Nebula Awards

Nebula Award Winners: Discover These
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Established in 1965, the Nebula Awards are given annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for the best novel, novella, novelette and short story of that year. The prestigious awards recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy that have been published in the United States. Past Nebula Award winners include Neil Gaiman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Sarah Pinsker, Arthur C. Clarke, Ann Leckie, Frederik Pohl, and N. K. Jemisin.
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    • Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
    • Written by: R. F. Kuang
    • Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown
    • Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 2022-08-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 297 ratings
    • 2023 winner
    • Best novel

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    • A Novel
    • Written by: P. Djèlí Clark
    • Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
    • Series: Dead Djinn Universe, Book 1
    • Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 2021-05-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • 2022 winner
    • Best novel
      P. Djèlí Clark’s A Master of Djinn, the Nebula Awards’ pick for best novel of 2022, takes listeners back to Cairo in 1912. Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities. When someone murders a secret brotherhood, Agent Fatma is called onto the case.

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    • Written by: Darcie Little Badger
    • Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Kinsale Hueston
    • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2021-11-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • 2021 winner
    • Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
      A Snake Falls to Earth is the 2021 winner of the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. In A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger draws on the traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave an unforgettable tale of monsters, magic and family that grips listeners.

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    • Written by: Martha Wells
    • Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
    • Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 5
    • Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 2020-05-05
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 261 ratings
    • 2020 winner
    • Best novel
      Martha Wells’ Network Effect won the Nebula Award for best novel in 2020. This captivating science fiction fantasy continues the story of Murderbot, a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction. When Murderbot’s human associates (no, not friends) get captured, and someone from its past needs help, Murderbot must decide how to act.

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    • Written by: P. Djèlí Clark
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2020-10-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • 2020 winner
    • Best novella
      American fiction writer and historian P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout won the Nebula Award for best novella in 2020. It follows Maryse Boudreaux on her mission to destroy the demons summoned by the Ku Klux Klan. Will Maryse stop the Klan before it ends the world and supernatural evil takes over?

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    • Written by: T. Kingfisher
    • Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2021-10-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
    • 2020 winner
    • Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
      T. Kingfisher won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2020 with A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. 14-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards defending the city—her magic only works on bread. But her life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor.

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    • Written by: Cat Rambo
    • Narrated by: Barb Lyon
    • Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2020-04-23
    • Language: English
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    • 2019 winner
    • Best novelette
      Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo won the best novelette Nebula Award in 2019. It follows protagonist Persephone Aim as she sorts through things left behind by her grandmother, a hoarder who once worked as a stage magician. She discovers a magical artifact from the Second World War that shaped her family history.

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    • Written by: Fran Wilde
    • Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 2019-04-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • 2019 winner
    • Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

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    • Written by: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
    • Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
    • Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 2009-11-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,179 ratings
    • 2019 winner
    • Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

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    • A Lady Astronaut Novel
    • Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
    • Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
    • Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 1
    • Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2018-07-03
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 161 ratings
    • 2018 winner
    • Best novel
      Set in 1952, Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars, the 2018 winner of the Nebula Award for best novel, is a space adventure with historic roots and a feminist twist. A colossal meteorite falls to Earth, obliterating much of America’s East Coast. This disaster calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space. Protagonist Elma fights to become the first woman astronaut.

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    • Written by: N. K. Jemisin
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Series: The Broken Earth, Book 3
    • Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 2017-08-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 521 ratings
    • 2017 winner
    • Best novel
      In N. K. Jemisin’s shattering conclusion to her post-apocalyptic trilogy The Broken Earth, humanity will finally be saved or destroyed. In the Nebula Award-winning The Stone Sky, the moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women, Essun and Nassun.

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    • Written by: Martha Wells
    • Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
    • Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 1
    • Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 2017-10-30
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 510 ratings
    • 2017 winner
    • Best novella
      Winner of the best novella Nebula in 2017, Martha Wells won with her novel All Systems Red from her Murderbot Diaries series. This enthralling science fiction listen tackles the ethics surrounding robots. The main character is a deadly security droid grappling with contemplative self-discovery and an instinct to kill all humans.

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    • Written by: Sam J. Miller
    • Narrated by: Tom Phelan
    • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 2017-07-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • 2017 winner
    • Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

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    • Written by: Charlie Jane Anders
    • Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
    • Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2016-01-26
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • 2017 winner
    • Best novel
      Charlie Jane Anders won a Nebula Award in 2017 for her debut novel, All the Birds in the Sky. This stunning science fiction listen follows a girl with magic powers and a technically gifted boy who have been friends since childhood. They get caught up in a war between science and magic.

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    • Written by: Nnedi Okorafor
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Series: Binti, Book 1
    • Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2015-09-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
    • 2016 winner
    • Best novella
      Binti by Nnedi Okorafor is at the crossroads of an extraterrestrial story and African cultural history. This popular sci-fi story won both the Nebula Award and Hugo Award for best novella in 2016. Binti must decide between pursuing her dream of getting a prestigious education or honouring her people’s customs and values, which are all she has ever known.

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    • Bone Universe, Book 1
    • Written by: Fran Wilde
    • Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
    • Series: Bone Universe, Book 1
    • Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2015-09-01
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • 2016 winner
    • Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
      The 2016 winner of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy is Fran Wilde’s Updraft. It pulls listeners into a world of betrayal and courage. A young woman named Kirit Densira must expose a dangerous secret to save all the people she loves.

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    • Written by: Naomi Novik
    • Narrated by: Julia Emelin
    • Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 2015-05-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 178 ratings
    • 2015 winner
    • Best novel
      A high fantasy tale inspired by Polish folklore, Naomi Novik’s Uprooted was named the best novel in the 2015 Nebula Awards. The protagonist, Agnieszka, is a village girl who lives a quiet life with her family. They live close to the border yet are protected from the dangers of the Wood. Everything changes when she is selected as the handmaiden of a powerful wizard, the Dragon. Uprooted also won a Locus Award and was nominated for a Hugo Award.

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