John W. Campbell Award-Winning Novels
The John W. Campbell Award for the best science-fiction novel of the year was established by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss to honor Campbell, who was the editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine (now Analog) from 1937 until his death in 1971.
Beyond Apollo by Barry N. Malzberg
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1973
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark
Malevil by Robert Merle
John W. Campbell Novel Winners: 1974 (tie)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1975
The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker±
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1976
The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1977
Gateway by Frederick Pohl
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1978
Gloriana by Michael Moorcock
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1979
On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1980
Timescape by Gregory Benford
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1981
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1982
Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1983
The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1984
The Years of the City by Frederik Pohl
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1985
The Postman by David Brin
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1986
A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1987
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1988
Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1989
The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1990
Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1991
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede by Bradley Denton
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1992
Brother to Dragons by Charles Sheffield
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1993
No John W. Campbell novel award given in 1994
Permutation City by Greg Egan
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1995
The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1996
Fairyland by Paul McAuley
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1997
Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1998
Brute Orbits by George Zebrowski
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 1999
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2000
Genesis by Poul Anderson
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2001
Terraforming Earth by Jack Williamson
The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson
John W. Campbell Novel Winners (tie): 2002
Probability Space by Nancy Kress
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2003
Omega by Jack McDevitt
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2004
Market Forces by Richard Morgan
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2005
Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer
John W. Campbell Novel Winner: 2006
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The committee felt that no truly outstanding original novel was published in 1975. First place was instead a special retrospective award made to a novel not adequately recognized when published (1970)..