Literary Prize
Nebula Award Winners
The Nebula Award, presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America since 1966, is selected by professional science fiction and fantasy writers rather than by fans — making it a complement to the Hugo that reflects the field's professional consensus. Its winners include Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel R. Delany, Octavia Butler, and more recently Naomi Novik and Nnedi Okorafor. The Nebula and Hugo awards together provide the most reliable guide to the year's most significant work in speculative fiction.
21 winners ranked
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#1
science-fiction
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1975
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score83/100
#2
science-fiction
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card· 1986
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score82/100
#3
science-fiction
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1970
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score81/100
#4
science-fiction
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card· 1987
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score80/100
#5
science-fiction
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman· 1976
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score80/100
#6
science-fiction
Neuromancer
William Gibson· 1985
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score79/100
#7
science-fiction
The Fountains of Paradise
Arthur C. Clarke· 1980
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score78/100
#8
science-fiction
Startide Rising
David Brin· 1984
★Hugo Award★Nebula Award
Editorial Score78/100
#9
science-fiction
A Time of Changes
Robert Silverberg· 1972
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score61/100
#10
fantasy
Tehanu
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1991
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score60/100
#11
science-fiction
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov· 1973
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score58/100
#12
science-fiction
Falling Free
Lois McMaster Bujold· 1989
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score57/100
#13
science-fiction
The Claw of the Conciliator
Gene Wolfe· 1982
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score57/100
#14
science-fiction
Ringworld
Larry Niven· 1971
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score56/100
#15
science-fiction
Timescape
Gregory Benford· 1981
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score53/100
#16
science-fiction
Stations of the Tide
Michael Swanwick· 1992
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score52/100
#17
historical-fiction
The Healer's War
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough· 1989
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score50/100
#18
science-fiction
Man Plus
Frederik Pohl· 1977
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score50/100
#19
science-fiction
No Enemy But Time
Michael Bishop· 1983
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score49/100
#20
science-fiction
The Falling Woman
Pat Murphy· 1988
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score46/100
#21
science-fiction
Dreamsnake
Viper McIntyre· 1979
★Nebula Award
Editorial Score42/100
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