Most Popular Arthur C. Clarke Award Books

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The Handmaid's Tale #1

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1985

7.9/10 120 ratings

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Mainstream

September 4, 2014

7.9/10 35 ratings

Black Man

Richard K. Morgan

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

May 2007

7.7/10 35 ratings

Zoo City

Lauren Beukes

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Arthur C. Clarke Award

June 2010

7.4/10 34 ratings

The City & the City

China Miéville

Fantasy · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Locus Award

April 29, 2009

7.4/10 59 ratings

Kefahuchi Tract Trilogy #2

Nova Swing

M. John Harrison

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Philip K. Dick Award

November 2006

6.6/10 30 ratings

Fairyland

Paul McAuley

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1995

10/10 1 ratings

Dark Eden #1

Dark Eden

Chris Beckett

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

January 1, 2012

9.5/10 2 ratings

Vurt #1

Vurt

Jeff Noon

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1993

9/10 2 ratings

Children of Time #1

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Arthur C. Clarke Award

May 28, 2015

8.8/10 5 ratings

Bas-Lag

Perdido Street Station

China Miéville

Fantasy · New Weird · Arthur C. Clarke Award · British Fantasy Award

2000

8.7/10 27 ratings

The Sparrow #1

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award

1996

8/10 4 ratings

Tabitha Jute #1

Take Back Plenty

Colin Greenland

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award

1990

8/10 2 ratings

Bold as Love Cycle #1

Bold as Love

Gwyneth Jones

Fantasy · Arthur C. Clarke Award

2001

8/10 1 ratings

Synners

Pat Cadigan

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1991

8/10 1 ratings

The Child Garden

Geoff Ryman

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1989

8/10 1 ratings

Imperial Radch #1

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award · Hugo Award

September 30, 2013

7.8/10 20 ratings

The Baroque Cycle #1

Quicksilver

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Alternate History

2003

7.6/10 5 ratings

Bas-Lag

Iron Council

China Miéville

Fantasy · New Weird · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Locus Award

2004

7.1/10 12 ratings

The Old Drift

Namwali Serpell

Science Fiction · Magical Realism · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Historical Fiction

March 2019

7/10 1 ratings

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

Magical Realism · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Historical Fiction

August 2016

6.8/10 5 ratings

The Testament of Jessie Lamb

Jane Rogers

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

February 2011

6/10 2 ratings

The Calcutta Chromosome

Amitav Ghosh

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · Thriller

1995

6/10 1 ratings

Air

Geoff Ryman

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award

2004

5/10 1 ratings

Song of Time

Ian R. MacLeod

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

September 2008

The Separation

Christopher Priest

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award · BSFA Award · Alternate History

2002

Dreaming in Smoke

Tricia Sullivan

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1999

Distraction

Bruce Sterling

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1998

Fools

Pat Cadigan

Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1992

Unquenchable Fire

Rachel Pollack

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke Award

1988