reading the hugo/nebula joint winners

It has long been a goal of mine to be more well read in the classics of science fiction and fantasy. While I've certainly read my fair share, there remains a huge world of classics that I have yet to explore. To begin this process, I've decided on the somewhat more manageable goal of reading every winner of both the Hugo and Nebula best novel awards. Luckily, the list is quite small.

Very briefly, the main difference between the two awards is that the Hugo is voted on by readers and fans of science fiction, while the Nebula is voted on by fellow authors and members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

I've read 10 of 23 read. (updated 25 June 2017)

• Dune by Frank Herbert
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Ringworld by Larry Niven
• The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
• Gateway by Frederik Pohl
• Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre
• The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
• Startide Rising by David Brin
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
• Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
• Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
• The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
• Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
• Among Others by Jo Walton
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

This is just a very small start to the very long list of excellent science fiction and fantasy that has been written over the past century and earlier. And I've not even begun considering all the joint winners in the category of novellas, novelettes, and short stories. Looking forward, I would hope to complete all of the winners of either award, along with runner ups and any other miscellaneous, underappreciated works. The Stars My Destination is one such masterpiece, and one of my personal favorites, that failed to be honored with any significant award.

Another blogger has put together a wonderfully comprehensive list of seminal science fiction over the decades that I hope to use as a guide for future reading lists.