Uprooted by Naomi NovikThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinSeveneves by Neal StephensonA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabAncillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
478 books — 1,087 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,713 books — 1,563 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,885 books — 3,616 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,606 books — 25,102 voters