The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest and longest-running sci-fi and fantasy awards, and through the years, they’ve been plagued with controversy. This year seems to be smooth sailing so far, though, and they’ve just announced the finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
Below, you can find the finalists in the book categories, but be sure to check out the WorldCon website for the full list, including the finalists for best game, fanzine, fancast, poem, semiprozine, professional artist, edtior, dramatic presentation, and more.
Best Novel Finalists
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Best Novella Finalists
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Best Series Finalists
Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri
InCryptid by Seanan McGuire
Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer
The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Best Graphic Story or Comic Finalists
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1 written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Chris Wildgoose
Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil Ferris
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio
We Called Them Giants written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Finalists
The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
You can read the full list of finalists at the WorldCon website.
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