Best Hugo Award Runner-Ups

1.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,201 ratings
2.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,473 ratings
3.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 169,988 ratings
4.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,112 ratings
5.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,036 ratings
6.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,502 ratings
7.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,349 ratings
8.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,393 ratings
9.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,028 ratings
10.
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 87,054 ratings
11.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,695 ratings
12.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,195 ratings
13.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,447 ratings
14.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,223 ratings
15.
Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 37,034 ratings
16.
Ilium (Ilium, #1)
Ilium (Ilium, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 31,804 ratings
17.
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 216,446 ratings
18.
Have Space Suit—Will Travel
Have Space Suit—Will Travel 3.93 avg rating — 31,059 ratings
19.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,169 ratings
20.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,657 ratings
21.
Anathem
Anathem 4.17 avg rating — 74,547 ratings
22.
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 41,755 ratings
23.
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3)
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) 4.42 avg rating — 107,093 ratings
24.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 141,830 ratings
25.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,725 ratings
26.
Harpist in the Wind (Riddle-Master, #3)
Harpist in the Wind (Riddle-Master, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 7,797 ratings
27.
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2)
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 34,177 ratings
28.
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 49,817 ratings
29.
Titan (Gaea, #1)
Titan (Gaea, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 9,321 ratings
30.
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 19,527 ratings
31.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating — 12,095 ratings
32.
China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang 3.96 avg rating — 4,978 ratings
33.
The Years of Rice and Salt
The Years of Rice and Salt 3.76 avg rating — 15,184 ratings
34.
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 26,672 ratings
35.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said 3.91 avg rating — 44,727 ratings
36.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,228 ratings
37.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating — 36,721 ratings
38.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
39.
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3)
Xenocide (Ender's Saga, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 163,477 ratings
40.
More Than Human
More Than Human 3.94 avg rating — 19,215 ratings
41.
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
42.
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4)
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 22,719 ratings
43.
Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 50,876 ratings
44.
The Forbidden Tower (Darkover, #12)
The Forbidden Tower (Darkover, #12) 4.06 avg rating — 3,146 ratings
45.
The World of Null-A
The World of Null-A 3.70 avg rating — 4,767 ratings
46.
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1)
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 7,988 ratings
47.
Passage
Passage 3.72 avg rating — 10,085 ratings
47.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 29,640 ratings
47.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,310 ratings
50.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,203 ratings
50.
Tower of Glass
Tower of Glass 3.75 avg rating — 1,997 ratings
52.
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
53.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating — 42,319 ratings
54.
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1)
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 5,266 ratings
55.
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 84,549 ratings
56.
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3)
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 53,471 ratings
57.
Kesrith (The Faded Sun, #1)
Kesrith (The Faded Sun, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,473 ratings
58.
Dying Inside
Dying Inside 3.82 avg rating — 7,310 ratings
58.
Danger Planet
Danger Planet 3.46 avg rating — 56 ratings
60.
The High Crusade
The High Crusade 3.88 avg rating — 4,626 ratings
61.
Palimpsest
Palimpsest 3.66 avg rating — 5,220 ratings
61.
Seveneves
Seveneves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 122,805 ratings
63.
Mission of Gravity (Mesklin #1)
Mission of Gravity (Mesklin #1) 3.90 avg rating — 7,527 ratings
64.
Wizard (Gaea, #2)
Wizard (Gaea, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 5,702 ratings
64.
City on Fire (Metropolitan #2)
City on Fire (Metropolitan #2) 3.99 avg rating — 854 ratings
64.
The Time Ships
The Time Ships 3.95 avg rating — 6,339 ratings
67.
Inferno (Inferno, #1)
Inferno (Inferno, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,195 ratings
67.
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2)
Children of God (The Sparrow, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 22,630 ratings
69.
First Lensman (Lensman, #2)
First Lensman (Lensman, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 3,902 ratings
69.
Steel Beach
Steel Beach 3.97 avg rating — 3,328 ratings
69.
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage 3.82 avg rating — 3,735 ratings
72.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust 3.89 avg rating — 11,377 ratings
73.
Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker, #2)
Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 21,346 ratings
73.
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1)
Little Fuzzy (Fuzzy Sapiens, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 10,603 ratings
73.
Nova
Nova 3.80 avg rating — 8,860 ratings
73.
Blood Music
Blood Music
by: Greg Bear
3.84 avg rating — 16,524 ratings
77.
Courtship Rite
Courtship Rite 3.96 avg rating — 577 ratings
77.
The End of Eternity
The End of Eternity 4.24 avg rating — 60,786 ratings
77.
Babel-17
Babel-17 3.72 avg rating — 19,536 ratings
77.
The Inverted World
The Inverted World 3.95 avg rating — 10,474 ratings
81.
Bone Dance
Bone Dance
by: Emma Bull
3.86 avg rating — 1,691 ratings
82.
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2)
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 52,287 ratings
83.
Glory Road
Glory Road 3.78 avg rating — 14,361 ratings
83.
CryoBurn (Vorkosigan Saga, #14)
CryoBurn (Vorkosigan Saga, #14) 4.08 avg rating — 16,731 ratings
85.
Too Many Magicians (Lord Darcy, #2)
Too Many Magicians (Lord Darcy, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
86.
Bug Jack Barron
Bug Jack Barron 3.78 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
87.
Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1)
Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 10,975 ratings
87.
Job: A Comedy of Justice
Job: A Comedy of Justice 3.78 avg rating — 18,491 ratings
89.
The Witches of Karres (The Witches of Karres, #1)
The Witches of Karres (The Witches of Karres, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 2,857 ratings
90.
Deathworld
Deathworld 3.93 avg rating — 9,222 ratings
91.
Footfall
Footfall 3.92 avg rating — 17,391 ratings
92.
Beggars and Choosers (Sleepless, #2)
Beggars and Choosers (Sleepless, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 2,688 ratings
93.
Jack of Shadows
Jack of Shadows 3.98 avg rating — 7,300 ratings
94.
Dying of the Light
Dying of the Light 3.56 avg rating — 7,608 ratings
95.
Children of Dune (Dune #3)
Children of Dune (Dune #3) 3.96 avg rating — 236,961 ratings
96.
The Stochastic Man
The Stochastic Man 3.62 avg rating — 1,251 ratings
97.
The Many-Colored Land
The Many-Colored Land 4.07 avg rating — 13,330 ratings
98.
Protector (Known Space)
Protector (Known Space) 4.06 avg rating — 10,979 ratings
99.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,905 ratings
99.
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
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