David Brin


science fiction awards database

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2015
“The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss”
anthologies:
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume One, ed. Neil Clarke, Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 2016
• The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015, ed. David Afsharirad, Baen 2016
• Old Venus, ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Bantam 2015

2014
“Latecomers”
anthologies:
• Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds, ed. Greg Bear & Gardner Dozois, Subterranean Press 2014

2013
“The Log”
anthologies:
• Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe, ed. J. E. Mooney & Bill Fawcett, Tor 2013

2012
Existence • novel • Tor
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2013 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2013 — sf novel — 24th place
• Phantastik Preis 2013 — foreign novel — 5th place

2010
“Shoresteading”
anthologies:
• Gateways, ed. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Tor 2010

2007
Sky Horizon: Colony High, Book One (by cannot find David_Brin in David Brin, illustrated by Scott Hampton) • novella • Subterranean Press
awards:
• Golden Duck Awards 2008 — Hal Clement Award (young adult) — winner

2005
“Mars Opposition ” • short fiction • Analog Jan/Feb 2005
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 2006 — novelette — 2nd place

2003
“A Professor at Harvard ” • short fiction • Analog Jul/Aug 2003
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 2004 — short story — 2nd place (tie)

2002
Kiln People • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2003 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2003 — second place
• Locus Awards 2003 — sf novel — 2nd place
• Seiun Awards 2008 — translated long form — nomination
citations:
• 2017: Critical Survey of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, Third Edition, Paul Di Filippo
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
Kil'n People • novel • Tor
awards:
• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003 — shortlist

2000
“Reality Check ” • short fiction • Nature 16 Mar 2000
awards:
• Locus Awards 2001 — short story — 22nd place
anthologies:
• The Hard SF Renaissance, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 2002
• Year’s Best SF 6, ed. David G. Hartwell, HarperCollins/Eos 2001
“Stones of Significance ” • short fiction • Analog Jan 2000
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 2001 — novelette — winner

1999
Foundation's Triumph • novel • HarperPrism, 1999
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
“Temptation” • Far Horizons
anthologies:
• The Space Opera Renaissance, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 2006
• Far Horizons, ed. Robert Silverberg, Avon Eos 1999

1998
Forry Award 1998 — winner
Heaven's Reach • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Seiun Awards 2004 — translated novel — winner
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
“Life in the Extreme” • Popular Science Aug 1998
anthologies:
• Year’s Best SF 4, ed. David G. Hartwell, HarperPrism 1999
Uplift Sequence • series, 1998
citations:
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

1996
“An Ever-Reddening Glow ” • Analog Feb 1996
anthologies:
• The Hard SF Renaissance, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 2002
“Fortitude ” • Science Fiction Age Jan 1996
anthologies:
• Worst Contact, ed. Hank Davis, Baen 2016
Infinity's Shore • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Locus Awards 1997 — sf novel — 27th place
• Italia Awards 2001 — international novel — winner
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1995
Brightness Reef • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1996 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1996 — sf novel — 2nd place
• Seiun Awards 2002 — translated novel — nomination
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1994
Otherness • collection • Orbit
awards:
• Locus Awards 1995 — collection — winner
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1993
Glory Season • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1994 — novel — nomination
• James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award 1994 — long list
• Locus Awards 1994 — sf novel — 5th place
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

1992
“Bonding to Genji” • Murasaki
anthologies:
• Murasaki, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam Spectra 1992

1991
“What Continues, What Fails... ” • short fiction • Interzone #54 Dec 1991
awards:
• Locus Awards 1992 — novelette — 8th place
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1992 — novelette — 3rd place
• Seiun Awards 2003 — translated short story — nomination
anthologies:
• The Ascent of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 1994
• Full Spectrum 4, ed. Lou Aronica, Amy Stout & Betsy Mitchell, Bantam Spectra 1993

1990
“Dr. Pak's Preschool” • short fiction • F&SF Jul 1990
awards:
• Locus Awards 1991 — novelette — 2nd place
Earth • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1991 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1991 — sf novel — 2nd place
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1991 — novel — 2nd place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“Piecework ” • short fiction • Interzone #33 Jan/Feb 1990
awards:
• Locus Awards 1991 — novelette — 8th place
• Interzone Readers Poll 1991 — fiction — 10th place (tie)
anthologies:
• The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, ed. Tom Shippey, Oxford University Press 1992
• Interzone: The 5th Anthology, ed. John Clute, Lee Montgomerie & David Pringle, NEL 1991

1989
“Privacy ” • short fiction • F&SF Sep 1989
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — short story — 3rd place

1988
Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — all-time best sf author — 17th place (tie)
“The Giving Plague ” • short fiction • Interzone #23 Spring 1988
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1989 — short story — nomination
• Locus Awards 1989 — short story — 4th place
• Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — fiction — winner
• Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — fiction — 2nd place
anthologies:
• Full Spectrum 2, ed. Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout & Patrick LoBrutto, Doubleday Foundation 1989
• The 1989 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1989
• Interzone: The 3rd Anthology, ed. John Clute, David Pringle & Simon Ounsley, Simon & Schuster UK 1988

1987
The Uplift War • novel • Phantasia Press
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1988 — novel — winner
• Nebula Awards 1988 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1988 — sf novel — winner
• Prometheus Awards 1988 — novel — nomination
• Seiun Awards 1991 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2007: The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Ultimate Reading List, Shelley Mosley & et al.
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1986
Heart of the Comet (by cannot find David_Brin in Gregory Benford & David Brin) • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — sf novel — 2nd place
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
The River of Time • collection • Dark Harvest
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — collection — 6th place
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
“Senses, Three and Six ” • The River of Time
anthologies:
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011
“Thor Meets Captain America ” • short fiction • F&SF Jul 1986
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1987 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — winner
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1987 — novelette — 3rd place

1985
“Just How Dangerous Is the Galaxy?” • short fiction • Analog Jul 1985
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 1986 — fact article — winner
The Postman • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1986 — novel — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1986 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1986 — winner
• Locus Awards 1986 — sf novel — winner
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1986 — novel — 2nd place
citations:
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1984
“The Crystal Spheres ” • short fiction • Analog Jan 1984
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1985 — short story — winner
• Locus Awards 1985 — short story — 2nd place
• Analog Readers Poll 1985 — short story — winner
anthologies:
• The New Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, Wynwood 1989
“Cyclops” • short fiction • Asimov's Mar 1984
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1985 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 1985 — novella — 14th place
“The Deadly Thing at 2.4 Kilo-parsecs” • short fiction • Analog May 1984
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 1985 — fact article — winner
The Practice Effect • novel • Bantam
awards:
• Locus Awards 1985 — sf novel — 27th place
• Balrog Awards 1985 — novel — winner
citations:
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

1983
Startide Rising • novel • Bantam
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1984 — novel — winner
• Nebula Awards 1984 — novel — winner
• Locus Awards 1984 — sf novel — winner
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1984 — novel — 3rd place (tie)
citations:
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa
• 1998: Best All-Time SF Novel, Locus Magazine
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove
“Xenology: The New Science of Asking, 'Who's Out There?'” • short fiction • Analog May 1983
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 1984 — fact article — 2nd place

1982
“Coexistence” • short fiction • Asimov's May 1982
awards:
• Locus Awards 1983 — short story — 17th place
“The Postman” • short fiction • Asimov's Nov 1982
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1983 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 1983 — novella — 4th place
anthologies:
• Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse, ed. John Joseph Adams, Titan US 2015

1981
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 1982 — finalist
“The Loom of Thessaly ” • short fiction • Asimov's 23 Nov 1981
awards:
• Locus Awards 1982 — novella — 15th place
“The Tides of Kithrup ” • short fiction • Analog 25 May 1981
awards:
• Analog Readers Poll 1982 — novella/novelette — 5th place

1980
Sundiver • novel • Bantam
awards:
• Locus Awards 1981 — first novel — 3rd place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester



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