Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Year listed is per the official Nebula web site, and reflects the award eligibility period, rather than the year it was announced. For example, the "1965 winner" reflects that the award was for novels published in 1965.
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Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Year listed is per the official Nebula web site, and reflects the award eligibility period, rather than the year it was announced. For example, the "1965 winner" reflects that the award was for novels published in 1965.
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The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #3)
5 stars
The Moon will soon return.
Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two …
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The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #1)
4 stars
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to Earth and obliterated much of the east coast …
Phil in SF says: 2018 winner
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Phil in SF says: 2019 winner
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Network Effect by Martha Wells
5 stars
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times …
Phil in SF says: 2020 winner
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A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
4 stars
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, …
Phil in SF says: 2021 winner
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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang (duplicate)
4 stars
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Phil in SF says: 2022 winner
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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
4 stars
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to …
Phil in SF says: 2023 winner (presented & announced in 2024)
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Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
5 stars
Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell
Shesheshen …
Phil in SF says: 2024 winner (presented & announced in 2025)
