Philip K. Dick Award

Book · Science fiction · Tier 3: Genre and Specialist Trade Awards · Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

Recognises distinguished science-fiction paperbacks first published in the United States.

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2025

5 books

Brenda Peynado · 2025

City of Dancing Gargoyles

City of Dancing Gargoyles

Tara Campbell · 2025

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

Sofia Samatar · 2025

Bora Chung · 2025

2024

5 books

These Burning Stars

These Burning Stars

Bethany Jacobs · 2024

Danged Black Thing

Danged Black Thing

Eugen Bacon · 2024

Mike Carey · 2024

Where Rivers Go to Die

Where Rivers Go to Die

Dilma Dila · 2024

2023

5 books

The Extractionist

The Extractionist

Rebecca Campbell · 2023

January Fifteenth

January Fifteenth

Rachel Swirsky · 2023

2022

5 books

Kali Wallace · 2022

Giacomo Sartori · 2022

Nino Cipri · 2022

Far from the Light of Heaven

Far from the Light of Heaven

Tade Thompson · 2022

Jason Sanford · 2022

2021

5 books

Road Out of Winter

Road Out of Winter

Alison Stine · 2021

Alastair Reynolds · 2021

Dance on Saturday

Dance on Saturday

The Doors of Eden

The Doors of Eden

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2021

2020

5 books

Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea

Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea

All Worlds Are Real

All Worlds Are Real

Susan Palwick · 2020

Ada Hoffmann · 2020

The Rosewater Redemption

The Rosewater Redemption

Tade Thompson · 2020

Velocity Weapon

Velocity Weapon

Megan E. O'Keefe · 2020

2019

5 books

Theory of Bastards

Theory of Bastards

Audrey Schulman · 2019

Alien Virus Love Disaster: Stories

Alien Virus Love Disaster: Stories

Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories

Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories

Vandana Singh · 2019

The Body Library

The Body Library

Jeff Noon · 2019

Ian McDonald · 2019

2018

6 books

Carrie Vaughn · 2018

All Systems Red

All Systems Red

Martha Wells · 2018

Alastair Reynolds · 2018

Mur Lafferty · 2018

The Book of Etta

The Book of Etta

Meg Elison · 2018

The Wrong Stars

The Wrong Stars

Tim Pratt · 2018

2017

4 books

The Mercy Journals

The Mercy Journals

Claudia Casper · 2017

Kristy Acevedo · 2017

Matt Hill · 2017

Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens

Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens

Eleanor Arnason · 2017

2016

5 books

Ramez Naam · 2016

PJ Manney · 2016

After the Saucers Landed

After the Saucers Landed

Douglas Lain · 2016

Brenda Cooper · 2016

Adam Rakunas · 2016

2015

5 books

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

Meg Elison · 2015

Cherie Priest · 2015

Memory of Water

Memory of Water

Emmi Itäranta · 2015

Reach for Infinity

Reach for Infinity

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

Rod Duncan · 2015

2014

6 books

Ben H. Winters · 2014

A Calculated Life

A Calculated Life

Anne Charnock · 2014

Ancillary Justice

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie · 2014

Life on the Preservation

Life on the Preservation

Jack Skillingstead · 2014

Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction

Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction

The Mad Scientist's Daughter

The Mad Scientist's Daughter

Cassandra Rose Clarke · 2014

2013

6 books

Lost Everything

Lost Everything

Brian Francis Slattery · 2013

Keith Brooke · 2013

Blueprints of the Afterlife

Blueprints of the Afterlife

Ryan Boudinot · 2013

Fountain of Age: Stories

Fountain of Age: Stories

Nancy Kress · 2013

Eric Brown · 2013

Moira Crone · 2013

2012

8 books

Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom

Simon Morden · 2012

Equations of Life

Equations of Life

Simon Morden · 2012

Theories of Flight

Theories of Flight

Simon Morden · 2012

A Soldier's Duty

A Soldier's Duty

After the Apocalypse: Stories

After the Apocalypse: Stories

Maureen F. McHugh · 2012

Seanan McGuire · 2012

Matt Hughes · 2012

Drew Magary · 2012

2011

6 books

The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack

The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack

Mark Hodder · 2011

Elizabeth Bear · 2011

Song of Scarabaeus

Song of Scarabaeus

Sara Creasy · 2011

James Knapp · 2011

The Reapers Are the Angels

The Reapers Are the Angels

Jon Armstrong · 2011

2010

6 books

Sarah Zettel · 2010

Centuries Ago and Very Fast

Centuries Ago and Very Fast

Rebecca Ore · 2010

S. Andrew Swann · 2010

The Devil's Alphabet

The Devil's Alphabet

Daryl Gregory · 2010

The Repossession Mambo

The Repossession Mambo

Eric Garcia · 2010

2009

6 books

David Walton · 2009

Émissaire des morts

Émissaire des morts

Adam-Troy Castro · 2009

Karen Traviss · 2009

Jeff Carlson · 2009

Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait

Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait

K. A. Bedford · 2009

2008

6 books

M. John Harrison · 2008

Karen Traviss · 2008

Adam Roberts · 2008

Jon Armstrong · 2008

Sean Williams · 2008

Elizabeth Bear · 2008

2007

7 books

Chris Moriarty · 2007

Elizabeth Bear · 2007

Catalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact

Catalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact

Nina Kiriki Hoffman · 2007

Mark Budz · 2007

Living Next Door to the God of Love

Living Next Door to the God of Love

Justina Robson · 2007

Andrea Hairston · 2007

Tony Ballantyne · 2007

2006

5 books

M. M. Buckner · 2006

Karin Lowachee · 2006

Neal Asher · 2006

Justina Robson · 2006

To Crush the Moon

To Crush the Moon

Wil McCarthy · 2006

2005

6 books

Gwyneth Jones · 2005

Geoff Ryman · 2005

Banner of Souls

Banner of Souls

Liz Williams · 2005

Karen Traviss · 2005

Stable Strategies and Others

Stable Strategies and Others

Eileen Gunn · 2005

The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad

The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad

Malcolm Azania · 2005

2004

5 books

Mark Budz · 2004

M. M. Buckner · 2004

Chris Moriarty · 2004

Ann Tonsor Zeddies · 2004

2003

6 books

Carol Emshwiller · 2003

Empire of Bones

Empire of Bones

Liz Williams · 2003

Kay Kenyon · 2003

Report to the Men's Club

Report to the Men's Club

Carol Emshwiller · 2003

Karin Lowachee · 2003

2002

5 books

Richard Paul Russo · 2002

Mark W. Tiedemann · 2002

In the Company of Others

In the Company of Others

Julie E. Czerneda · 2002

Meet Me in the Moon Room

Meet Me in the Moon Room

The Ghost Sister

The Ghost Sister

Liz Williams · 2002

2001

5 books

Michael Marshall Smith · 2001

Emily Devenport · 2001

Call from a Distant Shore

Call from a Distant Shore

Stephen L. Burns · 2001

Midnight Robber

Midnight Robber

Nalo Hopkinson · 2001

2000

5 books

Vacuum Diagrams

Vacuum Diagrams

Stephen Baxter · 2000

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

Kristine Smith · 2000

Not of Woman Born

Not of Woman Born

Typhon's Children

Typhon's Children

Ann Tonsor Zeddies · 2000

When We Were Real

When We Were Real

William Barton · 2000

1999

4 books

Geoff Ryman · 1999

Brown Girl in the Ring

Brown Girl in the Ring

Nalo Hopkinson · 1999

Steve Aylett · 1999

The Invisible Country

The Invisible Country

Paul J. McAuley · 1999

1998

5 books

Stepan Chapman · 1998

An Exchange of Hostages

An Exchange of Hostages

Susan R. Matthews · 1998

Carlucci's Heart

Carlucci's Heart

Richard Paul Russo · 1998

Denise Vitola · 1998

1997

4 books

Stephen Baxter · 1997

Sarah Zettel · 1997

George Foy · 1997

The Transmigration of Souls

The Transmigration of Souls

William Barton · 1997

1996

5 books

Bruce Bethke · 1996

Permutation City

Permutation City

Greg Egan · 1996

Reluctant Voyagers

Reluctant Voyagers

Élisabeth Vonarburg · 1996

The Color of Distance

The Color of Distance

Amy Thomson · 1996

Robert Boswell · 1996

1995

5 books

Robert Charles Wilson · 1995

Alexander Besher · 1995

Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone

Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone

Ian McDonald · 1995

Lisa Mason · 1995

Tonguing the Zeitgeist

Tonguing the Zeitgeist

Lance Olsen · 1995

1994

5 books

Jack Womack · 1994

Growing Up Weightless

Growing Up Weightless

John M. Ford · 1994

David R. Bunch · 1994

Wilhelmina Baird · 1994

Icarus Descending

Icarus Descending

Elizabeth Hand · 1994

1993

4 books

Through the Heart

Through the Heart

Richard Grant · 1993

R. A. Lafferty · 1993

Take Back Plenty

Take Back Plenty

Colin Greenland · 1993

Elizabeth Hand · 1993

1992

4 books

King of Morning, Queen of Day

King of Morning, Queen of Day

Ian McDonald · 1992

A Bridge of Years

A Bridge of Years

Robert Charles Wilson · 1992

Mojo and the Pickle Jar

Mojo and the Pickle Jar

Douglas Bell · 1992

Kathe Koja · 1992

1991

4 books

Points of Departure

Points of Departure

Pat Murphy · 1991

Clarke County, Space

Clarke County, Space

Allen Steele · 1991

The Oxygen Barons

The Oxygen Barons

Gregory Feeley · 1991

Elizabeth Hand · 1991

1990

5 books

Subterranean Gallery

Subterranean Gallery

Richard Paul Russo · 1990

A Fearful Symmetry

A Fearful Symmetry

James Luceno · 1990

Rebecca Ore · 1990

Heritage of Flight

Heritage of Flight

Susan Shwartz · 1990

Barry B. Longyear · 1990

1989

6 books

Four Hundred Billion Stars

Four Hundred Billion Stars

Paul J. McAuley · 1989

Rudy Rucker · 1989

Rebecca Ore · 1989

Marc Laidlaw · 1989

Orphan of Creation

Orphan of Creation

Roger MacBride Allen · 1989

David Alexander Smith · 1989

1988

5 books

Patricia Geary · 1988

K. W. Jeter · 1988

Richard Bowker · 1988

Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

Lucius Shepard · 1988

Pat Cadigan · 1988

1987

3 books

James Blaylock · 1987

Robert Charles Wilson · 1987

Artificial Things

Artificial Things

Karen Joy Fowler · 1987

1986

6 books

Dinner at Deviant's Palace

Dinner at Deviant's Palace

Tim Powers · 1986

Michael P. Kube-McDowell · 1986

Walter Jon Williams · 1986

Scott Sanders · 1986

The Remaking of Sigmund Freud

The Remaking of Sigmund Freud

Barry N. Malzberg · 1986

The Timeservers

The Timeservers

1985

7 books

William Gibson · 1985

David R. Palmer · 1985

Lewis Shiner · 1985

Lucius Shepard · 1985

Geary Gravel · 1985

Howard Waldrop · 1985

Voyager in Night

Voyager in Night

C. J. Cherryh · 1985

1984

5 books

The Anubis Gates

The Anubis Gates

Tim Powers · 1984

Zoe Fairbairns · 1984

M. John Harrison · 1984

John Varley · 1984

Barrington J. Bayley · 1984

1983

5 books

Rudy Rucker · 1983

R. A. Lafferty · 1983

John Sladek · 1983

The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry

The Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry

Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

J. M. Coetzee · 1983