Winner

The Ministry of Time
Hugo Award (Best Novel) · 2025 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2025 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A government employee is assigned to bridge an extracted Victorian Arctic explorer into modern London. A time-travel romance that is also a meditation on empire, colonialism, and found family. Nominated for the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Kaliane Bradley is a Cambodian-British author. Her debut novel *The Ministry of Time*, nominated for the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel, is a time-travel romance involving a 19th-century Arctic explorer transported to modern London. It was widely praised as one of the most fun and original debut science fiction novels in years.
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