The 2014 Hugo Award winners have been revealed. Below, we’ve linked to free samples of the winning books for your reading pleasure.
The winners were introduced at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention.
A total of 3,587 ballots were cast this year.
2014 Hugo Award Winners
BEST NOVEL
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
BEST NOVELLA
Equoid by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
BEST NOVELETTE
The Lady Astronaut of Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal
BEST SHORT STORY
The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)
BEST RELATED WORK
We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative by Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Gravity written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films;Warner Bros.)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Game of Thrones The Rains of Castamere written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Lightspeed Magazine edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
BEST FANZINE
A Dribble of Ink edited by Aidan Moher
BEST FANCAST
SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester
BEST FAN WRITER
BEST FAN ARTIST
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER