2017 Hugo Eligible Novels

Description
This list contains novels eligible for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Generally these are science fiction and fantasy stories of 40,000 words or more published in 2016. A full description of the eligibility requirements is here.
1
The Obelisk Gate
by N. K. Jemisin
5,755 members
223 reviews
4.2
7 Members
Rtrace, jain, archerygirl, lkmiller, mathgirl40, souloftherose, gypsysmom
2
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
11,206 members
494 reviews
4
5 Members
karenb, Rtrace, souloftherose, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
3
Ninefox Gambit
by Yoon Ha Lee
1,930 members
89 reviews
3.8
5 Members
karenb, Rtrace, jain, lkmiller, pan0ramix
4
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
by Lois McMaster Bujold
1,025 members
77 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Rtrace, archerygirl, mathgirl40, souloftherose
Explanations
Rtrace: unless the 2015 release of an ARC of this book makes it eligible for 2016
archerygirl: There was a ruling about it last year, for the Nebulas, and it was ruled eligible for this year, so the Hugos followed suit
5
League of Dragons
by Naomi Novik
1,049 members
40 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, archerygirl, KimarieBee, gypsysmom
6
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
1,926 members
76 reviews
4
3 Members
jain, souloftherose, kara.shamy
Explanations
jain: Extended eligibility. (The book was UK-published in 2015 and US-published in 2016.)
7
Children of Earth and Sky
by Guy Gavriel Kay
904 members
47 reviews
4.1
3 Members
merrystar, mathgirl40, gypsysmom
8
Underground Airlines
by Ben H. Winters
1,483 members
81 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, gypsysmom
9
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
3,601 members
194 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
Rtrace, jain, souloftherose
10
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
3,315 members
191 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Rtrace, lkmiller, gypsysmom,jain
11
Certain Dark Things
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
1,134 members
56 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, andomck
12
The Last Days of New Paris
by China Miéville
1,057 members
47 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
13
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby
562 members
35 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
karenb, gypsysmom
14
Death's End
by Cixin Liu
4,375 members
142 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
15
Last Year
by Robert Charles Wilson
269 members
14 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Rtrace, mathgirl40
16
Borderline
by Mishell Baker
622 members
48 reviews
3.9
2 Members
karenb, lkmiller
17
Infomocracy
by Malka Older
1,002 members
47 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
karenb, lkmiller
18
Lovecraft Country
by Matt Ruff
2,548 members
100 reviews
4
2 Members
karenb, gypsysmom
19
Too Like the Lightning
by Ada Palmer
2,223 members
107 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
20
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North
727 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, souloftherose
21
Ghost Talkers
by Mary Robinette Kowal
613 members
40 reviews
4
2 Members
Rtrace, archerygirl
22
The Raven and the Reindeer
by T. Kingfisher
491 members
32 reviews
4.2
Member
jain
23
Kingfisher
by Patricia A. McKillip
289 members
20 reviews
3.9
Member
merrystar
24
Chenoo
by Joseph Bruchac
22 members
5
Member
karenb
25
The Fireman
by Joe Hill
2,965 members
169 reviews
3.8
Member
mathgirl40
26
The Star-Touched Queen
by Roshani Chokshi
1,400 members
63 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
archerygirl
27
Four Roads Cross
by Max Gladstone
353 members
21 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
souloftherose
28
Summerlong
by Peter S. Beagle
286 members
13 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
merrystar
29
Feedback
by Mira Grant
399 members
21 reviews
3.9
Member
archerygirl
30
The Courier
by Gerald Brandt
100 members
12 reviews
3.1
Member
gypsysmom
31
The Bands of Mourning
by Brandon Sanderson
3,612 members
67 reviews
4.2
Member
souloftherose
32
The Core of the Sun
by Johanna Sinisalo
346 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
pan0ramix
33
Breath of Earth
by Beth Cato
196 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
archerygirl
34
Chapel of Ease
by Alex Bledsoe
98 members
8 reviews
4.1
Member
karenb
35
Central Station
by Lavie Tidhar
589 members
36 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
pan0ramix
36
Stiletto
by Daniel O'Malley
1,133 members
54 reviews
4.1
Member
archerygirl
37
Europe in Winter
by Dave Hutchinson
178 members
12 reviews
4
Member
pan0ramix
38
Babylon's Ashes
by James S. A. Corey
3,108 members
103 reviews
4
Member
Rtrace
39
The Hanging Tree
by Ben Aaronovitch
2,198 members
87 reviews
4.1
Member
Rtrace
40
The Nightmare Stacks
by Charles Stross
720 members
29 reviews
4
Member
Rtrace
41
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown
4,658 members
148 reviews
½ 4.3
42
This Savage Song
by Victoria Schwab
3,060 members
117 reviews
4
43
Calamity
by Brandon Sanderson
2,221 members
66 reviews
4
44
Hex
by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
1,696 members
88 reviews
½ 3.6
45
Rosewater
by Tade Thompson
1,515 members
72 reviews
3.8
46
The Fisherman
by John Langan
1,414 members
51 reviews
3.8
47
The Girl from Everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
1,223 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
48
Jerusalem
by Alan Moore
1,180 members
30 reviews
3.9
49
The Bronze Key
by Holly Black
1,036 members
18 reviews
3.8
50
Paper and Fire
by Rachel Caine
1,033 members
57 reviews
3.8
51
Revenger
by Alastair Reynolds
1,031 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
52
The Long Cosmos
by Terry Pratchett
1,016 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
53
The Reader
by Traci Chee
998 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
54
City of Blades
by Robert Jackson Bennett
984 members
73 reviews
4.2
55
Good Morning, Midnight
by Lily Brooks-Dalton
970 members
53 reviews
3.8
56
The Queen of Blood
by Sarah Beth Durst
898 members
27 reviews
3.9
57
Fellside
by M. R. Carey
887 members
59 reviews
½ 3.6
58
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
by Paul Tremblay
868 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
59
The Wall of Storms
by Ken Liu
845 members
11 reviews
4.1
60
Mongrels
by Stephen Graham Jones
815 members
34 reviews
4
61
Everfair
by Nisi Shawl
801 members
32 reviews
½ 3.3
62
Mr. Splitfoot
by Samantha Hunt
768 members
34 reviews
½ 3.7
63
The Devourers
by Indrapramit Das
751 members
28 reviews
½ 3.7
64
Version Control
by Dexter Palmer
736 members
51 reviews
3.9
65
The Regional Office is Under Attack!
by Manuel Gonzales
585 members
27 reviews
½ 3.3
66
Lies, Damned Lies and History
by Jodi Taylor
576 members
18 reviews
4.2
67
The Last Mortal Bond
by Brian Staveley
458 members
18 reviews
3.9
68
The Family Plot
by Cherie Priest
441 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
69
Behind the Throne
by K. B. Wagers
431 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
70
After Atlas
by Emma Newman
423 members
29 reviews
4
71
Roses and Rot
by Kat Howard
391 members
32 reviews
½ 3.7
72
The Spider's War
by Daniel Abraham
383 members
18 reviews
4
73
Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
382 members
22 reviews
3.9
74
An Accident of Stars
by Foz Meadows
370 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
75
The Winged Histories
by Sofia Samatar
360 members
20 reviews
4
76
Indexing: Reflections
by Seanan McGuire
360 members
23 reviews
4
77
The Medusa Chronicles
by Stephen Baxter
359 members
14 reviews
½ 3.3
78
United States of Japan
by Peter Tieryas Liu
355 members
18 reviews
½ 3.3
79
Necessity
by Jo Walton
332 members
16 reviews
3.9
80
Medusa's Web
by Tim Powers
321 members
15 reviews
3.8
81
As I Descended
by Robin Talley
319 members
18 reviews
½ 3.3
82
Sweet Lamb of Heaven
by Lydia Millet
317 members
33 reviews
3.2
83
Visitor
by C. J. Cherryh
309 members
19 reviews
½ 4.3
84
Arkwright
by Allen Steele
309 members
23 reviews
½ 3.3
85
The Perdition Score
by Richard Kadrey
304 members
12 reviews
4
86
A Fierce and Subtle Poison
by Samantha Mabry
278 members
20 reviews
3.2
87
The Lost Time Accidents: A Novel
by John Wray
271 members
6 reviews
3.2
88
The Trees
by Ali Shaw
266 members
11 reviews
3.9
89
The Corporation Wars: Dissidence
by Ken MacLeod
248 members
13 reviews
½ 3.3
90
The Guns of Empire
by Django Wexler
244 members
11 reviews
4
91
I Am Providence
by Nick Mamatas
231 members
11 reviews
3.2
92
Steal the Sky
by Megan E. O'Keefe
230 members
8 reviews
3.2
93
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?
by Paul Cornell
220 members
8 reviews
3.9
94
False Hearts
by Laura Lam
214 members
13 reviews
3.8
95
The Gradual
by Christopher Priest
212 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
96
Join
by Steve Toutonghi
184 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
97
Will Do Magic for Small Change
by Andrea Hairston
176 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
98
The Liberation
by Ian Tregillis
172 members
4 reviews
4
99
Future Shock
by Elizabeth Briggs
164 members
12 reviews
3.2
100
Waypoint Kangaroo: A Novel (The Kangaroo Series)
by Curtis C. Chen
158 members
11 reviews
½ 3.6