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2018 Locus Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2018 Locus Awards have been announced. Here they are for the novel categories:
- Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Walkaway by Cory Doctorow (Tor; Head of Zeus)
- The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley (Saga; Angry Robot UK)
- Provenance by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
- Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald (Tor; Gollancz)
- Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer (Tor; Head of Zeus)
- New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
- Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (MCD; HarperCollins Canada; Fourth Estate)
- The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
- City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley (Saga)
- The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard (Ace; Gollancz)
- The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone (Tor.com Publishing)
- Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
- The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Jade City by Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross (Tor.com Publishing; Orbit UK)
- Horizon by Fran Wilde (Tor)
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Del Rey)
- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager US)
- Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly (Tor)
- Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys (Tor.com Publishing)
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (Saga)
- The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
- Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK 2018)
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Random House; Bloomsbury)
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (Akashic)
- Amatka by Karin Tidbeck (Vintage)
- Tool of War by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
- The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis (Bloomsbury; Bloomsbury USA)
- Chalk by Paul Cornell (Tor.com Publishing)
- Buried Heart by Kate Elliott (Little, Brown)
- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan; Amulet)
- Frogkisser! by Garth Nix (Scholastic; Allen & Unwin; Piccadilly)
- Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
- Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older (Levine)
- The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman (Knopf; Fickling UK)
For the complete list of noms in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 22-24, 2018; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Our congratulations to all the nominees!
What do you think of these lists? Any surprises? Any favorites?
2017 Locus Awards Winners
Editor’s Note: Catching up on things that happened while I was on vacation.
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the winners for the 2017 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 24, 2017 during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA. The winners are:
- WINNER: Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
- Company Town by Madeline Ashby (Tor)
- The Medusa Chronicles by Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga)
- Take Back the Sky by Greg Bear (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Visitor by C.J. Cherryh (DAW)
- Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- After Atlas by Emma Newman (Roc)
- Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday; Fleet)
- Last Year by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
- WINNER: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
- Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle (Tachyon)
- City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
- The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
- The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
- The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
- The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
- Necessity by Jo Walton (Tor)
- WINNER: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
- The Reader by Traci Chee (Putnam)
- Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen (Dunne)
- The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
- The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Greenwillow; Hot Key)
- Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (Saga)
- Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine (Tor)
- Infomocracy by Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
- Everfair by Nisi Shawl (Tor)
- Vigil by Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)
- WINNER: Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Orbit US ’17)
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (Holt)
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin)
- Double Down by Gwenda Bond (Switch)
- Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Tor UK)
- Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott (Little, Brown)
- Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Delacorte; Macmillan)
- Goldenhand by Garth Nix (Harper; Allen & Unwin; Hot Key)
- This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Titan; Greenwillow)
- The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman (Candlewick)
For the complete list of winners in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Our congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
What do you think of these picks? Did your favorites win?
2017 Locus Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2017 Locus Awards have been announced. Here they are for the novel categories:
- Company Town by Madeline Ashby (Tor)
- The Medusa Chronicles by Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga)
- Take Back the Sky by Greg Bear (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Visitor by C.J. Cherryh (DAW)
- Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
- After Atlas by Emma Newman (Roc)
- Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday; Fleet)
- Last Year by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
- Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle (Tachyon)
- City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
- The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
- The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
- The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
- The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
- Necessity by Jo Walton (Tor)
- The Reader by Traci Chee (Putnam)
- Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen (Dunne)
- The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
- The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Greenwillow; Hot Key)
- Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (Saga)
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
- Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine (Tor)
- Infomocracy by Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
- Everfair by Nisi Shawl (Tor)
- Vigil by Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (Holt)
- The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin)
- Double Down by Gwenda Bond (Switch)
- Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Tor UK)
- Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott (Little, Brown)
- Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Delacorte; Macmillan)
- Goldenhand by Garth Nix (Harper; Allen & Unwin; Hot Key)
- Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Orbit US ’17)
- This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Titan; Greenwillow)
- The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman (Candlewick)
For the complete list of noms in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 23-25, 2017; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Our congratulations to all the nominees!
What do you think of these lists? Any surprises? Any favorites? How do you like the expanded 10 noms per category?
2016 Locus Awards Winners
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the winners for the 2016 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 25, 2016 during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA. The winners are:
- WINNER: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Borzoi; Orbit UK)
- Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (Morrow)
- A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe (Tor)
- WINNER: Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
- The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (Roc; Gollancz)
- Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (PS; Open Road)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- WINNER: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (Saga)
- Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (Ace; Macmillan UK)
- Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)
- The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com)
- WINNER: The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett (Harper; Doubleday UK)
- Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey; Harper Voyager UK)
- Half the World by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey)
- Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory (Tor)
- Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older (Levine)
For the complete list of winners in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Our congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
What do you think of these picks? Did your favorites win?
2016 Locus Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2016 Locus Awards have been announced. Here they are for the novel categories:
- The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Borzoi; Orbit UK)
- Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (Morrow)
- A Borrowed Man by Gene Wolfe (Tor)
- Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
- The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (Roc; Gollancz)
- Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (PS; Open Road)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (Ace; Macmillan UK)
- The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (Saga)
- Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)
- The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com)
- Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey; Harper Voyager UK)
- Half the World by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey)
- Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory (Tor)
- Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older (Levine)
- The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett (Harper; Doubleday UK)
For the complete list of noms in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 24-26, 2016; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Our congratulations to all the nominees!
What do you think of these lists? Any surprises? Any favorites?
2015 Locus Awards Winners
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the winners for the 2015 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 27, 2015 during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA. The winners are:
- WINNER: Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Peripheral – William Gibson (Putnam; Viking UK)
- The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu (Tor)
- Lock In – John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
- Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance – Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada)
- WINNER: The Goblin Emperor – Katherine Addison (Tor)
- Steles of the Sky – Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
- City of Stairs – Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Magician’s Land – Lev Grossman (Viking; Arrow 2015)
- The Mirror Empire – Kameron Hurley (Angry Robot US)
- WINNER: The Memory Garden – Mary Rickert (Sourcebooks Landmark)
- Elysium – Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct)
- A Darkling Sea – James L. Cambias (Tor)
- The Clockwork Dagger – Beth Cato (Harper Voyager)
- The Emperor’s Blades – Brian Staveley (Tor; Tor UK)
- WINNER: Half a King – Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey; Voyager UK)
- The Doubt Factory – Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
- Waistcoats & Weaponry – Gail Carriger (Little, Brown; Atom)
- Empress of the Sun – Ian McDonald (Jo Fletcher; Pyr)
- Clariel – Garth Nix (Harper; Hot Key; Allen & Unwin)
For the complete list of winners in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Our congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
What do you think of these picks? Did your favorites win? Did you noticed that 3 of the 4 novel categories were won by women?
2015 Locus Award Finalists
The nominees for the 2015 Locus Awards have been announced. Here they are for the novel categories:
- The Peripheral – William Gibson (Putnam; Viking UK)
- Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu (Tor)
- Lock In – John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
- Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance – Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada)
- The Goblin Emperor – Katherine Addison (Tor)
- Steles of the Sky – Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
- City of Stairs – Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Magician’s Land – Lev Grossman (Viking; Arrow 2015)
- The Mirror Empire – Kameron Hurley (Angry Robot US)
- Elysium – Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct)
- A Darkling Sea – James L. Cambias (Tor)
- The Clockwork Dagger – Beth Cato (Harper Voyager)
- The Memory Garden – Mary Rickert (Sourcebooks Landmark)
- The Emperor’s Blades – Brian Staveley (Tor; Tor UK)
- Half a King – Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey; Voyager UK)
- The Doubt Factory – Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
- Waistcoats & Weaponry – Gail Carriger (Little, Brown; Atom)
- Empress of the Sun – Ian McDonald (Jo Fletcher; Pyr)
- Clariel – Garth Nix (Harper; Hot Key; Allen & Unwin)
For the complete list of noms in all categories check out the official press release from Locus. Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 26-28, 2015; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Our congratulations to all the nominees!
What do you think of these lists? Any surprises? Any favorites?
2014 Locus Award Winners!
The 2014 Locus Award Winners have been announced! They are:
- Abaddon’s Gate, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
- The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)
See the complete list of winners in all categories in the official press release.
Our congrats to the winners and nominees. It was a very nice lineup. What do you think of these winners? Anything you’d have done differently?
2014 Locus Award Finalists
The 2014 Locus Award Finalists have been announced. The nominees are:
- MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart; Bloomsbury; Talese)
- Abaddon’s Gate, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Best of All Possible Worlds, Karen Lord (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher UK)
- Shaman, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
- NOS4A2, Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz as NOS4R2)
- River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay (Roc; Viking Canada; HarperCollins UK)
- Doctor Sleep, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Republic of Thieves, Scott Lynch (Del Rey; Gollancz)
- Zombie Baseball Beatdown, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Holly Black (Little, Brown; Indigo)
- Homeland, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; Titan)
- The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson (Levine)
- The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)
See the complete list of all categories in the official press release.
I have to say this one looks like a pretty good list overall. I like that Stephen King and his son, Joe Hill, are battling for another award: NOS4A2 and Doctor Sleep are also nominees for the 2013 Stoker.
2013 Locus Award Winners Announced
Locus Magazine has announced the winners of the 2013 Locus Awards. The winners in the novel categories are:
- Science Fiction Novel: Redshirts, by John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
- Fantasy Novel: The Apocalypse Codex, by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
- Young Adult Novel: Railsea, by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
- First Novel: Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
The complete list of all categories is available on the Locus web site. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! So what do you think of the results?
