BSFA Award for Best Novel

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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]

Awarded forThe best science fiction or fantasy novel published in the previous calendar year
CountryUK
Presented byBritish Science Fiction Association
First award1970
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BSFA Award for Best Novel
Awarded forThe best science fiction or fantasy novel published in the previous calendar year
CountryUK
Presented byBritish Science Fiction Association
First award1970
Currently held byE.J. Swift (When There Are Wolves Again)
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Winners and Shortlists

The ceremonies are named after the year that the eligible works were published, despite the awards being given out in the next year.

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Year Author(s) Work Publisher/Publication Ref.
1969 John Brunner*Stand on ZanzibarDoubleday [2]
1970 John Brunner*The Jagged OrbitAce [3]
1971 Brian W. Aldiss*The Moment of EclipseFaber and Faber [4]
1973 Arthur C. Clarke*Rendezvous with RamaGollancz [5]
1974 Christopher Priest*Inverted WorldFaber and Faber [6]
1975 Bob Shaw*OrbitsvilleGollancz [7]
1976 Michael G. Coney*Brontomek!Gollancz [8]
1977 Ian Watson*The Jonah KitGollancz [9]
1978 Philip K. Dick*A Scanner DarklyDoubleday [10]
1979 J. G. Ballard*The Unlimited Dream CompanyJonathan Cape [11]
Rob SwigartA.K.A.: A Cosmic FableMagnum [11]
Tom ReamyBlind VoicesSidgwick & Jackson
Arthur C. ClarkeThe Fountains of ParadiseGollancz
Thomas M. DischOn Wings of SongGollancz
1980 Gregory Benford*TimescapeSimon & Schuster [12]
Frederik PohlBeyond the Blue Event HorizonDel Rey [12]
John CrowleyEngine SummerDoubleday
Keith RobertsMolly ZeroGollancz
Michael BishopTransfigurationsGollancz
Norman SpinradA World BetweenPocket
1981 Gene Wolfe*The Shadow of the TorturerSidgwick & Jackson [13]
Christopher PriestThe AffirmationFaber and Faber [13]
J. G. BallardHello AmericaJonathan Cape
Robert HoldstockWhere Time Winds BlowFaber and Faber
1982 Brian W. Aldiss*Helliconia SpringJonathan Cape [14]
Philip K. DickThe Divine InvasionTimescape [14]
John CrowleyLittle, BigBantam
Michael BishopNo Enemy But TimeTimescape
Gene WolfeThe Sword of the LictorTimescape
1983 John Sladek*Tik-TokGollancz [15]
Michael G. ConeyCat KarinaAce [15]
Gene WolfeThe Citadel of the AutarchTimescape
Mary GentleGolden WitchbreedGollancz
Brian W. AldissHelliconia SummerJonathan Cape
1984 Robert Holdstock*Mythago WoodGollancz [16]
J. G. BallardEmpire of the SunGollancz [16]
Christopher PriestThe GlamourJonathan Cape
William GibsonNeuromancerGollancz
Angela CarterNights at the CircusChatto & Windus
1985 Brian W. Aldiss*Helliconia WinterJonathan Cape [17]
Tim PowersThe Anubis GatesChatto & Windus [17]
Gene WolfeFree Live FreeGollancz
Keith RobertsKiteworldGollancz
Geoff RymanThe Warrior Who Carried LifeAllen & Unwin
1986 Bob Shaw*The Ragged AstronautsGollancz [18]
Greg BearBlood MusicGollancz [18]
William GibsonCount ZeroGollancz
Josephine SaxtonQueen of the StatesThe Women's Press
Bruce SterlingSchismatrixPenguin
1987 Keith Roberts*GráinneKerosina [19]
1988 Robert Holdstock*LavondyssGollancz [20]
Iain M. BanksThe Player of GamesMacmillan [20]
William GibsonMona Lisa OverdriveGollancz
Gwyneth JonesKairosAllen & Unwin
Bob ShawThe Wooden SpaceshipsGollancz
Lucius ShepardLife During WartimeBantam
1989 Terry Pratchett*PyramidsGollancz [21]
Jonathan CarrollA Child Across the SkyLegend [21]
Geoff RymanThe Child GardenAllen & Unwin
C. J. CherryhCyteenWarner
Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Gold CoastOrbit
1990 Colin Greenland*Take Back PlentyAllen & Unwin [22]
William Gibson & Bruce SterlingThe Difference EngineGollancz [22]
Dan SimmonsHyperionHeadline
Mary GentleRats and GargoylesBantam
Iain M. BanksUse of WeaponsOrbit
1991 Dan Simmons*The Fall of HyperionHeadline [23]
Mary GentleThe Architecture of DesireBantam [23]
Paul J. McAuleyEternal LightGollancz
1992 Kim Stanley Robinson*Red MarsHarperCollins [24]
Connie WillisDoomsday BookBantam [24]
Ian McDonaldHearts, Hands and VoicesGollancz
Simon IngsHot HeadGrafton
Lisa TuttleLost FuturesGrafton
1993 Christopher Evans*Aztec CenturyGollancz [25]
Nicola GriffithAmmoniteGrafton [25]
Kim Stanley RobinsonGreen MarsHarperCollins
Colin GreenlandHarm's WayHarperCollins
Neal StephensonSnow CrashRoc
1994 Iain M. Banks*Feersum EndjinnOrbit [26]
Eric BrownEnginemanPan [26]
Ian McDonaldNecrovilleGollancz
Gwyneth JonesNorth WindGollancz
Greg EganPermutation CityMillennium
1995 Stephen Baxter*The Time ShipsHarperPrism [27]
Michael MoorcockBloodUnknown [27]
Ian McDonaldChagaGollancz
Paul J. McAuleyFairylandGollancz
Peter F. HamiltonThe Nano FlowerPan
Christopher PriestThe PrestigeSimon & Schuster
1996 Iain M. Banks*ExcessionOrbit [28]
Kim Stanley RobinsonBlue MarsHarperVoyager [28]
Bruce SterlingHoly FireOrion
Stephen BuryInterfaceOrion
Gill AldermanThe Memory PalaceHarperVoyager
Ken MacLeodThe Stone CanalLegend
1997 Mary Doria Russell*The SparrowBlack Swan [29]
Tim PowersEarthquake WeatherLegend [29]
Michael SwanwickJack FaustOrion
Jack DeightonA Son of the RockOrbit
1998 Christopher Priest*The ExtremesSimon & Schuster [30]
Ken MacLeodThe Cassini DivisionOrbit [30]
Iain M. BanksInversionsOrbit
Kathleen Ann GoonanQueen City JazzHarperVoyager
John MeaneyTo Hold InfinityBantam
1999 Ken MacLeod*The Sky RoadOrbit [31]
Mary Doria RussellChildren of GodBlack Swan [31]
Simon IngsHeadlongHarperVoyager
Justina RobsonSilver ScreenMacmillan
Eugene ByrneThigMOOEarthlight
2000 Mary Gentle*Ash: A Secret HistoryGollancz [32]
John MeaneyParadoxBantam [32]
China MiévillePerdido Street StationMacmillan
Jon Courtenay GrimwoodredRobeEarthlight
Alastair ReynoldsRevelation SpaceGollancz
2001 Alastair Reynolds*Chasm CityGollancz [33]
Neil GaimanAmerican GodsHeadline [33]
Gwyneth JonesBold as LoveGollancz
Geoff RymanLustFlamingo
Jon Courtenay GrimwoodPashazade: The First ArabeskEarthlight
Paul McAuleyThe Secret of LifeHarperVoyager
2002 Christopher Priest*The SeparationScribner [34]
Gwyneth JonesCastles Made of SandGollancz [34]
Jon Courtenay GrimwoodEffendi: The Second ArabeskEarthlight
M. John HarrisonLightGollancz
China MiévilleThe ScarMacmillan
Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Years of Rice and SaltHarperCollins
2003 Jon Courtenay Grimwood*Felaheen: The Third ArabeskEarthlight [35]
Alastair ReynoldsAbsolution GapGollancz [35]
Tricia SullivanMaulOrbit
Gwyneth JonesMidnight LampOrbit
Justina RobsonNatural HistoryMacmillan
William GibsonPattern RecognitionViking
2004 Ian McDonald*River of GodsSimon & Schuster [36]
Alastair ReynoldsCentury RainGollancz [36]
Kim Stanley RobinsonForty Signs of RainHarperCollins
Susanna ClarkeJonathan Strange & Mr NorrellBloomsbury
Ken MacLeodNewton's WakeOrbit
Jon Courtenay GrimwoodStamping ButterfliesGollancz
2005 Geoff Ryman*AirGollancz [37]
Jon Courtenay Grimwood9tail FoxGollancz [37]
Charles StrossAccelerandoOrbit
Ken MacLeodLearning the WorldOrbit
Justina RobsonLiving Next Door to the God of LoveMacmillan
2006 Jon Courtenay Grimwood*End of the World BluesGollancz [38]
Liz WilliamsDarklandTor [38]
Roger LevyIcarusGollancz
James MorrowThe Last WitchfinderWeidenfeld & Nicolson
M. John HarrisonNova SwingGollancz
2007 Ian McDonald*BrasylGollancz [39]
Bryan TalbotAlice in SunderlandJonathan Cape [39]
Richard MorganBlack ManGollancz
Ken MacLeodThe Execution ChannelOrbit
Alastair ReynoldsThe PrefectGollancz
Michael ChabonThe Yiddish Policemen's UnionFourth Estate
2008 Ken MacLeod*The Night SessionsOrbit [40]
Neal StephensonAnathemWilliam Morrow [40]
Stephen BaxterFloodGollancz
Nick HarkawayThe Gone-Away WorldHeinemann
2009 China Miéville*The City & the CityMacmillan [41]
Stephen BaxterArkGollancz [41]
Ursula K. Le GuinLaviniaGollancz
Adam RobertsYellow Blue TibiaGollancz
2010 Ian McDonald*The Dervish HouseGollancz [42]
Tricia SullivanLightbornOrbit [42]
Ken MacLeodThe Restoration GameOrbit
Paolo BacigalupiThe Windup GirlOrbit
Lauren BeukesZoo CityAngry Robot
2011 Christopher Priest*The IslandersGollancz [43]
Adam RobertsBy Light AloneGollancz [43]
Kim Lakin-SmithCyber CircusNewCon
China MiévilleEmbassytownMacmillan
Lavie TidharOsamaPS
2012 Adam Roberts*Jack GlassGollancz [44]
Kim Stanley Robinson2312Orbit [44]
Chris BeckettDark EdenCorvus
M. John HarrisonEmpty SpaceGollancz
Ken MacLeodIntrusionOrbit
2013 Ann Leckie*Ancillary JusticeOrbit [45]
Gareth L. Powell*Ack-Ack MacaqueSolaris [45]
Christopher PriestThe AdjacentGollancz [45]
Paul McAuleyEvening's EmpiresGollancz
Kameron HurleyGod's WarDel Rey
2014 Ann Leckie*Ancillary SwordOrbit [46]
Frances HardingeCuckoo SongMacmillan [46]
Dave HutchinsonEurope in AutumnSolaris
Claire NorthThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustOrbit
Nnedi OkoraforLagoonHodder & Stoughton
Neil WilliamsonThe Moon KingNewCon
Nina AllanThe RaceNewCon
Simon IngsWolvesGollancz
2015 Aliette de Bodard*The House of Shattered WingsGollancz [47]
Dave HutchinsonEurope at MidnightSolaris [47]
Justina RobsonGlorious AngelsGollancz
Ian McDonaldLuna: New MoonGollancz
Chris BeckettMother of EdenCorvus
2016 Dave Hutchinson*Europe in WinterSolaris [48]
Nick WoodAzanian BridgesNewCon [48]
Becky ChambersA Closed and Common OrbitHodder & Stoughton
Chris BeckettDaughter of EdenCorvus
Tricia SullivanOccupy MeGollancz
2017 Nina Allan*The RiftTitan [49]
Anne CharnockDreams Before the Start of Time47North [49]
Mohsin HamidExit WestHamish Hamilton
Ann LeckieProvenanceOrbit
2018 Gareth L. Powell*Embers of WarTitan [50]
Dave HutchinsonEurope at DawnSolaris [50]
Yoon Ha LeeRevenant GunSolaris
Emma NewmanBefore MarsAce
Tade ThompsonRosewaterOrbit
2019 Adrian Tchaikovsky*Children of RuinTor [51]
Juliet E. McKennaThe Green Man’s FoeWizard's Tower Press [51]
Emma NewmanAtlas AloneGollancz
Gareth L. PowellFleet of KnivesTitan
Tade ThompsonThe Rosewater InsurrectionOrbit
2020 N. K. Jemisin*The City We BecameOrbit [52]
Tiffani AngusThreading the LabyrinthUnsung Stories [52]
Susanna ClarkePiranesiBloomsbury
M. John HarrisonThe Sunken Land Begins to Rise AgainGollancz
Gareth L. PowellLight of Impossible StarsTitan
Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Ministry for the FutureOrbit
Nikhil SinghClub DedLuna
Adrian TchaikovskyThe Doors of EdenTor
Liz WilliamsComet WeatherNewCon
Nick WoodWater Must FallNewCon
2021 Adrian Tchaikovsky*Shards of EarthTor [53]
Liz WilliamsBlackthorn WinterNewCon [53]
Arkady MartineA Desolation Called PeaceTor
Aliya WhiteleySkyward InnSolaris
Adam RobertsPurgatory MountGollancz
Juliet E. McKennaThe Green Man's ChallengeWizard's Tower Press
2022 Adrian Tchaikovsky*City of Last ChancesHead of Zeus [54]
Adam RobertsThe ThisGollancz [54]
Gareth L. PowellStars and BonesTitan
Aliette de BodardThe Red Scholar's WakeGollancz
E.J. SwiftThe Coral BonesUnsung Stories
2023 Juliet E. McKenna*The Green Man’s QuarryWizard's Tower Press [55]
Christopher PriestAirsideGollancz [55]
Gareth L. PowellDescendant MachineTitan
Geoff RymanHIMAngry Robot
Wole TalabiShigidi and the Brass Head of ObalufonGollancz
2024 Aliya Whiteley*Three Eight OneSolaris Books [56]
Oliver K. LangmeadCalypsoTitan[56]
Fiona MooreRabbit in the MoonEpic Publishing
Adrian Tchaikovsky§[a]Alien ClayOrbit Books
2025 E.J. Swift*When There Are Wolves AgainArcadia [57]
Lorraine WilsonThe Salt OracleSolaris Books[57]
Kirk WeddellEdge of OblivionTroubador Publishing
Stewart HotstonProject HanumanAngry Robot
Nina AllanA Granite SilenceRiverrun
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Notes

  1. Alien Clay was removed from the ballot at the request of the author.

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