2021 Hugo Eligible Novels

Description
This list contains works eligible for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Generally these are science fiction and fantasy stories over 40,000 words long and published in 2020. A full description of the eligibility requirements is here.
1
The City We Became
by N. K. Jemisin
3,220 members
105 reviews
3.9
7 Members
Aquila, karenb, Quaisior, Rtrace, lkmiller, rlsalvati, rhymeswithdebra
2
Network Effect
by Martha Wells
2,508 members
181 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, jain, souloftherose, rlsalvati, gypsysmom
3
Black Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,934 members
78 reviews
4
5 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace, lkmiller, gypsysmom
4
The Vanished Birds
by Simon Jimenez
515 members
31 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Aquila, karenb, fred_mouse, rlsalvati
5
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
2,232 members
87 reviews
4.1
4 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace, souloftherose
6
Unconquerable Sun
by Kate Elliott
375 members
15 reviews
4
4 Members
Aquila, karenb, Quaisior, lkmiller
7
The Relentless Moon
by Mary Robinette Kowal
580 members
39 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
Aquila, Quaisior, Rtrace
8
Agency
by William Gibson
1,161 members
43 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
Quaisior, rlsalvati, gypsysmom
9
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
5,806 members
283 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, souloftherose
10
The Book of Koli
by M. R. Carey
588 members
25 reviews
4
2 Members
andyl, gypsysmom
11
The Last Emperox
by John Scalzi
1,061 members
50 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Rtrace, rlsalvati
12
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow
2,468 members
86 reviews
4.1
2 Members
lkmiller, souloftherose
13
Return of the Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
481 members
13 reviews
½ 4.5
2 Members
Quaisior, jain
Explanations
jain: Also eligible for the Lodestar, and The Queen's Thief is eligible for Best Series.
14
Phoenix Extravagant
by Yoon Ha Lee
299 members
13 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
karenb, lkmiller
Explanations
karenb: Would also be a good candidate for the Lodestar Award (best YA book)
15
A Deadly Education
by Naomi Novik
3,993 members
155 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, souloftherose
16
The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
465 members
19 reviews
3.8
Member
AnnieMod
17
Temporary
by Hilary Leichter
248 members
13 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
karenb
Explanations
karenb: One agency, different lives (not just jobs). Weird and funny but marketed as plain fiction.
18
Thirteen Storeys
by Jonathan Sims
215 members
7 reviews
4
Member
jain
19
Strange Labour
by Robert Penner
19 members
1 review
5
Member
rhymeswithdebra
20
Water Must Fall
by Nick Wood
16 members
4 reviews
½ 2.5
Member
andyl
21
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
173 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
karenb
22
Light of Impossible Stars
by Gareth L. Powell
124 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
andyl
23
Deathless Divide
by Justina Ireland
456 members
33 reviews
4
Member
karenb
24
Bridge 108
by Anne Charnock
40 members
4 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
andyl
25
Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe
by Zig Zag Claybourne
23 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
karenb
26
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson
1,342 members
58 reviews
3.9
Member
Aquila
27
The Unspoken Name
by A K Larkwood
859 members
33 reviews
3.8
Member
Aquila
28
False Value
by Ben Aaronovitch
1,086 members
40 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
29
Or What You Will
by Jo Walton
305 members
16 reviews
3.8
Member
Aquila
30
Dead Lies Dreaming
by Charles Stross
294 members
14 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
31
Attack Surface
by Cory Doctorow
283 members
12 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
32
Firewalkers
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
129 members
9 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
33
War of the Maps
by Paul McAuley
112 members
6 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
Aquila
34
The Last Smile in Sunder City
by Luke Arnold
295 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
35
In The Black
by Patrick S. Tomlinson
46 members
1 review
4
36
Edge of Heaven
by R.B. Kelly
27 members
2 reviews
3