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Nebula Award winners: Best Novel

Award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels selected by writers.

Included: Best Novel winners, 2016–2025 award years (ceremonies may occur the following year).

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10 books

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Nebula Award books

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  • All the Birds in the Sky — Charlie Jane Anders (2016) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • The Stone Sky — N.K. Jemisin (2017) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • The Calculating Stars — Mary Robinette Kowal (2018) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • A Song for a New Day — Sarah Pinsker (2019) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • Network Effect — Martha Wells (2020) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • A Master of Djinn — P. Djèlí Clark (2021) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • Babel — R. F. Kuang (2022) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • The Saint of Bright Doors — Vajra Chandrasekera (2023) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • Someone You Can Build a Nest In — John Wiswell (2024) · Best Novel · winner · Source
  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter — Stephen Graham Jones (2025) · Best Novel · winner · Source