The Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987-2006)

The Arthur C. Clarke Award, founded by Arthur Clarke, is given annually to the best British science-fiction novel published in the preceding year.

Click on the title to read a short summary of the book, and to place a hold.

The number in parentheses after each book is the year in which it was awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Air by Geoff Ryman (2006)

Iron Council by China Miéville (2005)

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (2004)

The Separation by Christopher Priest (2003)

Bold as Love by Gwyneth Jones (2002)

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2001)

Distraction by Bruce Sterling (2000)

Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan (1999)

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (1998)

The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh (1997)

Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley (1996)

Fools by Pat Cadigan (1995)

Vurt by Jeff Noon (1994)

He, She and It by Marge Piercy (1993)

Synners by Pat Cadigan (1992)

Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland (1991)

Child Garden by Geoff Ryman (1990)

Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack (1989)

Drowning Towers by George Turner (1988)

Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1987)