Hugo Award for Best Novel Public

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Winners of the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Does not include Retro-Hugos.

  1. Mirror Dance by 

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    Not everyone would envy young Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, even though he had formed his own mercenary fleet before attending …

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    Winner in 1995

  2. The Diamond Age by 

    4 stars

    The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what …

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    Winner in 1996.

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    Winner in 1997.

  4. Forever Peace by 

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    Joe Haldeman returns with a story about the horrors of war -- and how we might move past them. Julian …

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    Winner in 1998.

  5. To Say Nothing of the Dog by ,

    4 stars

    To Say Nothing of the Dog: or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last is a 1997 comic …

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    Winner in 1999.

  6. A Deepness in the Sky by 

    5 stars

    A Deepness in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. Published in 1999, the novel …

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    Winner in 2000.

  7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by 

    5 stars

    The fourth book in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft …

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    Winner in 2001.

  8. American Gods by 

    4 stars

    American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, …

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    Winner in 2002.

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    Winner in 2003.

  10. Paladin of souls by 

    4 stars

    E-Book Extras: ONE: The Keys to Chalion: A Dictionary of People, Places, and Things; TWO: Chalion MiscellanyIt's been three years …

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    Winner in 2004.

  11. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by 

    5 stars

    Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …

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    Winner in 2005.

  12. Spin by 

    3 stars

    Spin is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2005 and won the …

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    Winner in 2006.

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    Winner in 2007.

  14. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by 

    4 stars

    For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven …

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    Winner in 2008.

  15. The Graveyard Book by 

    5 stars

    After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural …

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    Winner in 2009.

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