Most Popular Hugo Award Books of the 20th century
Discover popular Hugo Award books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Hyperion Cantos #1
Hyperion
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1989Watchmen
Science Fiction · Graphic Novels · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Comics
1987Ender #1
Ender's Game
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Movie · Nebula Award
1985Zones of Thought #2
A Deepness in the Sky
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award
1999Zones of Thought #1
A Fire Upon the Deep
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award
1992Dune #1
Dune
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award
1965The Forever War series #1
The Forever War
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1974Heechee Saga #1
Gateway
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award · Prix Apollo
1977Hainish Cycle
The Dispossessed
Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Utopia · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1974Ender #2
Speaker for the Dead
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1986Hainish Cycle
The Left Hand of Darkness
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award
1969Animal Farm
Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Hugo Award
1945Way Station
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
1963The Gods Themselves
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1972Uplift #2
Startide Rising
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1983Doomsday Book
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1992Rama #1
Rendezvous with Rama
Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1973Fahrenheit 451
Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Hugo Award
1953Ringworld #1
Ringworld
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1970Sprawl #1
Neuromancer
Science Fiction · Cyberpunk · Hugo Award · Nebula Award · Philip K. Dick Award
1984Riverworld #1
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
1971Saint Leibowitz #1
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Hugo Award
1960Dreamsnake
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award
1978The Demolished Man
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
1953The Fountains of Paradise
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award
1979The Man in the High Castle
Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hugo Award · TV Series · Alternate History
1962Extended Foundation series #1
Foundation's Edge
Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1982The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
1966The Wanderer
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
1964Vorkosigan
Barrayar
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award
October 1991Cyteen #1
Cyteen
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1988Club of Rome Quartet
Stand on Zanzibar
Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Prix Apollo
1968Vorkosigan
Mirror Dance
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award
March 1994Uplift #3
The Uplift War
Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award
1987Vorkosigan
The Vor Game
Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award
September 1990Lord of Light
Science Fiction · Hugo Award
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