Nebula Award Runners-Up

1.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,079 ratings
2.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,966 ratings
3.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,834 ratings
4.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,270 ratings
5.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,042 ratings
6.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,205 ratings
7.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,397 ratings
8.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,925 ratings
9.
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 132,885 ratings
10.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,875 ratings
11.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,872 ratings
12.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,118 ratings
12.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,291 ratings
14.
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 96,161 ratings
15.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 3.84 avg rating — 10,835 ratings
16.
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 — 830,506 ratings
17.
Passage
Passage 3.72 avg rating — 10,085 ratings
18.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,364 ratings
19.
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 33,788 ratings
20.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating — 12,096 ratings
21.
The Postman
The Postman 3.89 avg rating — 36,990 ratings
22.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating — 36,722 ratings
23.
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 40,254 ratings
23.
The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2)
The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2) 4.03 avg rating — 4,616 ratings
25.
Dying Inside
Dying Inside 3.82 avg rating — 7,310 ratings
26.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
27.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
28.
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
29.
Bellwether
Bellwether 3.93 avg rating — 13,559 ratings
30.
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 19,527 ratings
31.
The Accidental Time Machine
The Accidental Time Machine 3.73 avg rating — 10,583 ratings
32.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,893 ratings
33.
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1)
When Gravity Fails (Marîd Audran, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 7,988 ratings
33.
Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, #13)
Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 17,198 ratings
35.
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
36.
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music 3.76 avg rating — 11,508 ratings
37.
Titan (Gaea, #1)
Titan (Gaea, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 9,321 ratings
38.
Sarah Canary
Sarah Canary 3.42 avg rating — 1,647 ratings
38.
Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1)
Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,562 ratings
40.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,693 ratings
41.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 4.02 avg rating — 650,395 ratings
42.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 4.01 avg rating — 42,323 ratings
43.
The Silent Strength of Stones (Chapel Hollow #2)
The Silent Strength of Stones (Chapel Hollow #2) 4.07 avg rating — 787 ratings
44.
Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
45.
Helliconia Winter (Helliconia, #3)
Helliconia Winter (Helliconia, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
46.
Juniper Time
Juniper Time 3.63 avg rating — 438 ratings
46.
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,071 ratings
48.
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 141,848 ratings
49.
The Tower at Stony Wood
The Tower at Stony Wood 3.90 avg rating — 2,303 ratings
50.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls 3.64 avg rating — 3,883 ratings
50.
Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1
Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume 1 3.94 avg rating — 437 ratings
52.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,315 ratings
53.
On Wings of Song
On Wings of Song 3.76 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
54.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
55.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating — 93,528 ratings
55.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating — 8,757 ratings
57.
The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover, #18)
The Heritage of Hastur (Darkover, #18) 4.03 avg rating — 3,324 ratings
57.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,521 ratings
59.
The Many-Colored Land
The Many-Colored Land 4.07 avg rating — 13,331 ratings
59.
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2)
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 59,027 ratings
61.
Picnic on Paradise
Picnic on Paradise 3.39 avg rating — 634 ratings
62.
Stand on Zanzibar
Stand on Zanzibar 3.94 avg rating — 17,111 ratings
63.
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1)
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,751 ratings
64.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,157 ratings
65.
Embassytown
Embassytown 3.90 avg rating — 33,985 ratings
66.
Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia
Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia 3.70 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
66.
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,516 ratings
68.
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 5,426 ratings
69.
Piranesi
Piranesi 4.22 avg rating — 406,457 ratings
70.
Kesrith (The Faded Sun, #1)
Kesrith (The Faded Sun, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,473 ratings
71.
The Man Who Melted
The Man Who Melted
by: Jack Dann
3.20 avg rating — 101 ratings
72.
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 52,298 ratings
73.
Metropolitan (Metropolitan, #1)
Metropolitan (Metropolitan, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,286 ratings
74.
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine 3.47 avg rating — 22,740 ratings
75.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,412 ratings
76.
Midnight Robber
Midnight Robber 3.93 avg rating — 3,779 ratings
77.
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy #3)
The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy #3) 3.99 avg rating — 28,781 ratings
78.
The Clone
The Clone 3.43 avg rating — 118 ratings
78.
The Salt Roads
The Salt Roads 3.84 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
78.
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 34,059 ratings
78.
Redshift Rendezvous
Redshift Rendezvous 3.77 avg rating — 286 ratings
78.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,725 ratings
83.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.16 avg rating — 11,692 ratings
84.
Suldrun's Garden (Lyonesse, #1)
Suldrun's Garden (Lyonesse, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 5,909 ratings
84.
Autonomous
Autonomous 3.58 avg rating — 17,838 ratings
86.
A Stranger in Olondria
A Stranger in Olondria 3.66 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
86.
334
334 3.64 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
86.
Forests of the Heart (Newford, #7)
Forests of the Heart (Newford, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 4,043 ratings
89.
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by: Liu Cixin
4.08 avg rating — 460,828 ratings
89.
Borderline (The Arcadia Project, #1)
Borderline (The Arcadia Project, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 4,911 ratings
91.
Farthing (Small Change, #1)
Farthing (Small Change, #1)
by: Jo Walton
3.81 avg rating — 5,594 ratings
91.
Ragamuffin (Xenowealth, #2)
Ragamuffin (Xenowealth, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 860 ratings
93.
City on Fire (Metropolitan #2)
City on Fire (Metropolitan #2) 3.99 avg rating — 854 ratings
93.
The Elephants' Graveyard (Barsk, #1)
The Elephants' Graveyard (Barsk, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,792 ratings
95.
The Red: First Light (The Red, #1)
The Red: First Light (The Red, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,567 ratings
96.
God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1)
God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
96.
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3)
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 12,336 ratings
96.
Six Wakes
Six Wakes 3.83 avg rating — 19,988 ratings
99.
Dinner at Deviant's Palace
Dinner at Deviant's Palace 3.68 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
99.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3.71 avg rating — 125,614 ratings
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