Ann Leckie's 'Ancillary Justice' wins 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Science Fiction Writers of American (SFWA) announced the winners of this year’s slate of Nebula Awards during an awards banquet Saturday in San Jose, Calif. and “Ancillary Justice” by Ann Leckie received the Nebula Award for Best Novel.

The other nominees for Best Novel this year included:

”We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler

“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman

“Fire with Fire” by Charles E. Gannon

“Hild” by Nicola Griffith

“The Red: First Light” by Linda Nagata

“A Stranger in Olondria” by Sofia Samatar

“The Golem and the Jinni” by Helene Wecker

The Nebula Awards, which are voted on by the SFWA’s membership and are given annually to recognize the best science fiction and fantasy fiction published in the U.S. during the previous year, were also given in three other categories, i.e., best novelette, best novella and best short story. There are also five special awards – the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Science Fiction or Fantasy for Young Adults, the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award and the Damon Knight Grand Master Award.

This year’s Best Novella award went to “The Weight of the Sunrise” by Vylar Kaftan, which first appeared in the February 2013 issue of  “Asimov’s” magazine.

The winner for Best Novelette went to “The Waiting Stars” by Aliette de Bodard.

The winner for Best Short Story went to “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” by Rachel Swirsky, which first appeared in the March 2013 issue of “Apex.”

The Ray Bradbury Award went to “Gravity,” and the Andre Norton Award went to “Sister Mine” by Nalo Hopkinson.

The Damon Knight Grand Master Award went to Samuel R. Delany, and the Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award went to Michael Armstrong.

The first Nebula Awards were awarded in 1965, and, as you might imagine, more than a few outstanding and famous sci-fi and fantasy novels have received the Best Novel award over the years. What follows is a complete of the Best Novel winners over the years.

1965 – “Dune” by Frank Herbert*
1966 (tie) – “Babel-17” by Samuel R. Delany and “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes
1967 – “The Einstein Intersection” by Samuel R. Delany
1968 – “Rite of Passage” by Alexei Panshin
1969 – “The Left Hand of Darkness” by Ursula K. Le Guin
1970 – “Ringworld” by Larry Niven

1971 – “A Time of Changes” by Robert Silverberg
1972 – “The Gods Themselves” by Isaac Asimov
1973 – “Rendezvous with Rama” by Arthur C. Clarke*
1974 – “The Dispossessed” by Ursula K. Le Guin
1975 – “The Forever War” by Joe Haldeman

1976 – “Man Plus” by Frederick Pohl
1977 – “Gateway” by Frederick Pohl
1978 – “Dreamsnake” by Vonda McIntyre
1979 – “The Fountains of Paradise” by Arthur C. Clarke
1980 – “Timescape” by Gregory Benford

1981 – “The Claw of the Conciliator” by Gene Wolfe
1982 – “No Enemy But Time” by Michael Bishop
1983 – “Startide Rising” by David Brin
1984 – “Neuromancer” by William Gibson*
1985 – “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card*

1986 – “Speaker for the Dead” by Orson Scott Card
1987 – “The Falling Woman” by Pat Murphy
1988 – “Falling Free” by Lois McMaster Bujold
1989 – “The Healer’s War” by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
1990 – “Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea” by Ursula K. Le Guin

1991 – “Stations of the Tide” by Michael Swanwick
1992 – “Doomsday Book” by Connie Willis
1993 – “Red Mars” by Kim Stanley Robinson
1994 – “Moving Mars” by Greg Bear
1995 – “The Terminal Experiment” by Robert J. Sawyer

1996 – “Slow River” by Nicola Griffith
1997 – “The Moon and the Sun” by Vonda McIntyre
1998 – “Forever Peace” by Joe Haldeman
1999 – “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia E. Butler
2000 – “Darwin’s Radio” by Greg Bear

2001 – “The Quantum Rose” by Catherine Asaro
2002 – “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman
2003 – “The Speed of Dark” by Elizabeth Moon
2004 – “Paladin of Souls” by Lois McMaster Bujold
2005 – “Camouflage” by Joe Haldeman

2006 – “Seeker” by Jack McDevitt
2007 – “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by Michael Chabon
2008 – “Powers” by Ursula K. Le Guin
2009 – “The Windup Girl” by Paolo Bacigalupi
2010 – “Blackout/All Clear” by Connie Willis

2011 – “Among Others” by Jo Walton
2012 – “2312” by Kim Stanley Robinson

2013 – “Ancillary Justice” by Ann Leckie

In the end, how many of the books mentioned above have you had a chance to read? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Let us know in the comments section below.