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Annie Bot Wins 2025 Arthur C Clarke Award for Science Fiction

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At a glance

  • Annie Bot was published in March 2024 by Mariner Books
  • The novel is written under the pen name Sierra Greer
  • Annie Bot received the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award

Annie Bot has been recognised with the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award, highlighting its status among recent science fiction works published in the UK.

The novel was published in March 2024 by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is written under the pen name Sierra Greer, which is used by author Caragh M. O’Brien.

Annie Bot tells its story from the perspective of a robot named Annie, who is created to serve as an ideal companion for a human named Doug. The narrative examines issues related to intimacy, autonomy, and control within the context of artificial intelligence and human relationships.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is presented each year by the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation, and Sci-Fi-London. The award recognises the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year.

What the numbers show

  • Annie Bot was first published in March 2024
  • The Arthur C. Clarke Award was given in 2025
  • The award is presented annually for UK-published science fiction novels

In addition to the Clarke Award, Annie Bot was included in several best-of-the-year lists for 2024. Publications such as Scientific American, Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, The Washington Post, Elle, and New Scientist named the novel among their top books of the year.

The novel also achieved recognition as a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award in the Science Fiction category. These acknowledgements reflect its presence in both critical and reader-focused selections during 2024.

The use of a pseudonym for Annie Bot connects the work to Caragh M. O’Brien, who has published under her own name as well. The choice to write as Sierra Greer is noted in official author and publisher records.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is known for highlighting science fiction novels that were first published in the UK, with eligibility determined by the previous year’s releases. The award is organised by three institutions within the British science fiction community.

* This article is based on publicly available information at the time of writing.

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