The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Hugo 2026 Eligible Novellas
25 books — 19 voters
Shroud by Adrian TchaikovskyA Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson BennettWhere the Axe Is Buried by Ray NaylerA Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry
Hugo 2026 Eligible Novels
49 books — 34 voters

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson BennettThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. CoreyService Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo 2025 Eligible Novels
132 books — 134 voters
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerThe Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Hugo 2025 Eligible Novellas
52 books — 36 voters

Children of Memory by Adrian TchaikovskyTranslation State by Ann LeckieSome Desperate Glory by Emily  TeshIn the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneRed Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
Hugo 2024 Eligible Novels
97 books — 91 voters

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerEyes of the Void by Adrian TchaikovskyLast Exit by Max GladstoneBraking Day by Adam OyebanjiNettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Hugo 2023 Eligible Novels
126 books — 271 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanDune by Frank HerbertThe Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Military Science Fiction
837 books — 1,134 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanThe Ghost Brigades by John ScalziThe Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best Military Science Fiction Books
693 books — 849 voters

Shards of Earth by Adrian TchaikovskyBear Head by Adrian TchaikovskyProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Memory Theater by Karin TidbeckShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Hugo 2022 Eligible Novels
96 books — 131 voters
Elder Race by Adrian TchaikovskyLight Chaser by Peter F. HamiltonOne Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian TchaikovskyA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Hugo 2022 Eligible Novellas
42 books — 53 voters

The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster BujoldFirewalkers by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novellas
45 books — 67 voters
The Doors of Eden by Adrian TchaikovskyFirewalkers by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Book of Koli by M.R. CareyThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneNetwork Effect by Martha Wells
Hugo 2021 Eligible Novels
121 books — 215 voters

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
alternative economics
33 books — 16 voters

Exhalation by Ted ChiangWalking to Aldebaran by Adrian TchaikovskyTo Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersThe Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novellas
54 books — 107 voters
Network Effect by Martha WellsStormsong by C.L. PolkA Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters

Children of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyRecursion by Blake CrouchThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowFamous Men Who Never Lived by K. ChessSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker
Hugo 2020 Eligible Novels
135 books — 357 voters
Children of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Hod King by Josiah BancroftThe Ruin of Kings by Jenn LyonsTiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
594 books — 1,724 voters

Spinning Silver by Naomi NovikCirce by Madeline MillerHead On by John Scalzi
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,551 voters
The Expert System's Brother by Adrian TchaikovskyPhoresis by Greg EganTime Was by Ian McDonaldBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
2019 Hugo Awards - Best Novella
49 books — 89 voters

Children of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyCirce by Madeline MillerThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikThe Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
124 books — 422 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalChildren of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
2019 Hugo Awards - Best Novel
54 books — 56 voters

The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinBeneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #225 by Scott H. AndrewsThe Martian Obelisk by Linda NagataSix Wakes by Mur Lafferty
2018 Hugo Award Finalists
34 books — 33 voters
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinBorderline by Mishell BakerThe Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
2017 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
74 books — 46 voters

The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinRed Sister by Mark  LawrenceThe Stars Are Legion by Kameron HurleyThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal StephensonWinter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
Hugo 2018 Eligible Works
170 books — 307 voters
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerRedshirts by John Scalzi
Best New Fantasy Novel
302 books — 787 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanI, Robot by Isaac AsimovStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinOld Man's War by John ScalziStarship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,938 books — 4,945 voters
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Top Urban Planning Books of All Time
115 books — 157 voters