Hugo Award winners: Best Novel
Science fiction and fantasy novels recognized by the Hugo Awards.
Included: Best Novel winners, 2016–2025.
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10 books
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The Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett
Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh
Nettle & BoneT. Kingfisher
A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
Network EffectMartha Wells
A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martine
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
The Stone SkyN.K. Jemisin
The Obelisk GateN. K. Jemisin
The Fifth SeasonN.K. Jemisin
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Lists and sources
Browse the included records below. Award years refer to the award, not the publication date.
Hugo Award books
- The Fifth Season — N.K. Jemisin (2016) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- The Obelisk Gate — N. K. Jemisin (2017) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- The Stone Sky — N.K. Jemisin (2018) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- The Calculating Stars — Mary Robinette Kowal (2019) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- A Memory Called Empire — Arkady Martine (2020) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- Network Effect — Martha Wells (2021) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- A Desolation Called Peace — Arkady Martine (2022) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- Nettle & Bone — T. Kingfisher (2023) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- Some Desperate Glory — Emily Tesh (2024) · Best Novel · winner · Source
- The Tainted Cup — Robert Jackson Bennett (2025) · Best Novel · winner · Source