BSFA Award for Best Novel

The BSFA Awards are given every year by the British Science Fiction Association. The Best Novel award is open to any novel-length work of science fiction or fantasy that has been published in the UK for the first time in the previous year. Serialised novels are eligible, provided that the publication date of the concluding part is in the previous year. If a novel has been previously published elsewhere, but it hasn't been published in the UK until the previous year, it is eligible.^[1]

Winners

• 1969: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
• 1970: The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner
• 1971: The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W. Aldiss
• 1972: No award
• 1973: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
• 1974: Inverted World by Christopher Priest
• 1975: Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
• 1976: Brontomek! by Michael G. Coney
• 1977: The Jonah Kit by Ian Watson
• 1978: A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
• 1979: The Unlimited Dream Company by J. G. Ballard
• 1980: Timescape by Gregory Benford
• 1981: The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
• 1982: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss
• 1983: Tik-Tok by John Sladek
• 1984: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
• 1985: Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss
• 1986: The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
• 1987: Gráinne by Keith Roberts
• 1988: Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
• 1989: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
• 1990: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
• 1991: The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
• 1992: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
• 1993: Aztec Century by Christopher Evans
• 1994: Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
• 1995: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
• 1996: Excession by Iain M. Banks
• 1997: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
• 1998: The Extremes by Christopher Priest
• 1999: The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod
• 2000: Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
• 2001: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
• 2002: The Separation by Christopher Priest
• 2003: Felaheen by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
• 2004: River of Gods by Ian McDonald
• 2005: Air by Geoff Ryman
• 2006: End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
• 2007: Brasyl by Ian McDonald
• 2008: The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod
• 2009: The City & the City by China Miéville
• 2010: The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
• 2011: The Islanders by Christopher Priest
• 2012: Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
• 2013: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell (tie) ^[2]
• 2014: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie^[3]
• 2015: The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard

Nominees

1970s

1979

• The Unlimited Dream Company by J. G. Ballard (Jonathan Cape)
• The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz)
• On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch (Gollancz)
• Blind Voices by Tom Reamy (Sidgwick & Jackson)
• A.K.A.: A Cosmic Fable by Rob Swigart (Magnum)

1980s

1980

• Timescape by Gregory Benford (Simon & Schuster)
• Transfigurations by Michael Bishop
• Engine Summer by John Crowley (Doubleday)
• Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey)
• Molly Zero by Keith Roberts
• A World Between by Norman Spinrad

1981

• Hello America by J. G. Ballard (Jonathan Cape)
• Where Time Winds Blow by Robert Holdstock (Faber & Faber)
• The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (Sidgwick & Jackson)
• The Affirmation by Christopher Priest (Faber & Faber)

1982

• Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss (Cape; Atheneum)
• No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop (Timescape)
• Little, Big by John Crowley (Bantam)
• The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick
• The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe (Timescape)

1983

• Helliconia Summer by Brian W. Aldiss (Cape)
• Cat Karina by Michael G. Coney
• Golden Witchbreed by Mary Gentle
• Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Gollancz)
• The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe (Timescape)

1984

• Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard (Gollancz)
• Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter (Chatto & Windu
• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Gollancz)
• Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (Gollancz)
• The Glamour by Christopher Priest (Jonathan Cape)

1985

• Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss (Cape)
• The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (Chatto & Windus)
• Kiteworld by Keith Roberts (Gollancz)
• The Warrior Who Carried Life by Geoff Ryman (Allen & Unwin)
• Free Live Free by Gene Wolfe (Gollancz)

1986

• Blood Music by Greg Bear (Gollancz)
• Count Zero by William Gibson (Gollancz)
• Queen of the States by Josephine Saxton (The Women's Press)
• The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw (Gollancz)
• Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling (Penguin)

1987

• Gráinne by Keith Roberts

1988

• The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
• Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
• Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
• Kairos by Gwyneth Jones
• The Wooden Spaceships by Bob Shaw
• Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard

1989

• A Child Across the Sky by Jonathan Carroll (Legend; Century)
• Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (NEL)
• Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Gollancz)
• The Gold Coast by Kim Stanley Robinson (Or
• The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman (Unwin Hyman)

1990s

1990

• Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (Macdonald)
• Rats and Gargoyles by Mary Gentle (Bantam UK)
• The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (Gollancz)
• Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland (Unwin)
• Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Headline)

1991

• The Architecture of Desire by Mary Gentle (Bantam UK)
• Eternal Light by Paul J. McAuley (Gollancz)
• The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Headline)

1992

• Hot Head by Simon Ings (Grafton)
• Hearts, Hands and Voices by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK)
• Lost Futures by Lisa Tuttle (Grafton)
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (NEL)

1993

• Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (Gollancz)
• Harm's Way by Colin Greenland (HarperCollins UK)
• Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (Grafton)
• Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK)
• Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Roc UK)

1994

• Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
• Engineman by Eric Brown (Pan)
• Permutation City by Greg Egan (Millennium)
• North Wind by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz)
• Necroville by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)

1995

• The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (HarperPrism)
• The Nano Flower by Peter F. Hamilton
• Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley (Gollancz)
• Chaga by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Blood: A Southern Fantasy by Michael Moorcock
• The Prestige by Christopher Priest (Simon & Schuster)

1996

• The Memory Palace by Gill Alderman (HarperCollins Voyager)
• Excession by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
• The Stone Canal by Ken MacLeod (Legend)
• Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins Voyager)
• Interface by Neal Stephenson and George Jewsbury writing as "Stephen Bury" (Michael Joseph)
• Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling (Orion)

1997

• A Son of the Rock by Jack Deighton (Orbit)
• Signs of Life by M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
• Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (Legend)
• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Black Swan)
• Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick (Orion/Millennium)

1998

• Inversions by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
• Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan (HarperCollins Voyager)
• The Cassini Division by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• To Hold Infinity by John Meaney (Bantam UK)
• The Extremes by Christopher Priest (Simon & Schuster UK)

1999

• ThiGMOO by Eugene Byrne (Earthlight)
• Headlong by Simon Ings (HarperCollins Voyager)
• The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• Silver Screen by Justina Robson (Macmillan UK)
• Children of God by Mary Doria Russell (Black Swan)

2000s

2000

• Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle (Gollancz)
• redRobe by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight)
• Paradox by John Meaney (Bantam)
• Perdido Street Station by China Miéville (Macmillan)
• Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)

2001

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Headline Feature)
• Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Earthlight)
• Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz)
• The Secret of Life by Paul J. McAuley (HarperCollins Voyager)
• Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• Lust by Geoff Ryman (Flamingo)

2002

• Effendi by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Earthlight)
• Light by M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
• Castles Made of Sand by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz)
• The Scar by China Miéville (Macmillan)
• The Separation by Christopher Priest (Scribner UK)
• The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins)

2003

• Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (Viking)
• Felaheen by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Earthlight)
• Midnight Lamp by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz)
• Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• Natural History by Justina Robson (Macmillan)
• Maul by Tricia Sullivan (Orbit)

2004

• Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
• Stamping Butterflies by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz)
• Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• River of Gods by Ian McDonald (Simon and Schuster)
• Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins)

2005

• 9tail Fox by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz)
• Learning the World by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• Living Next Door to the God of Love by Justina Robson (Macmillan)
• Air by Geoff Ryman (Gollancz)
• Accelerando by Charles Stross (Orbit)

2006

• End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
• Nova Swing by M. John Harrison
• Icarus by Roger Levy
• The Last Witchfinder by James K. Morrow
• Darkland by Liz Williams

2007

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (Fourth Estate)
• The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Black Man by Richard Morgan (Gollancz)
• The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot (Jonathan Cape)

2008

• Flood by Stephen Baxter
• The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
• The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod
• Anathem by Neal Stephenson

2009

• Ark by Stephen Baxter (Gollancz)
• Lavinia by Ursula Le Guin (Gollancz)
• The City & the City by China Miéville (Macmillan)
• Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)

2010s

2010

• The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Orbit)
• Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (Angry Robot)
• The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• The Dervish House by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Lightborn by Tricia Sullivan (Orbit)

2011

• Cyber Circus by Kim Lakin-Smith (Newcon Press)
• Embassytown by China Miéville (Macmillan)
• The Islanders by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
• By Light Alone by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
• Osama by Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing)

2012

• Dark Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus)
• Empty Space by M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
• Intrusion by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• Jack Glass by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
• 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)

2013

• God's War by Kameron Hurley (Del Rey)
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Evening's Empires by Paul J. McAuley (Gollancz)
• Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell (Solaris)
• The Adjacent by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)

2014

• Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• The Race by Nina Allan (Newcon)
• Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan)
• Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
• Wolves by Simon Ings (Gollancz)
• The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (Orbit)
• Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder)
• The Moon King by Neil Williamson (Newcon)

2015

• The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz)
• Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
• Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus)
• Glorious Angels by Justina Robson (Gollancz)

External links

• Official BSFA Awards website

References