1981 Best Novel Hugo

The 1981 Best Novel Hugo was presented September 6 at Denvention Two.

1. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge [Dial Press, 1980]
2. Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg [F&SF Nov, Dec 1979, Jan, Feb 1980; Harper & Row, 1980]
3. The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven [Galileo Jul, Sep, Nov 1979, Jan 1980; Phantasia, 1980]
4. Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl [Ballantine Del Rey, 1980]
5. Wizard by John Varley [Berkley Putnam, 1980]

See also: Hugo Awards, 1981 Hugo Results, 1980 Best Novel Hugo, 1982 Best Novel Hugo.