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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amari and the Night Brothers | Alston, BB | Balzer + Brazy | 1/1/2021 |
| Any Sign of Life | Carson, Rae | Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins | 10/12/2021 |
| Any Way the Wind Blows | Rowell, Rainbow | Wednesday Books | 7/16/2021 |
| Blade of Mad Vision | McPherson, Danith | Wayward Serpent | 4/6/2021 |
| Briar Girls | Wells, Rebecca Kim | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 11/16/2021 |
| Chaos on Catnet | Kritzer, Naomi | Tor Teen | 4/27/2021 |
| Even and Odd | Durst, Sarah Beth | Clarion Books | 6/15/2021 |
| EverWarm | Crowley, Susan Hanniford | Susan Hanniford Crowley | 10/31/2021 |
| Instructions for Dancing | Yoon, Nicola | Delacorte Press | 6/1/2021 |
| Iron Widow | Zhao, Xiran Jay | PRH Canada Young Readers | 9/21/2021 |
| Jillian vs Parasite Planet | Kornher-Stace, Nicole | Tachyon Publications | 7/2021 |
| Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom | Mandanna, Sangu | Viking Books for Young Readers | 7/2021 |
| Lady Fallon's Dragons | Crowley, Susan Hanniford | Susan Hanniford Crowley | 6/12/2021 |
| Long Lost | West, Jacqueline | Greenwillow Books | 5/2021 |
| Maya and the Return of the Godlings | Barron, Rena | Clarion Books | 9/2021 |
| Mister Impossible | Stiefvater, Maggie | Scholastic Press | 5/18/2021 |
| Nightingale | Fagan, Deva | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 4/2021 |
| Root Magic | Royce, Eden | Walden Pond Press | 1/2021 |
| Roxy | Shusterman, Neil | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 11/9/2021 |
| The Darkness Outside Us | Schrefer, Eliot | Katherine Tegen Books | 6/2021 |
| The Edge of Strange Hollow | Byrne, Gabrielle | MacMillan | 5/18/2021 |
| The Gilded Girl | Colman, Alyssa | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 4/2021 |
| The Gilded Ones | Forna, Namina | Delacorte | 2/1/2021 |
| The Last Shadow Warrior | Subity, Sam | Scholastic | 5/2021 |
| The Lion of Mars | Holm, Jennifer L. | Random House | 1/2021 |