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Neal Stephenson

science fiction awards database

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2017

Robert A. Heinlein Award 2018 — winner

2015

Seveneves • novel • Morrow

awards:

• Hugo Awards 2016 — novel — nomination

• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2016 — finalist

• Locus Awards 2016 — sf novel — 2nd place

• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 2016 — foreign novel — winner

• Prometheus Awards 2016 — novel — winner

• Seiun Awards 2019 — translated novel — nomination

citations:

• 2016: How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K. Wolfe

2013

“Atmosphaera Incognita” • short fiction • Starship Century

awards:

• Locus Awards 2014 — novelette — 27th place

2012

Some Remarks • nonfiction • HarperCollins/Morrow

awards:

• Locus Awards 2013 — non-fiction — 3rd place

2008

Anathem • novel • Morrow

awards:

• Hugo Awards 2009 — novel — nomination

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2009 — shortlist

• British SF Association Awards 2009 — novel — nomination

• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2009 — finalist

• Locus Awards 2009 — sf novel — winner

• Endeavour Award 2009 — finalist

• SF Site Readers Poll 2009 — sf/fantasy book — winner

citations:

• 2012: 21st Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2011: Best SFF Novels of the Decade, Tor.com

2004

The System of the World • novel • HarperCollins/Morrow

awards:

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2005 — shortlist

• Phantastik Preis 2009 — foreign novel — nomination

• Prometheus Awards 2005 — novel — winner

The Baroque Cycle: The Confusion; The System of the World • novel • Morrow

awards:

• Locus Awards 2005 — sf novel — winner

citations:

• 2012: 21st Century SF Novel, Locus Online

2003

The Baroque Cycle • series, 2003

citations:

• 2009: 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade, io9

Quicksilver • novel • Morrow

awards:

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2004 — winner

• Locus Awards 2004 — sf novel — 3rd place

• SF Site Readers Poll 2004 — sf/fantasy book — 4th place

citations:

• 2018: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, James Mustich

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

1999

Cryptonomicon • novel • Avon

awards:

• Hugo Awards 2000 — novel — nomination

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000 — shortlist

• Locus Awards 2000 — sf novel — winner

• Prometheus Awards 2000 — novel — nomination

• Prometheus Awards 2010 — hall of fame — nomination

• Prometheus Awards 2013 — hall of fame — winner

• Seiun Awards 2003 — translated novel — nomination

• SF Site Readers Poll 2000 — sf/fantasy book — 2nd place

citations:

• 2021: 50 essential science fiction books, AbeBooks

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

• 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 Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

1995

The Diamond Age • novel • Bantam Spectra

awards:

• Hugo Awards 1996 — novel — winner

• Nebula Awards 1997 — novel — nomination

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 1996 — shortlist

• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1996 — second place

• Locus Awards 1996 — sf novel — winner

• HOMer Awards 1996 — novel — nomination

• Italia Awards 1998 — international novel — 2nd place

• Prometheus Awards 1996 — novel — nomination

• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1996 — novel — winner

• Seiun Awards 2002 — translated novel — nomination

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2017: Critical Survey of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, Third Edition, Paul Di Filippo

• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 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 Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

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anthologies:

• Steampunk, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Tachyon Publications 2008

• Full Spectrum 5, ed. Jennifer Hersh, Tom Dupree & Janna Silverstein, Bantam Spectra 1995

1994

“Spew ” • Wired Oct 1994

anthologies:

• Hackers, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace 1996

1992

Snow Crash • novel • Bantam Spectra

awards:

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 1994 — shortlist

• British SF Association Awards 1994 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 1993 — sf novel — 10th place

• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 1997 — Translated Novel — winner

• Ignotus Awards 2001 — foreign novel — winner

• Prix Ozone 1997 — SF novel, foreign — winner

• Prometheus Awards 1993 — novel — nomination

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2016: How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K. Wolfe

• 2015: 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, Amazon Editors

• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl

• 2005: All-Time 100 Novels, Time Magazine

• 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: Top 50 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, Science Fiction Book Club

• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa

• 2000: 25 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Century, Amazon.com

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

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