Hugo and Nebula Awards

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#1

Hi gang,

A bit of background first. I don’t have a lot of friends that are serious Fantasy & Science Fiction readers, so over the years I’ve developed the habit of grabbing the list of Hugo and Nebula winners, and using it to guide my reading. I’ll go on Hugo & Nebula ‘binges’, and I love it because I always seem to find something new and cool.

So, I’ve been getting the feeling that another Hugo & Nebula blitz was coming on, and thot it would be great to start a thread around these and other awards. It would be great to share thoughts the books on the list, some of which are beloved classics, some of which have been prior GWC book-club selections, and some which have probably disappeared from print and literally faded into obscurity.

For people who aren’t familiar with the awards, here’s a 2 second summary. The Hugo is like a people’s choice award for attendees of worldcon. The Nebula is voted on by the American Academy of Science Fiction Writers (given by writers to writers). I’m going to post a chronological list, and include two other awards: the Arthur C Clarke Award (given by a panel of F&SF judges for books published in the UK), and the Locus Awards (a true people’s choice award, from the reader poll in Locus Magazine).

There are some other ‘Major’ literary awards out there, notably the World Fantasy Award, the Stoker, and the Campbell Memorial, but to save space, I’m only listed Hugo, Nebula, Clarke and Locus - but definitely check the others out (Dragon fans, esp check out the World Fantasy Award :D). By way of Trivia, Ursula K. Le Guin holds the title for most major wins in the novel category with 8!

I figured that awards always spark lively discussions, so I’m looking forward to hearing your stories of when you read some of them, what you thought, where they led you, and if you’re inspired to check anything on the lists out!

TL;DR - Hugo and Nebula awards are cool. Here’s a list going back to the start. Share your thoughts!

http://sciencefictionworld.com/books/hugo-and-nebula-awards.html
http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Novel

#2

2010
Hugo (tie) : The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi :: The City & the City, China Mieville GWC Jan/Feb 2011
Nebula : The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi
Clarke : The City & the City, China Mieville GWC Jan/Feb 2011
Locus (SF) : Boneshaker, Cherie Priest
Locus (F) : The City & the City, China Mieville GWC Jan/Feb 2011

2009
Hugo : The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Nebula : Powers, Ursula K. Le Guin
Clarke : Song of Time, Ian R. MacLeod
Locus (SF) : Anathem, Neal Stephenson
Locus (F) : Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin

2008
Hugo : The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon
Nebula : The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon
Clarke : Black Man, Richard Morgan
Locus (SF) : The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon
Locus (F) : Making Money, Terry Pratchett

2007
Hugo : Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge
Nebula : Seeker, Jack McDevitt
Clarke : Nova Swing, M. John Harrison
Locus (SF) : Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge
Locus (F) : The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner

2006
Hugo : Spin, Robert Charles Wilson
Nebula : Camouflage, Joe Haldeman
Clarke : Air, Geoff Ryman
Locus (SF) : Accelerando, Charles Stross
Locus (F) : Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman

2005
Hugo : Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke
Nebula : Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold
Clarke : Iron Council, China Mi‚ville
Locus (SF) : The Baroque Cycle, Neal Stephenson
Locus (F) : Iron Council, China Mieville

2004
Hugo : Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold
Nebula : The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon
Clarke : Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson
Locus (SF) : Ilium, Dan Simmons
Locus (F) : Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

2003
Hugo : Hominids, Robert J. Sawyer
Nebula : American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Clarke : The Separation, Christopher Priest
Stoker : The Night Class, Tom Piccirilli
Locus (SF) : The Years of Rice and Salt, Kim Stanley Robinson
Locus (F) : The Scar, China Mi‚ville

2002
Hugo : American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Nebula : The Quantum Rose, Catherine Asaro
Clarke : Bold as Love, Gwyneth Jones
Locus (SF) : Passage, Connie Willis
Locus (F) : American Gods, Neil Gaiman

2001
Hugo : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling
Nebula : Darwin’s Radio, Greg Bear
Clarke : Perdido Street Station, China Mi‚ville
Locus (SF) : The Telling, Ursula K. Le Guin
Locus (F) : A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin

2000
Hugo : A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge
Nebula : Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler
Clarke : Distraction, Bruce Sterling
Locus (SF) : Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
Locus (F) : Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling

1999
Hugo : To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis
Nebula : Forever Peace, Joe Haldeman
Clarke : Dreaming in Smoke, Tricia Sullivan
Locus (SF) : To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis
Locus (F) : A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin

1998
Hugo : Forever Peace, Joe Haldeman
Nebula : The Moon and the Sun, Vonda N. McIntyre
Clarke : The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell
Locus (SF) : The Rise of Endymion, Dan Simmons
Locus (F) : Earthquake Weather, Tim Powers

1997
Hugo : Blue Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Nebula : Slow River, Nicola Griffith
Clarke : The Calcutta Chromosome, Amitav Ghosh
Locus (SF) : Blue Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Locus (F) : A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin GWC Jan/Feb 2010

1996
Hugo : The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson
Nebula : The Terminal Experiment, Robert J. Sawyer
Clarke : Fairyland, Paul J. McAuley
Locus (SF) : The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson
Locus (F) : Alvin Journeyman, Orson Scott Card

1995
Hugo : Mirror Dance, Lois McMaster Bujold
Nebula : Moving Mars, Greg Bear
Clarke : Fools, Pat Cadigan
Locus (SF) : Mirror Dance, Lois McMaster Bujold
Locus (F) : Brittle Innings, Michael Bishop

1994
Hugo : Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Nebula : Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Clarke : Vurt, Jeff Noon
Locus (SF) : Green Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Locus (F) : The Innkeeper’s Song, Peter S. Beagle

1993
Hugo (tie) : A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge :: Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
Nebula : Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
Clarke : Body of Glass, Marge Piercy
Locus (SF) : Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
Locus (F) : Last Call, Tim Powers

1992
Hugo : Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold
Nebula : Stations of the Tide, Michael Swanwick
Clarke : Synners, Pat Cadigan
Locus (SF) : Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold
Locus (F) : Beauty, Sheri S. Tepper

1991
Hugo : The Vor Game, Lois McMaster Bujold
Nebula : Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
Clarke : Take Back Plenty, Colin Greenland
Locus (SF) : The Fall of Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Locus (F) : Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

1990
Hugo : Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Nebula : The Healer’s War, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Clarke : The Child Garden, Geoff Ryman
Locus (SF) : Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Locus (F) : Prentice Alvin, Orson Scott Card

1989
Hugo : Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh
Nebula : Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold
Clarke : Unquenchable Fire, Rachel Pollack
Locus (SF) : Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh
Locus (F) : Red Prophet, Orson Scott Card

1988
Hugo : The Uplift War, David Brin
Nebula : The Falling Woman, Pat Murphy
Clarke : The Sea and Summer, George Turner
Locus (SF) : The Uplift War, David Brin
Locus (F) : Seventh Son, Orson Scott Card

1987
Hugo : Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card
Nebula : Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card
Clarke : The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Locus (SF) : Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card
Locus (F) : Soldier of the Mist, Gene Wolfe

1986
Hugo : Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card GWC Nov 2007
Nebula : Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card GWC Nov 2007
Locus (SF) : The Postman, David Brin
Locus (F) : Trumps of Doom, Roger Zelazny

1985
Hugo : Neuromancer, William Gibson GWC Mar 2009
Nebula : Neuromancer, William Gibson GWC Mar 2009
Locus (SF) : The Integral Trees, Larry Niven
Locus (F) : Job: A Comedy of Justice, Robert A. Heinlein

1984
Hugo : Startide Rising, David Brin
Nebula : Startide Rising, David Brin
Locus (SF) : Startide Rising, David Brin
Locus (F) : The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley

1983
Hugo : Foundation’s Edge, Isaac Asimov
Nebula : No Enemy But Time, Michael Bishop
Locus (SF) : Foundation’s Edge, Isaac Asimov
Locus (F) : The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe

1982
Hugo : Downbelow Station, C. J. Cherryh
Nebula : The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe
Locus (SF) : The Many-Colored Land, Julian May
Locus (F) : The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe

1981
Hugo : The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge
Nebula : Timescape, Gregory Benford
Locus (SF) : The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge
Locus (F) : Lord Valentine’s Castle, Robert Silverberg

1980
Hugo : The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke
Nebula : The Fountains of Paradise, Arthur C. Clarke
Locus (SF) : Titan, John Varley
Locus (F) : Harpist in the Wind, Patricia A. McKillip

1979
Hugo : Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre
Nebula : Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre
Locus : Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre

1978
Hugo : Gateway, Frederik Pohl
Nebula : Gateway, Frederik Pohl
Locus (SF) : Gateway, Frederik Pohl
Locus (F) : The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien

1977
Hugo : Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, Kate Wilhelm
Nebula : Man Plus, Frederik Pohl
Locus : Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, Kate Wilhelm

1976
Hugo : The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
Nebula : The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
Locus : The Forever War, Joe Haldeman

1975
Hugo : The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
Nebula : The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
Locus : The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin

1974
Hugo : Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
Nebula : Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
Locus : Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke

1973
Hugo : The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov
Nebula : The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov
Locus : The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov

1972
Hugo : To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
Nebula : A Time of Changes, Robert Silverberg
Locus : The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula K. Le Guin

1971
Hugo : Ringworld, Larry Niven
Nebula : Ringworld, Larry Niven
Locus : Ringworld, Larry Niven

1970
Hugo : The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin GWC Nov/Dec 2010
Nebula : The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin GWC Nov/Dec 2010

1969
Hugo : Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
Nebula : Rite of Passage, Alexei Panshin

1968
Hugo : Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
Nebula : The Einstein Intersection, Samuel R. Delany

1967
Hugo : The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein
Nebula (Tie) : Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes :: Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany

1966
Hugo (tie) : Dune, Frank Herbert GWC Oct 2007:: “…And Call Me Conrad” (This Immortal), Roger Zelazny
Nebula : Dune, Frank Herbert GWC Oct 2007

1965 Hugo : The Wanderer, Fritz Leiber

1964 Hugo : “Here Gather the Stars” (Way Station), Clifford D. Simak

1963 Hugo : The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick

1962 Hugo : Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein

1961 Hugo : A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.

1960 Hugo : Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein GWC Dec 2007

1959 Hugo : A Case of Conscience, James Blish

1958 Hugo : The Big Time, Fritz Leiber

1956 Hugo : Double Star, Robert A. Heinlein

1955 Hugo : They’d Rather Be Right (The Forever Machine), Mark Clifton & Frank Riley

#3

Good idea. It wouldn’t hurt to list any awards your submissions have won.

#4

Way to go Amberite !!
You’ve inspired me to go back a few years and catch up on some reading.
Thank you.

#5

NothingButtheRain - Sweet!

This is how I first got into Neil Gaiman and Orson Scott Card. I kinda went “Gee, these guys seem to keep winning, I should probably check them out”. Totally glad I did. Hasn’t always worked out though. Still have Phillip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle” on a shelf somewhere…

Pike - Great idea. I think a couple on the voting list right now are award winners.

BTW: Plug Plug Plug - Everyone vote for the next book club selection! :smiley:

#6

Hurrah!

I find the awards process to be… interesting… but it’s always cool to have a new source for ideas of new things to read :slight_smile: thanks for compiling some of the information for us!

#7

So, although I was stupming for the Golden Compas in the Nov/Dec Book Club thread, I’m pretty stoked to read The Left Hand of Darkness, given that as Cassilda pointed out it’s a Hugo & Nebula winner. I’m almost ashamed to admit that I’ve never read anything by Ursula K. Le Guin, so I’m doubly looking forward to reading it.

I’ve edited the listing to reflect which books have been included in the book club based on the stick thread! Six books, including the latest, have officially graced the book club’s hallowed halls, er hands, or something…

Happy reading gang!

BTW: for kick’s I’m going to post a threat with the major fantasy awards and do the same thing. It will be interesting to see what’s on that list. :wink:

#8

Be not ashamed! We all have blind spots in our reading - I for one had not read a ton of military science fiction (I still wouldn’t say I’ve read a ton, but I think I’ve managed to cover the basics) until a number of classics (and awesome new stuff like Scalzi’s work) were in the book club.

In my world, more books are always better! :slight_smile: