Locus Award Winners

The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll. The first Locus Award was given in 19...more

Winners

	Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature by Gary K. Wolfe 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings Locus Award for Best Nonfiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embassytown by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 7,818 ratings Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 115,958 ratings Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 153,172 ratings Locus Award for Best First Novel (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 406 ratings Locus Award for Best Novella (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8,747 ratings Locus Award for Best Young Adult (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blackout by Connie Willis 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 7,193 ratings Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9,079 ratings Locus Award for Best First Novel (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Clear by Connie Willis 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 5,367 ratings Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy Fenner (Editor) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 67 ratings Locus Award for Best Art Book (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kraken by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 8,452 ratings Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 15,594 ratings Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,039 ratings Locus Award for Best Novella (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve by William H. Patterson Jr. 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 100 ratings Locus Award for Best Nonfiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warriors by George R.R. Martin (editor) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,328 ratings Locus Award for Best Anthology (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 186 ratings Locus Award for Best Collection (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 20,048 ratings Locus Award for Best First Novel (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City and the City by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 14,776 ratings Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) by Scott Westerfeld 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 33,029 ratings Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Space Opera 2: All-new stories of science fiction adventure by Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 252 ratings Locus Award for Best Anthology (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 13,971 ratings Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 356 ratings Locus Award for Best Novella (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 2,913 ratings Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 219 ratings Locus Award for Best Anthology (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 128,112 ratings Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anathem by Neal Stephenson 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 22,336 ratings Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 2,165 ratings Locus Award for Best Collection (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exhalation by Ted Chiang (Author) 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 255 ratings Locus Award for Best Short Story (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 207 ratings Locus Award for Best First Novel (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakfast in the Ruins: Science Fiction in the Last Millennium by Barry N. Malzberg 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars