Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Winners of the Locus Award for Best SF Novel, awarded by the Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year.

The award for Best Science Fiction Novel was first presented in 1980, and is among the awards still presented (as of 2015). Previously, there had simply been an award for Best Novel. An similar award for Best Fantasy Novel was also introduced in 1980.

Winners

Year Winner Reference
1980 Titan by John Varley [1]
1981 The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge [1]
1982 The Many Coloured Land by Julian May [1]
1983 Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
1984 Startide Rising by David Brin [2][3]
1985 The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
1986 The Postman by David Brin [3]
1987 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card [4]
1988 The Uplift War by David Brin [3]
1989 Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
1990 Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1991 The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1992 Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
1993 Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
1994 Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
1995 Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
1996 The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
1997 Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
1998 The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
1999 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
2000 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
2001 The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
2002 Passage by Connie Willis
2003 The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
2004 Ilium by Dan Simmons
2005 The Baroque Cycle (i.e. Quicksilver; The Confusion; The System of the World) by Neal Stephenson
2006 Accelerando by Charles Stross
2007 Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
2008 The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
2009 Anathem by Neal Stephenson
2010 Boneshaker by Cherie Priest [5]
2011 Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis [6]
2012 Embassytown by China Miéville [7]
2013 Redshirts by John Scalzi [8]
2014 Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey
2015 Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Locus Science Fiction Award Listing | Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Books by Award". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Humans Meet Aliens At The CGSociety | AWN | Animation World Network". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brin, David 1950". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Gale (HighBeam Research). 2004-01-01. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Card, Orson Scott 1951". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Gale (HighBeam Research). 2005-01-01. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Fitz (2011-10-24). "Book Review: Ganymede (Clockwork Century) by Cherie Priest". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Locus Online News » Locus Awards 2011 Winners". Locusmag.com. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2012 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2013 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-30.

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