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Nebula Awards

The Nebula Awards were launched in 1966 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. The main awards cover Best Novel (40,000 words or more), Best Novella (17,500 to 40,000 words), Best Novelette (7,500 to 17,500 words) and Best Short Story (less than 7,500 words).

Best Novel

TitleAuthorPublisherYear
A Master of DjinnP. Djeli ClarkTor2021
Network EffectMartha WellsTor2020
A Song for a New DaySarah PinskerBerkley Press2019
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette KowalTor2018
The Stone SkyN. K. JemisinOrbit2017
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane AndersTor2016
UprootedNaomi NovikDel Rey2015
AnnihilationJeff VandermeerForth Estate2014
Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieOrbit2013
2312Kim Stanley RobinsonOrbit2012
Among OthersJo WaltonTor2011
BlackOut/All ClearConnie WillisBantam2010
The Windup GirlPaulo BacigalupiNight Shade2009
PowersUrsula K. Le GuinHarcourt2008
The Yiddish Policeman’s UnionMichael ChabonHarperCollins2007
SeekerJack McDevittAce2006
CamouflageJoe HaldemanAce2005
Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster BujoldEos2004
The Speed of DarkElizabeth MoonDel Rey2003
American GodsNeil GaimanHeadline2002
The Quantum RoseCatherine AsaroTor2001
Darwin’s RadioGreg BearDel Rey2000
Parable of the TalentsOctavia E. ButlerSeven Stories Press1999
Forever PeaceJoe HaldemanAce1998
The Moon and the SunVonda N. McIntyrePocket1997
Slow RiverNicola GriffithDel Rey1996
The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. SawyerHarperPrism1995
Moving MarsGreg BearTor1994
Red MarsKim Stanley RobinsonBantam Spectra1993
Doomsday BookConnie WillisBantam Spectra1992
Stations of the TideMichael SwanwickMorrow1991
Tehanu: The Last Book of EarthseaUrsule K. Le GuinMacmillan Atheneum1990

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