Science Fiction & Fantasy Award Winners

the obelisk gate by n.k. jemisin

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

The acclaimed sequel to the bestselling The Fifth Season, winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. This is the way the world ends for the last time.

the stone sky by n.k. jemisin

The 2017 winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel.

The shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate.

the dream-quest of vellitt boe by kij johnson

The 2017 winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Long Fiction.

When one of her most gifted students elopes with a dreamer from the waking world, Vellitt must retrieve her. Both a commentary on a classic H.P. Lovecraft tale and a profound reflection on a woman’s life.

the art of starving by sam j. miller

The 2017 winner of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

A darkly funny, moving story of body image, addiction, friendship, and love, Sam J. Miller’s debut novel will resonate with any reader who’s ever craved the power that comes with self-acceptance.

the vorkosigan saga by lois mcmaster bujold

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series.

Shards of Honor is the first novel in an epic series that now spans 16 books and various supplemental materials.

dreaming in the dark edited by jack dann

The 2017 winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology.

This anthology, edited by American science fiction writer Jack Dann, represents an amazing collection of Australian fantasy and science fiction stories.

seasons of glass and iron by amal el-mohtar

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

The award-winner was published in this collection of short stories by renowned authors.

a natural history of hell by jeffrey ford

The 2017 winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

Explore contemporary natural history in a baker’s dozen of exhilarating visions.

words are my matter by ursula k. le guin

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Related Work.

Words Are My Matter collects talks, essays, introductions to beloved books, and book reviews by Ursula K. Le Guin, one of our fore- most public literary intellectuals, to investigate the depth and breadth of contemporary fiction.

monstress volume 1: Awakening by marjorie liu, illustrated by sana takeda

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, Monstress tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war.

every heart a doorway by seanan mcguire

The 2017 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella.

“A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy ― a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll’s and C. S. Lewis’ classics” ―NPR

a human stain by kelly robson

The 2017 winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novelette.

A disturbing horror novelette about a British expatriate at loose ends who is hired by her friend to temporarily care for his young, orphaned nephew in a remote castle-like structure in Germany.

all systems red by martha wells

The 2017 winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novella.

A murderous android discovers itself in this tense science fiction adventure that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.