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
5,677 members
223 reviews
4.2
7 Members
Rtrace, jain, archerygirl, lkmiller, mathgirl40, souloftherose, gypsysmom
2
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
11,163 members
496 reviews
4
5 Members
karenb, Rtrace, souloftherose, gypsysmom, pan0ramix
3
Ninefox Gambit
by Yoon Ha Lee
1,916 members
89 reviews
3.8
5 Members
karenb, Rtrace, jain, lkmiller, pan0ramix
4
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
by Lois McMaster Bujold
1,018 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
1,040 members
40 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, archerygirl, KimarieBee, gypsysmom
6
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
1,909 members
75 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
899 members
46 reviews
4.1
3 Members
merrystar, mathgirl40, gypsysmom
8
Underground Airlines
by Ben H. Winters
1,479 members
81 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, gypsysmom
9
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
3,584 members
194 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Rtrace, jain, souloftherose
10
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
3,301 members
190 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Rtrace, lkmiller, gypsysmom,jain
11
Certain Dark Things
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
1,125 members
55 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, andomck
12
The Last Days of New Paris
by China Miéville
1,053 members
47 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
13
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby
559 members
34 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
karenb, gypsysmom
14
Death's End
by Cixin Liu
4,335 members
141 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
15
Last Year
by Robert Charles Wilson
268 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
994 members
47 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
karenb, lkmiller
18
Lovecraft Country
by Matt Ruff
2,531 members
100 reviews
4
2 Members
karenb, gypsysmom
19
Too Like the Lightning
by Ada Palmer
2,211 members
107 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Rtrace, pan0ramix
20
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North
724 members
43 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
karenb, souloftherose
21
Ghost Talkers
by Mary Robinette Kowal
610 members
40 reviews
4
2 Members
Rtrace, archerygirl
22
The Raven and the Reindeer
by T. Kingfisher
486 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
2,949 members
169 reviews
3.8
Member
mathgirl40
26
The Star-Touched Queen
by Roshani Chokshi
1,392 members
63 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
archerygirl
27
Four Roads Cross
by Max Gladstone
355 members
21 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
souloftherose
28
Summerlong
by Peter S. Beagle
283 members
13 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
merrystar
29
Feedback
by Mira Grant
400 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
3,550 members
67 reviews
4.2
Member
souloftherose
32
The Core of the Sun
by Johanna Sinisalo
347 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
pan0ramix
33
Breath of Earth
by Beth Cato
196 members
6 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
582 members
36 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
pan0ramix
36
Stiletto
by Daniel O'Malley
1,126 members
50 reviews
4.1
Member
archerygirl
37
Europe in Winter
by Dave Hutchinson
177 members
12 reviews
4
Member
pan0ramix
38
Babylon's Ashes
by James S. A. Corey
3,054 members
103 reviews
4
Member
Rtrace
39
The Hanging Tree
by Ben Aaronovitch
2,187 members
87 reviews
4.1
Member
Rtrace
40
The Nightmare Stacks
by Charles Stross
719 members
28 reviews
4
Member
Rtrace
41
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown
4,555 members
147 reviews
½ 4.3
42
This Savage Song
by Victoria Schwab
3,030 members
115 reviews
4
43
Calamity
by Brandon Sanderson
2,208 members
66 reviews
4
44
Hex
by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
1,682 members
89 reviews
½ 3.6
45
Rosewater
by Tade Thompson
1,505 members
71 reviews
3.8
46
The Fisherman
by John Langan
1,394 members
50 reviews
3.9
47
The Girl from Everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
1,220 members
60 reviews
½ 3.7
48
Jerusalem
by Alan Moore
1,180 members
30 reviews
3.9
49
The Bronze Key
by Holly Black
1,032 members
18 reviews
3.8
50
Paper and Fire
by Rachel Caine
1,031 members
56 reviews
3.8
51
Revenger
by Alastair Reynolds
1,023 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
52
The Long Cosmos
by Terry Pratchett
1,014 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
53
The Reader
by Traci Chee
997 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
54
City of Blades
by Robert Jackson Bennett
979 members
73 reviews
4.2
55
Good Morning, Midnight
by Lily Brooks-Dalton
963 members
52 reviews
3.8
56
The Queen of Blood
by Sarah Beth Durst
889 members
27 reviews
3.9
57
Fellside
by M. R. Carey
887 members
60 reviews
½ 3.6
58
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
by Paul Tremblay
865 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
59
The Wall of Storms
by Ken Liu
839 members
11 reviews
4.1
60
Mongrels
by Stephen Graham Jones
802 members
35 reviews
4
61
Everfair
by Nisi Shawl
798 members
32 reviews
½ 3.3
62
Mr. Splitfoot
by Samantha Hunt
764 members
34 reviews
½ 3.7
63
The Devourers
by Indrapramit Das
747 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
64
Version Control
by Dexter Palmer
732 members
51 reviews
3.9
65
The Regional Office is Under Attack!
by Manuel Gonzales
584 members
27 reviews
½ 3.3
66
Lies, Damned Lies and History
by Jodi Taylor
573 members
18 reviews
4.2
67
The Last Mortal Bond
by Brian Staveley
456 members
18 reviews
3.9
68
The Family Plot
by Cherie Priest
439 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
69
Behind the Throne
by K. B. Wagers
429 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
70
After Atlas
by Emma Newman
424 members
29 reviews
4
71
Roses and Rot
by Kat Howard
390 members
32 reviews
½ 3.7
72
Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
383 members
22 reviews
3.9
73
The Spider's War
by Daniel Abraham
381 members
18 reviews
4
74
An Accident of Stars
by Foz Meadows
365 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
75
The Winged Histories
by Sofia Samatar
359 members
20 reviews
4
76
Indexing: Reflections
by Seanan McGuire
357 members
23 reviews
4
77
The Medusa Chronicles
by Stephen Baxter
357 members
14 reviews
½ 3.3
78
United States of Japan
by Peter Tieryas Liu
352 members
18 reviews
½ 3.3
79
Necessity
by Jo Walton
333 members
16 reviews
3.9
80
Medusa's Web
by Tim Powers
322 members
15 reviews
3.8
81
As I Descended
by Robin Talley
318 members
17 reviews
½ 3.3
82
Sweet Lamb of Heaven
by Lydia Millet
318 members
33 reviews
3.2
83
Arkwright
by Allen Steele
310 members
23 reviews
½ 3.3
84
Visitor
by C. J. Cherryh
307 members
19 reviews
½ 4.3
85
The Perdition Score
by Richard Kadrey
306 members
12 reviews
4
86
A Fierce and Subtle Poison
by Samantha Mabry
275 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
268 members
11 reviews
3.9
89
The Corporation Wars: Dissidence
by Ken MacLeod
251 members
13 reviews
½ 3.3
90
The Guns of Empire
by Django Wexler
242 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
228 members
8 reviews
3.2
93
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?
by Paul Cornell
221 members
8 reviews
3.9
94
False Hearts
by Laura Lam
213 members
13 reviews
3.8
95
The Gradual
by Christopher Priest
210 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
173 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
98
The Liberation
by Ian Tregillis
171 members
4 reviews
4
99
Future Shock
by Elizabeth Briggs
163 members
12 reviews
3.2
100
Waypoint Kangaroo: A Novel (The Kangaroo Series)
by Curtis C. Chen
158 members
11 reviews
½ 3.6