On Wednesday, the Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2011 Locus Awards. The winners will be announced on June 26. The finalists for this year’s Best Science Fiction Novel award include:
- “Surface Detail” by Iain Banks
- “Cryoburn” by Lois McMaster
- “Zero History” by William Gibson
- “The Dervish House” by Ian McDonald
- “Blackout/All Clear” by Connie Willis
The finalists for this year’s Best Fantasy Novel include:
- “Under Heaven” by Guy Gavriel Kay
- “Kraken” by China Mieville
- “Who Fears Death” by Nnedi Okorafor
- “The Fuller Memorandum” by Charles Stross
- “The Sorcerer’s House” by Gene Wolfe
The finalists for this year’s Best First Novel include:
- “The Loving Dead” by Amelia Beamer
- “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N.K. Jemisin
- “Shades of Milk and Honey” by Mary Robinette Kowal
- “The Quantum Thief” by Hannu Rajaniemi
- “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe” by Charles Yu
The finalists for Best Nonfiction include:
- “80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin” by Karen Joy Folwer and Debbie Notkin
- “Conversations with Octavia Butler” by Conseula Francis
- “Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volumne 1: 1907-1948: Learning Curve” by William H. Patterson Jr.
- “CM Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary” by Mark Rich
- “Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001” by Gary K. Wolfe
Other categories include Young Adult Book, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Magazine, Publisher, Anthology, Collection, Editor, Artist and Art Books.
Looking back, I notice that I’ve never posted a list of the all-time winners of the Locus Award for Best Novel. The award was first presented in 1971, and in 1980 the award was split into two awards, one for Best Science Fiction Novel and another for Best Fantasy Novel. The all-time winners are as follows:
Locus Award for Best Novel
1971 – Ringworld by Larry Niven
1972 – The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
1973 – The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
1974 – Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
1975 – The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
1976 – The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
1977 – Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
1978 – Gateway by Frederik Pohl
1979 – Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McINtyre
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel:
1980 – Titan by John Varley
1981 – The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
1982 – The Many Colored Land by Julian May
1983 – Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
1984 – Startide Rising by David Brin
1985 – The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
1986 – The Postman by David Brin
1987 – Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
1988 – The Uplift War by David Brin
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
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
1978 – The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein
1979 – No Award
1980 – Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip
1981 – Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg
1982 – The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
1983 – The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
1984 – The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1985 – Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
1986 – Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny
1987 – Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
1988 – Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
1989 – Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
1990 – Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
1991 – Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
1992 – Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
1993 – Last Call by Tim Powers
1994 – The Innkeeper’s Song by Peter S. Beagle
1995 – Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
1996 – Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
1997 – A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
1998 – Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
1999 – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
2000 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
2001 – A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
2002 – American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2003 – The Scar by China Mieville
2004 – Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
2005 – Iron Council by China Mieville
2006 – Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2007 – The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
2008 – Making Money by Terry Pratchett
2009 – Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
2010 – The City & the City by China Mieville
While I’m at it, I might as well post a list of the all-time Best First Novel winners. That award was first given out in 1981. The all-time winners are as follows:
Locus Award for Best First Novel:
1981 – Dragon’s Egg by Robert L. Forward
1982 – Starship & Haiku by Somtow Sucharitkul
1983 – Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury
1984 – Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy
1985 – The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson
1986 – Contact by Carl Sagan
1987 – The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt
1988 – War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
1989 – Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
1990 – Orbital Decay by Allen Steele
1991 – In the Country of the Blind by Michael F. Flynn
1992 – The Cipher by Kathe Koja
1993 – China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
1994 – Cold Allies by Patricia Anthony
1995 – Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem
1996 – The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata
1997 (tie) – Without by Sage Walker and Reclamation by Sarah Zettel
1998 – The Great Wheel by Ian R. MacLeod
1999 – Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
2000 – The Silk Code by Paul Levinson
2001 – Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis
2002 – Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
2003 – A Scattering of Jades by Alexander C. Irvine
2004 – Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
2005 – Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
2006 – Hammered/Scardown/Worldwired by Elizabeth Bear
2007 – Temeraire: His Majesty’s Dragon/Throne of Jade/Black Powder War by Naomi Novik
2008 – Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
2009 – Singularity’s Ring by Paul Melko
2010 – The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
While researching this post, I also ran across the fact that Locus once gave an award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel. They did so from 1989 to 1999. The all-time winners in that category were as follows.
Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel
1999 – Bag of Bones by Stephen King
1998 – No Award
1997 – Desperation by Stephen King
1996 – Expiration Date by Tim Powers
1995 – Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons
1994 – The Golden by Lucius Shepard
1993 – Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
1992 – Summer of the Night by Dan Simmons
1991 – The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
1990 – Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
1989 – Those Who Hunt the Night (Immortal Blood) by Barbara Hambly
For more information about the Locus Awards, visit http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus.html.
In the end, how many of the books mentioned above have you read? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Let us know in the comments section below.
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