Hugo 2025 Eligible Novellas

1.
The Tusks of Extinction
The Tusks of Extinction 3.82 avg rating — 5,761 ratings
2.
The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest 3.87 avg rating — 7,283 ratings
3.
What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2)
What Feasts at Night (Sworn Soldier, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 32,820 ratings
4.
The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
by: Nghi Vo
4.14 avg rating — 5,144 ratings
5.
The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2)
The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 1,170 ratings
6.
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 2,611 ratings
7.
A Magical Girl Retires
A Magical Girl Retires 3.56 avg rating — 9,034 ratings
8.
The Sound of Starfall: A Prelude to The Last Ballad (The Last Ballad, #1.5)
The Sound of Starfall: A Prelude to The Last Ballad (The Last Ballad, #1.5) 4.57 avg rating — 47 ratings
9.
Lost Ark Dreaming
Lost Ark Dreaming 3.65 avg rating — 1,346 ratings
10.
Silence is Silver (Shadowbinders, #0.5)
Silence is Silver (Shadowbinders, #0.5) 4.35 avg rating — 122 ratings
11.
Beastcall: a Paladins of the Harvest Novella
Beastcall: a Paladins of the Harvest Novella 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings
12.
Saturation Point
Saturation Point 3.85 avg rating — 2,461 ratings
13.
Paschia's Hidden Journals - Volume I: Awakenings and Aeveaternity
Paschia's Hidden Journals - Volume I: Awakenings and Aeveaternity it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
14.
A Princess of Oldir (Power of the Stars, #2.5)
A Princess of Oldir (Power of the Stars, #2.5) 4.49 avg rating — 39 ratings
15.
The Rest to the Gods (The Song of the Sleepers, #0.5)
The Rest to the Gods (The Song of the Sleepers, #0.5) 4.15 avg rating — 95 ratings
16.
Navigational Entanglements
Navigational Entanglements 3.74 avg rating — 815 ratings
17.
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 11,617 ratings
17.
Ghost of the Neon God
Ghost of the Neon God 4.01 avg rating — 294 ratings
19.
The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #0.2)
The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #0.2) 4.18 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
20.
Performances of a Death Metal Bard: A Brutal Novella
Performances of a Death Metal Bard: A Brutal Novella
by: Rob Leigh
4.36 avg rating — 87 ratings
21.
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain 3.78 avg rating — 2,557 ratings
21.
Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)
Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
23.
The Mountain Crown (The Crowns of Ishia, #1)
The Mountain Crown (The Crowns of Ishia, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 151 ratings
24.
The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1)
The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 3,142 ratings
25.
The Woods All Black
The Woods All Black 3.60 avg rating — 3,990 ratings
25.
The Dragonfly Gambit
The Dragonfly Gambit
by: A.D. Sui
4.09 avg rating — 301 ratings
27.
Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)
Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) 4.55 avg rating — 2,754 ratings
28.
She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1)
She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1) 4.02 avg rating — 1,784 ratings
29.
When Among Crows (Curse Bearer, #1)
When Among Crows (Curse Bearer, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 21,590 ratings
30.
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart 3.67 avg rating — 322 ratings
30.
We Speak Through the Mountain (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #2)
We Speak Through the Mountain (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 809 ratings
32.
Time's Agent
Time's Agent 3.66 avg rating — 510 ratings
33.
Out of the Drowning Deep
Out of the Drowning Deep
by: A.C. Wise
3.73 avg rating — 342 ratings
34.
Countess
Countess 3.63 avg rating — 568 ratings
35.
Coup de Grâce
Coup de Grâce 3.08 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
35.
Haunt Sweet Home
Haunt Sweet Home 3.35 avg rating — 4,460 ratings
37.
In the Shadow of the Ship
In the Shadow of the Ship 4.11 avg rating — 153 ratings
38.
Eynhallow
Eynhallow 4.11 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
39.
Tales of Enlightenment
Tales of Enlightenment 3.70 avg rating — 273 ratings
39.
The Transitive Properties of Cheese
The Transitive Properties of Cheese 4.38 avg rating — 48 ratings
41.
Finding Echoes
Finding Echoes 4.06 avg rating — 52 ratings
42.
A Wolf Steps in Blood
A Wolf Steps in Blood 3.76 avg rating — 280 ratings
42.
Blood Brothers Beyond
Blood Brothers Beyond 4.32 avg rating — 186 ratings
42.
Tadek and the Princess
Tadek and the Princess 4.58 avg rating — 775 ratings
45.
In the Shadow of Their Dying
In the Shadow of Their Dying 3.65 avg rating — 466 ratings
46.
Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1)
Full Speed to a Crash Landing (Chaotic Orbits, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,040 ratings
46.
Dragh's Demise
Dragh's Demise 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
48.
A Reckless Courage
A Reckless Courage
by: S.K. Putt
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
49.
Loving Safoa
Loving Safoa 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings
50.
Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5)
Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) 4.29 avg rating — 1,224 ratings
51.
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 3.69 avg rating — 9,428 ratings
52.
Awakenings (The Chronicles of Nerezia #1)
Awakenings (The Chronicles of Nerezia #1) 3.89 avg rating — 111 ratings