Read All Hugo Award Winning Novels

A table tracking all of the Hugo Award winning novels since the prize's inception and whether I have read the book. My goal is to read all of the Hugo Award winning novels by the end of 2033.

YearTitleAuthorRead
1953The Demolished ManAlfred BesterX
1955They’d Rather Be RightMark Clifton and Frank Riley
1956Double StarRobert A. Heinlein
1958The Big TimeFritz Leiber
1959A Case of ConscienceJames BlishX
1960Starship TroopersRobert A. HeinleinX
1961A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller Jnr.
1962Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein
1963The Man in the High CastlePhilip K. DickX
1964Here Gather the StarsClifford D. Simak
1965The WandererFritz Leiber
1966DuneFrank Herbert
1966…And Call Me ConradRoger Zelazny
1967The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. Heinlein
1968Lord of LightRober ZelaznyDNF1
1969Stand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner
1970The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin
1971RingworldLarry NivenX
1972To Your Scattered Bodies GoPhilip José Farmer
1973The Gods ThemselvesIsaac AsimovX
1974Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. ClarkeX
1975The DispossessedUrsula K. Le GuinX
1976The Forever WarJoe HaldemanX
1977Where Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelm
1978GatewayFrederik PohlX
1979DreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyre
1980The Fountains of ParadiseArthur C. ClarkeX
1981The Snow QueenJoan D. Vinge
1982Downbelow StationC. J. Cherryh
1983Foundations EdgeIsaac AsimovX
1984Startide RisingDavid Brin
1985NeuromancerWilliam GibsonX
1986Ender’s GameOrson Scott CardX
1987Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott CardX
1988The Uplift WarDavid Brin
1989CyteenC. J. Cherryh
1990HyperionDan Simmons
1991The Vor GameLois McMaster Bujold
1992BarrayarLois McMaster Bujold
1993A Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vinge
1993Doomsday BookConnie Willis
1994Green MarsKim Stanley Robinson
1995Mirror DanceLois McMaster Bujold
1996The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson
1997Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson
1998Forever PeaceJoe Haldeman
1999To Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis
2000The Deepness in the SkyVernor Vinge
2001Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ. K. Rowling
2002American GodsNeil Gaiman
2003HominidsRobert J. Sawyer
2004Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold
2005Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke
2006SpinRobert Charles Wilson
2007Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
2008The Yiddish Policemen’s UnionMichael Chabon
2009The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
2010The Windup GirlPaolo Bacigulupi
2010The City & the CityChina MiélvilleDNF1
2011Blackout/All ClearConnie Willis
2012Among OthersJo Walton
2013RedshirtsJohn Scalzi
2014Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieX
2015The Three-Body ProblemCixin LiuX
2016The Fifth SeasonN. K. JemisinX
2017The Obelisk GateN. K. Jemisin
2018The Stone SkyN. K. Jemisin
2019The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowai
2020A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martine
2021Network EffectMartha Wells
2022A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
2023Nettle & BoneUrsula Vernon

Of the 71 winning novels (there are a few years when a joint award was made) of the Hugo Award, I had already read 20 winners before I started to track my progress.


  1. Did Not Finish ↩︎ ↩︎