Most Popular Hugo Award Books

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The Fountains of Paradise

Arthur C. Clarke

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1979

The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hugo Award · TV Series · Alternate History

1962

Extended Foundation series #1

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1982

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1966

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

July 16, 2019

The Wanderer

Fritz Leiber

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1964

Vorkosigan

The Mountains of Mourning

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Nebula Award · Novella

2002

Spin #1

Spin

Robert Charles Wilson

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

2005

Vorkosigan

Barrayar

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

October 1991

Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

March 28, 2024

Cyteen #1

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1988

Club of Rome Quartet

Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner

Science Fiction · BSFA Award · Hugo Award · Prix Apollo

1968

World of the Five Gods #2

Paladin of Souls

Lois McMaster Bujold

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Hugo Award · Locus Award

September 2003

Vorkosigan

Mirror Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

March 1994

Uplift #3

The Uplift War

David Brin

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1987

Inside Job

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

2005

Vorkosigan

The Vor Game

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award

September 1990

Lord of Light

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1967

The Windup Girl

Paolo Bacigalupi

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

September 8, 2009

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1995

Blackout #2

All Clear

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

October 14, 2010

Blackout #1

Blackout

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

February 1, 2010

Heinlein Juveniles

Farmer in the Sky

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Hugo Award

1950

Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes: The Official Biography

Rob Wilkins

Biography · Hugo Award · Non-fiction

September 29, 2022

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1976

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

Fantasy · Hugo Award

April 26, 2022

The Lifecycle of Software Objects

Ted Chiang

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

August 2010

All Seated on the Ground

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Novella

2007

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award · Alternate History · Mainstream

May 2007

Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

2006

The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World

Thomas M. Disch

Hugo Award · Locus Award · Non-fiction

1998

The Big Time

Fritz Leiber

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1961

Starship Troopers

Robert A. Heinlein

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1959

To Say Nothing of the Dog

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

January 1998

Imperial Radch #1

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

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

September 30, 2013

This Immortal

Roger Zelazny

Science Fiction · Hugo Award

1966