Rtrace (44)

Score: 7.05

40
Forever Peace (Remembering Tomorrow)
by Joe Haldeman
1,711 members, 37 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (17), gypsysmom (25), brakketh (46), Rtrace (60)

Score: 6.73

41
Double Star
by Robert A. Heinlein
2,429 members, 56 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: brakketh (3), gypsysmom (27), Rtrace (42)

Score: 6.37

Explanations:

brakketh (3): Winner 1956

42
Paladin of Souls
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,967 members, 82 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), archerygirl (16), brakketh (52)

Score: 6.05

43
The Big Time
by Fritz Leiber
894 members, 36 reviews
3.14 stars (3.14 stars)

Lists: brakketh (4), rretzler (29), Rtrace (52)

Score: 6.04

Explanations:

brakketh (4): Winner 1958

44
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein
9,264 members, 156 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: brakketh (6), gypsysmom (28), Rtrace (36)

Score: 5.93

Explanations:

brakketh (6): Winner 1960

45
A Case of Conscience
by James Blish
1,370 members, 38 reviews
3.32 stars (3.32 stars)

Lists: brakketh (5), gypsysmom (35), Rtrace (43)

Score: 5.88

Explanations:

brakketh (5): Winner 1959

46
Among Others
by Jo Walton
2,153 members, 200 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (8), Rtrace (38), brakketh (61)

Score: 5.42

47
Stand on Zanzibar
by John Brunner
2,409 members, 36 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: brakketh (16), gypsysmom (29), Rtrace (39)

Score: 5.32

Explanations:

brakketh (16): Winner 1969

48
The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
2,561 members, 37 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (22), brakketh (27), Rtrace (46)

Score: 5.14

Explanations:

brakketh (27): Winner 1980

49
Gateway
by Frederik Pohl
3,485 members, 72 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: brakketh (25), gypsysmom (30), Rtrace (40)

Score: 5.09

Explanations:

brakketh (25): Winner 1978

50
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson
9,219 members, 153 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (16), brakketh (44), Rtrace (57)

Score: 5.01

51
Cyteen
by C. J. Cherryh
1,418 members, 45 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: ShellyS (25), brakketh (36), Rtrace (47)

Score: 4.95

Explanations:

brakketh (36): Winner 1989

52
The City & The City
by China Miéville
4,379 members, 283 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: archerygirl (17), Rtrace (48), brakketh (59)

Score: 4.93

53
The Forever Machine
by Mark Clifton
269 members, 14 reviews
2.72 stars (2.72 stars)

Lists: brakketh (2), Rtrace (49)

Score: 4.88

Explanations:

brakketh (2): Winner 1955 (aka They'd Rather Be Right)

54
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
3,177 members, 50 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (33), brakketh (48), Rtrace (59)

Score: 4.63

55
Hominids
by Robert J. Sawyer
1,552 members, 44 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (31), brakketh (51), Rtrace (61)

Score: 4.62

56
Rainbows End
by Vernor Vinge
2,414 members, 91 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), brakketh (55)

Score: 4.51

57
Way Station
by Clifford D. Simak
1,732 members, 58 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: brakketh (10), Rtrace (53)

Score: 3.73

Explanations:

brakketh (10): Winner 1964

58
The Wanderer
by Fritz Leiber
838 members, 17 reviews
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: brakketh (11), Rtrace (54)

Score: 3.67

Explanations:

brakketh (11): Winner 1965

59
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
3,933 members, 86 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: brakketh (15), Rtrace (45)

Score: 3.58

Explanations:

brakketh (15): Winner 1968

60
This Immortal
by Roger Zelazny
1,486 members, 25 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: brakketh (13), Rtrace (55)

Score: 3.58

Explanations:

brakketh (13): Winner 1966 (tied; aka ...And Call Me Conrad)

61
Downbelow Station
by C. J. Cherryh
2,135 members, 54 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: brakketh (29), Rtrace (56)

Score: 3.19

Explanations:

brakketh (29): Winner 1982

62
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
7,979 members, 175 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: brakketh (37), Rtrace (51)

Score: 3.12

63
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge
4,748 members, 98 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: brakketh (40), Rtrace (58)

Score: 3.04

64
Spin
by Robert Charles Wilson
3,028 members, 128 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: brakketh (54)

Score: 1.48

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