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Hugo Award for Best Novel

literary award for science fiction or fantasy novels in English
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Summary

Hugo Award for Best Novel is a literary award[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,293 views/month, #1 of 526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the Alfred Bester[3].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the Mark Clifton[4].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the Frank Riley[5].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the Robert A. Heinlein[6].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the Fritz Leiber[7].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel won the James Blish[8].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's instance of is recorded as literary award[9].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel is part of Hugo Award[10].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's Commons category is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[11].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Hugo Award for Best Novel[12].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's official website is recorded as http://www.thehugoawards.org/[13].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hugo Award for Best Novel–winning works[14].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's conferred by is recorded as World Science Fiction Society[15].
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel's described by source is recorded as Science Fiction Awards Database[16].

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Context

Hugo Award for Best Novel is part of Hugo Award[10]. Its instance of is recorded as literary award[9].

Why It Matters

Hugo Award for Best Novel ranks in the top 0.19% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,293 views/month, #1 of 526).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What awards did Hugo Award for Best Novel receive?

Honors received include Alfred Bester[3], Mark Clifton[4], Frank Riley[5], and Robert A. Heinlein[6].

Related Entities

A Dance with Dragons A Feast for Crows Alfred Bester Andre Norton Anne McCaffrey Arthur C. Clarke A Storm of Swords Brandon Sanderson Bruce Sterling Cat's Cradle China Miéville C. J. Cherryh Clifford D. Simak Connie Willis Cory Doctorow Daniel Keyes Dan Simmons David Brin Dune Ender's Game Frank Herbert Frederik Pohl Fritz Leiber Gene Wolfe George R. R. Martin Greg Bear Hal Clement Harry Harrison Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Poulpy · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.thehugoawards.org/
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Hugo Award–winning writers
    Described by source → Science Fiction Awards Database
    Part of → Hugo Award
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Winner: Alix E. Harrow"
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