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)
The Moon will soon return.
Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two …
Phil in SF says: 2017 winner
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The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #1)
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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A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
After a global pandemic makes public gatherings illegal and concerts impossible, except for those willing to break the law for …
Phil in SF says: 2019 winner
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A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s …
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
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …
Phil in SF says: 2022 winner
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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
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
Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.
Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily …
Phil in SF says: 2024 winner (presented & announced in 2025)






