Nebula Reading List
The Nebula Awards Suggested Reading List is produced through the collaborative effort of SFWA's 1800+ members, with new listings appearing as members make recommendations. For this reason, works are occasionally introduced in error and may later be corrected or removed from the list if deemed ineligible by the Nebula Awards Commissioner. The list is provided to the public as a service in finding the year's most noteworthy fantasy and science fiction works.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noor | Okorafor, Nnedi | DAW | 11/16/2021 |
| Obviously, Aliens | Goloboy, Jennie | Queen of Swords Press | 11/1/2021 |
| On Fragile Waves | Yu, E. Lily | Erewhon Books | 2/2/2021 |
| Paladin's Hope | Kingfisher, T. | Red Wombat Studio | 10/9/2021 |
| Paladin's Strength | Kingfisher, T | Red Wombat Studio | 2/11/2021 |
| Perhaps the Stars | Palmer, Ada | Tor | 11/2/2021 |
| Plague Birds | Sanford, Jason | Apex Books | 9/21/2021 |
| Project Hail Mary | Weir, Andy | Ballantine | 5/4/2021 |
| Project Hannibal | Hoff, Kathryn | Self-published | 2/16/2021 |
| She Who Became the Sun | Parker-Chan, Shelley | Tor | 7/20/2021 |
| Sidewinders | Redick, Robert V.S. | Talos | 7/6/2021 |
| Skyward Inn | Whiteley, Aliya | Solaris | 3/16/2021 |
| Slice of Entropy | Schoen, Lawrence | Paper Golem LLC | 2/3/2021 |
| Son of the Storm | Okungbowa, Suyi Davies | Orbit | 5/11/2021 |
| Sordaneon | Stephens, L.L. | Forest Path Books | 11/9/2021 |
| Sorrowland | Solomon, Rivers | MacMillan | 5/4/2021 |
| Steel in the Blood | Narbutovskih, N.T. | New Degree Press | 12/13/2021 |
| Summer Sons | Mandelo, Lee | Tor | 9/28/2021 |
| The Actual Star | Monica, Byrne | Harper Voyager | 9/14/2021 |
| The Body Scout | Michel, Lincoln | Hachette Book Group | 9/21/2021 |
| The Bone Shard Emperor | Stewart, Andrea | Orbit | 11/23/2021 |
| The Brass Queen | Chatsworth, Elizabeth | CamCat Publishing | 1/12/2021 |
| The Bridge | Breukelaar, J.S. | Meerkat Press | 6/22/2021 |
| The Children of Menlo Park | Nettles, Jessica | Falstaff Books | 10/7/2021 |
| The Chosen and the Beautiful | Vo, Nghi | Tordotcom | 6/1/2021 |