Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
Among Others
by Jo Walton
Summary
A Welsh teenager named Morwenna survives a magical confrontation that leaves her injured and her twin sister dead, then navigates an English boarding school while she grieves and reads voraciously. Told as a diary, the novel celebrates science fiction and fantasy fandom itself, weaving fairies, family trauma, and book love into a quiet coming of age story. It became a touchstone for readers who found refuge in genre fiction during adolescence.
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Historical Context & Significance
The book won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novel, sweeping the two highest honors in the field for that year.