Locus AwardFantasy Novel

Given by Locus Magazine

Other Names: Locus Poll Award
225 Works / 238 Items 0 Books
The Locus Awards are presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, which was established in the early '70s specifically to provide recommendations and suggestions to Hugo Awards show more voters. Over the decades the Locus Awards have often drawn more voters than the Hugos and Nebulas combined. In recent years Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet, and unlike any other award, explicitly honor publishers of winning works with certificates. The finalists and nominees are also tracked. show less
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Announced:
May 9: Finalist2024 Recent

Winner 44

WorkYear
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang2023
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee2022
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin2021
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire2020
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik2019
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin2018
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders2017
Uprooted by Naomi Novik2016
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison2015
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman2014
The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross2013
A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin2012
Kraken by China Miéville2011
The City & The City by China Miéville2010
Making Money by Terry Pratchett2008
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner2007
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman2006
Iron Council by China Miéville2005
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold2004
The Scar by China Miéville2003
American Gods {original} by Neil Gaiman2002
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin2001
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling2000
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin1999
Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers1998
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin1997
Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card1996
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop1995
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle1994
Last Call by Tim Powers1993
Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper1992
Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin1991
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card1990
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card1989
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card1988
Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe1987
Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny1986
Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein1985
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley1984
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe1983
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe1982
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg1981
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip1980
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien1978

Finalist 156

WorkYear
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose2024
The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott2024
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett2024
Dead Country by Max Gladstone2024
The Water Outlaws by SL Huang2024
Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher2024
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan2024
My Brother's Keeper by Tim Powers2024
City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky2024
Witch King by Martha Wells2024
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang2023
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison2023
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill2023
Spear by Nicola Griffith2023
The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin2023
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher2023
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir2023
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik2023
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse2023
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo2023
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee2022
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin2021
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire2020
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo2020
A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay2020
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie2020
Jade War by Fonda Lee2020
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia2020
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern2020
Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse2020
The Iron Dragon's Mother by Michael Swanwick2020
Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer2020
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik2019
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch2019
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett2019
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson2019
Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys2019
Ahab's Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffrey Ford2019
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss2019
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley2019
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher2019
Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer2019
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin2018
The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear2018
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett2018
The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard2018
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley2018
The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone2018
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory2018
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin2018
Jade City by Fonda Lee2018
The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross2018
Horizon by Fran Wilde2018
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders2017
Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle2017
City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett2017
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin2017
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay2017
The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu2017
The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville2017
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar2017
The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross2017
Necessity by Jo Walton2017
Uprooted by Naomi Novik2016
Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear2016
The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard2016
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand2016
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin2016
Uprooted by Naomi Novik2016
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison2015
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison2015
Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear2015
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett2015
The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman2015
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley2015
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman2014
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman2014
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill2014
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay2014
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King2014
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch2014
The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross2013
The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin2013
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan2013
Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal2013
Hide Me among the Graves by Tim Powers2013
A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin2012
Snuff by Terry Pratchett2012
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss2012
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente2012
Among Others by Jo Walton2012
Kraken by China Miéville2011
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay2011
Kraken by China Miéville2011
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor2011
The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross2011
The Sorcerer's House by Gene Wolfe2011
The City & The City by China Miéville2010
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett2010
Drood: A Novel by Dan Simmons2010
Palimpsest by Catherynne Valente2010
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer2010
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford2009
The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip2009
The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick2009
An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe2009
Making Money by Terry Pratchett2008
Territory by Emma Bull2008
Endless Things by John Crowley2008
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay2008
Making Money by Terry Pratchett2008
Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe2008
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner2007
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner2007
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow2007
Three Days to Never by Tim Powers2007
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross2007
Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe2007
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman2006
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold2006
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow2006
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin2006
Thud! by Terry Pratchett2006
Iron Council by China Miéville2005
Song of Susannah by Stephen King2005
Iron Council by China Miéville2005
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett2005
The Family Trade by Charles Stross2005
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe2005
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold2004
The Scar by China Miéville2003
American Gods {original} by Neil Gaiman2002
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin2001
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling2000
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin1999
Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers1998
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin1997
Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card1996
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop1995
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle1994
Last Call by Tim Powers1993
Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper1992
Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin1991
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card1990
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card1989
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card1988
Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe1987
Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny1986
Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein1985
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley1984
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe1983
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe1982
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg1981
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip1980
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien1978
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks1978

Nominee 83

WorkYear
Among Others by Jo Walton2012
An Autumn War by Daniel Abraham2009
The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak2009
The Knights of the Cornerstone by James P. Blaylock2009
The Ghost in Love by Jonathan Carroll2009
Lord Tophet by Gregory Frost2009
Shadowbridge by Gregory Frost2009
Varanger by Cecelia Holland2009
Memoirs of a Master Forger by Graham Joyce2009
The Hidden World by Paul Park2009
The Engine's Child by Holly Phillips2009
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie2009
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia2009
An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe2009
A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham2008
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson2008
The Spiral Labyrinth by Matthew Hughes2008
Daughter Of Hounds by Caitlín R. Kiernan2008
Bone Song by John Meaney2008
Blood Engines by T. A. Pratt2008
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss2008
The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia2008
Pirate Freedom by Gene Wolfe2008
Titans of Chaos by John C. Wright2008
Song of Susannah by Stephen King2005
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe2005
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King2004
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey2003
Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams2002
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan2001
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville2001
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman2001
Stardust by Neil Gaiman1999
Stardust by Neil Gaiman1999
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling1999
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King1998
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind1996
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan1996
Blood by Michael Moorcock1996
The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley1995
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan1995
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan1994
Domes of Fire by David Eddings1993
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan1993
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan1991
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett1991
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers1990
King of the Murgos by David Eddings1989
Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony1988
The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley1988
Aegypt by John Crowley1988
Guardians of the West by David Eddings1988
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King1988
Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony1987
The Serpent Mage by Greg Bear1987
Magic Kingdom For Sale—SOLD! by Terry Brooks1987
It by Stephen King1987
With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony1986
The Secret Country by Pamela Dean1986
Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony1985
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony1985
The Infinity Concerto by Greg Bear1985
Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings1985
Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings1985
Dragon on a Pedestal by Piers Anthony1984
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony1984
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings1984
Christine by Stephen King1984
Pet Sematary by Stephen King1984
Centaur Aisle by Piers Anthony1983
Juxtaposition by Piers Anthony1983
Ogre, Ogre by Piers Anthony1983
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings1983
Blue Adept by Piers Anthony1982
Cujo by Stephen King1982
The Changing Land by Roger Zelazny1982
Split Infinity by Piers Anthony1981
Master of the Five Magics by Lyndon Hardy1981
The Mist by Stephen King1981
Castle Roogna by Piers Anthony1980
Malafrena by Ursula K. Le Guin1980
The Dead Zone by Stephen King1980
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony1978

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