About the Hugo Awards: they “are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.” Hugo Awards are given for best novel, novella, novelette, short story, related work, graphic story, and more, including a brand-new (as of 2018) award for Best YA.
Best Novels read: 8/73 (8.22%)
Best YA read: 0/1 (0%)
Best Novellas read: 2/58 (3.45%)
Best Noveletes read: 1/59 (1.69%)
Best Short Stories read: 1/63 (1.59%)
1939: The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
1941: Slan by A.E. van Vogt
1943: Beyond This Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein
1946: The Mule by Isaac Asimov
Novella: Animal Farm by George Orwell ~ read 9 August 2016
1951: Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
1954: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1953: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
1955: They’d Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley
1956: Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
1958: The Big Time by Fritz Leiber
1959: A Case of Conscience by James Blish
1960: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
1961: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
1962: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein ~ read in 1996?
1963: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
1964: Here Gather the Stars by Clifford D. Simak
1965: The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
1966: Dune by Frank Herbert
1966: …And Cal Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny
1967: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein ~ DNF 27 January 2018
1968: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
1969: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
1970: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
1971: Ringworld by Larry Niven
1972: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
1973: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
1974: Rendevous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark
Short Story: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin ~ read 1 August 2018
1975: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
1976: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
1977: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
1978: Gateway by Frederik Pohl
1979: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
1980: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clark
1981: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
1982: Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
1983: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
Novelette: Fire Watch by Connie Willis ~ read 14 March 2018
1984: Startide Rising by David Brin
1985: Neuromancer by William Gibson
1986: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card ~ read in 2000?
1987: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
1988: The Uplift War by David Brin
1989: Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
1990: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1991: The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
1992: Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
1993: A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
1993: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis ~ read 24 March 2018
1994: Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
1995: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
1996: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
1997: Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
1998: Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
1999: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis ~ read 12 February 2018
2000: A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
2001: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling ~ read 2009?
2002: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2003: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
2004: Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
2005: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke ~ DNF 2006?
2006: Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
2007: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
2008: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
2009: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ~ read 1 February 2014
2010: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
2010: The City & the City by China Mieville
2011: Blackout / All Clear by Connie Willis
2012: Among Others by Jo Walton
2013: Redshirts by John Scalzi
2014: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
2015: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translator Ken Liu)
2016: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
2017: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Novella: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire ~ read 21 September 2016
2018: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
This list contains all Hugo Award winners and Retro-Hugo Awards winners for Best Novel, and any other award winners that I have read. Some years may have ties. The year listed is the year the award was presented.
Books that I finish will be in green, and books that I start but DNF will be in red. Completion dates will be listed at the end. Starting dates are not recorded. If I’m unsure about the date read, I’ll just include the year. Percentages do not include DNFs.
