2021 Hugo Eligible Novels

Description
This list contains works eligible for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Generally these are science fiction and fantasy stories over 40,000 words long and published in 2020. A full description of the eligibility requirements is here.
1
The City We Became
by N. K. Jemisin
4,474 members
134 reviews
3.9
7 Members
Aquila, karenb, Quaisior, Rtrace, lkmiller, rlsalvati, rhymeswithdebra
2
Network Effect
by Martha Wells
3,851 members
220 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, jain, souloftherose, rlsalvati, gypsysmom
3
Black Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse
2,858 members
90 reviews
4
5 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace, lkmiller, gypsysmom
4
The Vanished Birds: A Novel
by Simon Jimenez
751 members
37 reviews
4
4 Members
Aquila, karenb, fred_mouse, rlsalvati
5
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
3,352 members
109 reviews
4.1
4 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace, souloftherose
6
Unconquerable Sun
by Kate Elliott
459 members
23 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Aquila, karenb, Quaisior, lkmiller
7
The Relentless Moon
by Mary Robinette Kowal
744 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace
8
Agency
by William Gibson
1,496 members
57 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Quaisior, rlsalvati, gypsysmom
9
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
9,331 members
404 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, souloftherose
10
The Book of Koli
by M. R. Carey
804 members
30 reviews
4
2 Members
andyl, gypsysmom
11
The Last Emperox
by John Scalzi
1,416 members
67 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Rtrace, rlsalvati
12
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow
3,709 members
105 reviews
4.1
2 Members
lkmiller, souloftherose
13
Return of the Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
639 members
21 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
Quaisior, jain
Explanations
jain: Also eligible for the Lodestar, and The Queen's Thief is eligible for Best Series.
14
Phoenix Extravagant
by Yoon Ha Lee
395 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
karenb, lkmiller
Explanations
karenb: Would also be a good candidate for the Lodestar Award (best YA book)
15
A Deadly Education
by Naomi Novik
6,194 members
209 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Aquila, souloftherose
16
The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
690 members
28 reviews
3.8
Member
AnnieMod
17
Thirteen Storeys
by Jonathan Sims
372 members
12 reviews
3.9
Member
jain
18
Temporary
by Hilary Leichter
344 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
karenb
Explanations
karenb: One agency, different lives (not just jobs). Weird and funny but marketed as plain fiction.
19
Strange Labour
by Robert G. Penner
24 members
1 review
5
Member
rhymeswithdebra
20
Water Must Fall
by Nick Wood
17 members
4 reviews
½ 2.5
Member
andyl
21
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
223 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
karenb
22
Light of Impossible Stars
by Gareth L. Powell
164 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
andyl
23
Deathless Divide
by Justina Ireland
590 members
40 reviews
4
Member
karenb
24
Bridge 108
by Anne Charnock
45 members
4 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
andyl
25
Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe
by Zig Zag Claybourne
38 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
karenb
26
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson
1,892 members
79 reviews
3.9
Member
Aquila
27
The Unspoken Name
by A K Larkwood
1,056 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Aquila
28
False Value
by Ben Aaronovitch
1,397 members
55 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
29
Or What You Will
by Jo Walton
375 members
18 reviews
3.8
Member
Aquila
30
Dead Lies Dreaming
by Charles Stross
388 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Rtrace
31
Attack Surface
by Cory Doctorow
378 members
14 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
32
Firewalkers
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
160 members
11 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
33
War of the Maps
by Paul McAuley
141 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Aquila
34
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
3,713 members
111 reviews
4.2
Member
Rtrace
35
The Last Smile in Sunder City
by Luke Arnold
432 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
36
In the Black
by Patrick S. Tomlinson
61 members
1 review
4.1
37
Edge of Heaven
by R.B. Kelly
30 members
2 reviews
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