The votes are in! The Hugo Award winner for best novel is Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis. In addition to the 2011 Hugo award, several of Willis' novels have received accolades including The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog.

Looking for a great science fiction read? These Hugo Award winners have been voted as being the best in their genre.

• 1996 The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
• 1997 Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
• 1998 Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
• 1999 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
• 2000 A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
• 2001 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K.

The 2010 Hugo Awards, given each year for the best in science fiction and fantasy, have been announced. The winners for best novel are:

The city & the city by China Miéville

The windup girl by Paolo Bacigalupi