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The Best Novel Hugo category is the oldest Hugo category, having been awarded each year since the beginning of the Hugo Awards in 1953 except for 1957.
For the purposes of the Hugos, a novel is defined as a story of 40,000 words or more. (In the early days there was no precise definition and the category was defined by the voters.)
See also: Retro Hugos.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1953 | The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester |
| 1954 | Hugos not awarded |
| 1955 | They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley |
| 1956 | Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein |
| 1958 | The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (the category was Best Novel or Novelette this year only) |
| 1959 | A Case of Conscience by James Blish |
| 1960 | Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein |
| 1961 | A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. |
| 1962 | Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein |
| 1963 | The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick |
| 1964 | Way Station by Clifford D. Simak |
| 1965 | The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber |
| 1966 | (tie) Dune by Frank Herbert and ...And Call Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny |
| 1967 | The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein |
| 1968 | Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny |
| 1969 | Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner |
| 1970 | The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 1971 | Ringworld by Larry Niven |
| 1972 | To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer |
| 1973 | The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov |
| 1974 | Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 1975 | The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 1976 | The Forever War by Joe Haldeman |
| 1977 | Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm |
| 1978 | Gateway by Frederik Pohl |
| 1979 | Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre |
| 1980 | The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 1981 | The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge |
| 1982 | Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh |
| 1983 | Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov |
| 1984 | Startide Rising by David Brin |
| 1985 | Neuromancer by William Gibson |
| 1986 | Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card |
| 1987 | Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card |
| 1988 | The Uplift War by David Brin |
| 1989 | Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh |
| 1990 | Hyperion by Dan Simmons |
| 1991 | The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 1992 | Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 1993 | (tie) A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge and Doomsday Book by Connie Willis |
| 1994 | Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson |
| 1995 | Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 1996 | The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson |
| 1997 | Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson |
| 1998 | Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman |
| 1999 | To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis |
| 2000 | A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling |
| 2002 | American Gods by Neil Gaiman |
| 2003 | Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer |
| 2004 | Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold |
| 2005 | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke |
| 2006 | Spin by Robert Charles Wilson |
| 2007 | Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge |
| 2008 | The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon |
| 2009 | The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman |
| 2010 | (tie) The City & The City, China Miéville and The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi |
| 2011 | Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis |
| 2012 | Among Others by Jo Walton |
| 2013 | Redshirts by John Scalzi |
| 2014 | Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie |
| 2015 | The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu |
| 2016 | The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin |
| 2017 | The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin |
| 2018 | The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin |
| 2019 | The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal |
| Hugos | 1953— |
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