Thursday, June 18, 2026

2026 Hugo Nominees Reading List

Best Novel
TitleAuthorPublisherRating / Review
A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson BennettDel Rey / Hodderscape
Death of the AuthorNnedi OkoraforWilliam Morrow / Gollancz
ShroudAdrian TchaikovskyTor UK / Orbit US
The EverlastingAlix E. HarrowTor US / Tor UK★★★★
Review
The IncandescentEmily TeshTor US / Orbit UK
The Raven ScholarAntonia HodgsonOrbit US / Hodderscape
Best Novella
TitleAuthorPublisherRating / Review
Automatic NoodleAnnalee NewitzTordotcom★★★★
Review
Cinder HouseFreya MarskeTordotcom / Tor UK
Murder by MemoryOlivia WaiteTordotcom
The River Has RootsAmal El-MohtarTordotcom / Arcadia UK
The Summer WarNaomi NovikDel Rey US / Del Rey UK
What Stalks the DeepT. KingfisherNightfire / Titan UK
Best Novelette
TitleAuthorPublicationRating / Review
"Kaiju Agonistes"Scott LynchUncanny Magazine #62
"Never Eaten Vegetables"H.H. PakClarkesworld #220★★★★
review coming
"Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy"Martha WellsReactor, Jul 10 2025★★★
Related essay
"The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For"Cameron ReedReactor, Apr 2 2025★★★★
review coming
"The Millay Illusion"Sarah PinskerUncanny Magazine #67
"When He Calls Your Name"Catherynne M. ValenteUncanny Magazine #65
Best Short Story
TitleAuthorPublicationRating / Review
"10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days"Samantha MillsUncanny Magazine #63
"In My Country"Thomas HaClarkesworld #223
"Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"Effie SeibergDiabolical Plots, May 16 2025
"Missing Helen"Tia TashiroClarkesworld #226
"Six People to Revise You"J.R. DawsonUncanny Magazine #62★★★★
review coming
"Wire Mother"Isabel J. KimClarkesworld #229
Best Series
SeriesAuthorPublisherRating / Review
Emily WildeHeather FawcettDel Rey US / Orbit UK
October DayeSeanan McGuireTor US / DAW
Old Man's WarJohn ScalziTor US / Tor UK★★★★ (aggregate)
Review (Books 1–5)
The Chronicles of OsrethKatherine AddisonTor US / Solaris UK
The Craft WarsMax GladstoneTor / Tordotcom
White SpaceElizabeth BearSaga Press / Gollancz
Best Graphic Story or Comic
TitleCreator(s)PublisherRating / Review
Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last AmazonKelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Mattia de IulisDC Comics★★★
Review
A Girl and Her FedKB Spangler & Ale Presseragirlandherfed.com
A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic NovelLe Guin, adapted by Fred FordhamClarion Books / Walker UK★★★
Review
The Invisible ParadeLeigh Bardugo & John PicacioLittle, Brown / Orion UK★★★
Review
The Power Fantasy Vol. 1: The SuperpowersKieron Gillen & Caspar WijngaardImage Comics
The Space CatNnedi Okorafor & Tana FordFirst Second★★★★★
Review
Best Related Work
TitleAuthor / CreatorPublisherRating / Review
Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science FictionPaul KincaidBriardene Books
Inventing the RenaissanceAda PalmerU of Chicago Press / Head of Zeus
Last War in Albion: "The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)"Elizabeth SandiferEruditorum Press
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. ButlerSusana M. MorrisAmistad
"Ragnarök vs the Long Night" (podcast)Ashaya & AzizHistory of Westeros, Aug 10 2025
The Hugo Spreadsheet of DoomRenayGoogle Spreadsheet
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
TitleWriter(s) / DirectorPlatformRating / Review
Andor (Season 2)Bissell, Gilroy, Gilroy, WillimonDisney+★★★★★
FrankensteinGuillermo del ToroNetflix
KPop Demon HuntersKang & AppelhansNetflix★★★★★
Mickey 17Bong Joon HoWarner Bros.Review (w/ Superman)
SinnersRyan CooglerWarner Bros.review coming
SupermanJames GunnDC Studios / Warner Bros.Review (w/ Mickey 17)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
TitleWriter / DirectorPlatformRating / Review
Doctor Who: "The Story & the Engine"Inua Ellams / Makalla McPhersonBBC One / Disney+
Murderbot: "All Systems Red"Paul & Chris Weitz / Roseanne LiangApple TV+Related essay
Murderbot: "The Perimeter"Chris & Paul Weitz / Paul WeitzApple TV+Related essay
Pluribus: "We Is Us"Vince GilliganApple TV+
Severance: "Cold Harbor"Dan Erickson / Ben StillerApple TV+
The Wheel of Time: "The Road to the Spear"Rafe Lee Judkins / Thomas NapperAmazon Prime Video

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