2017 Hugo Awards Finalists (34 books)

The nominated best novels, novella, novelette, short story and related work (as available on goodreads).

For the benefit to anyone who like me will want to track which of the books they read. Including related work as I'm also interested in those.

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1	Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 15,631 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 194,568 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 122,698 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 3.82 avg rating — 34,643 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.46 avg rating — 55,860 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 87,874 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 48,664 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) by Yoon Ha Lee 3.79 avg rating — 21,435 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	This Census-Taker by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 8,232 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Uncanny Magazine, Issue 10, May/June 2016 by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 398 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers by Alyssa Wong 3.72 avg rating — 830 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Uncanny Magazine Issue 13: November/December 2016 by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	That Game We Played During the War by Carrie Vaughn (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 981 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 1,603 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 16,367 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 3.88 avg rating — 110,522 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 3.96 avg rating — 66,037 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 169,307 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson 3.85 avg rating — 4,934 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 8,318 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Taste of Honey (The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, #2) by Kai Ashante Wilson 3.85 avg rating — 2,587 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex by Stix Hiscock 2.44 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Art of Space Travel by Nina Allan 3.45 avg rating — 499 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 1,454 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Apex Magazine Issue 80 by Jason Sizemore (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.26 avg rating — 436 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 115, April 2016 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.49 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The City Born Great (Great Cities, #0.5) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 4,471 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Starlit Wood by Dominik Parisien (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 1,911 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,280 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 3.70 avg rating — 90,841 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Goodreads Author) (Interviews) 3.82 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Black Panther, Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book One by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Writer) 3.74 avg rating — 13,611 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 11,333 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Vision, Vol. 1: Little Worse Than a Man by Tom King (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.26 avg rating — 12,574 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Sofie (new)

Apr 13, 2017 01:05PM

The finalists

Best Novel
- All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books)
- A Closed and Common Orbit, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US)
- Death’s End, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (Tor Books / Head of Zeus)
- Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris Books)
- The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)
- Too Like the Lightning, by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)

Best Novella
- The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle (Tor.com publishing)
- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, by Kij Johnson (Tor.com publishing)
- Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com publishing)
- Penric and the Shaman, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum Literary Agency)
- A Taste of Honey, by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com publishing)
- This Census-Taker, by China Miéville (Del Rey / Picador)

Best Novelette
- Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex, by Stix Hiscock (self-published)
- “The Art of Space Travel”, by Nina Allan (Tor.com , July 2016)
- “The Jewel and Her Lapidary”, by Fran Wilde (Tor.com publishing, May 2016)
- “The Tomato Thief”, by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)
- “Touring with the Alien”, by Carolyn Ives Gilman (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2016)
- “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay”, by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine, May 2016)

Best Short Story
- “The City Born Great”, by N. K. Jemisin (Tor.com, September 2016)
- “A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers”, by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com, March 2016)
- “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies”, by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine, November 2016)
- “Seasons of Glass and Iron”, by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)
- “That Game We Played During the War”, by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com, March 2016)
- “An Unimaginable Light”, by John C. Wright (God, Robot, Castalia House)

Best Related Work
- The Geek Feminist Revolution, by Kameron Hurley (Tor Books)
- The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider Press)
- Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg, by Robert Silverberg and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)
- The View From the Cheap Seats, by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow / Harper Collins)
- The Women of Harry Potter posts, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com)
- Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)

Best Graphic Story
- Black Panther, Volume 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze (Marvel)
- Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
- Ms. Marvel, Volume 5: Super Famous, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)
- Paper Girls, Volume 1, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image)
- Saga, Volume 6, illustrated by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan, lettered by Fonografiks (Image)
- The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man, written by Tom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel)

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message 2: by Frances (new)

Apr 14, 2017 08:31PM

Thank you so much for putting this list together!

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message 3: by Frances (new)

Apr 14, 2017 08:37PM

(But I think #24, Journey From Dark to Light, is not a nominee?)

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message 4: by Sofie (new)

Apr 15, 2017 01:55AM

Frances wrote: "(But I think #24, Journey From Dark to Light, is not a nominee?)"

You are correct! Thanks for double checking. Don't know how that snuck in there.

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