Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize on Monday for The End of Everything, marking a landmark moment as the first science fiction novel to claim the prestigious literary award.

At 81, Harrison becomes the oldest recipient in Booker history. His 13th novel secured the £50,000 ($67,000) prize after a unanimous decision by the judging panel, triumphing over a competitive shortlist that included past Booker laureates Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, as well as Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout.

Set along England's near-future Channel coast following an unexplained societal collapse, The End of Everything follows a beachcomber living alongside his armed aunt who stumbles upon an enigmatic, shape-s...