Along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the Locus Awards are one of the most celebrated awards in science fiction writing. Awarded by Locus Magazine from Oakland, Calif., a print and online publication that focuses on science fiction and fantasy, this year’s winners saw a great mix of excellent books getting their due recognition; something that should come as a breath of relief after the Hugo Awards fiasco.
Below is the full list of finalists and winners in their categories, with the latter in each category highlighted.
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
Winner: Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie
- The Peripheral, William Gibson
- The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu
- Lock In, John Scalzi
- Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance, Jeff VanderMeer
FANTASY NOVEL
Winner: The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison
- Steles of the Sky, Elizabeth Bear
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Magician’s Land, Lev Grossman
- The Mirror Empire, Kameron Hurley
YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Winner: Half a King, Joe Abercrombie
- The Doubt Factory, Paolo Bacigalupi
- Waistcoats & Weaponry, Gail Carriger
- Empress of the Sun, Ian McDonald
- Clariel, Garth Nix (Harper; Hot Key; Allen & Unwin)
FIRST NOVEL
Winner: The Memory Garden, Mary Rickert
- Elysium, Jennifer Marie Brissett
- A Darkling Sea, James L. Cambias
- The Clockwork Dagger, Beth Cato
- The Emperor’s Blades, Brian Staveley
NOVELLA
Winner: Yesterday’s Kin, Nancy Kress
- “The Man Who Sold the Moon,” Cory Doctorow
- We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory
- “The Regular,” Ken Liu
- “The Lightning Tree,” Patrick Rothfuss
NOVELETTE
Winner: “Tough Times All Over,” Joe Abercrombie
- “The Hand Is Quicker,” Elizabeth Bear
- “Memorials,” Aliette de Bodard
- “The Jar of Water,” Ursula K. Le Guin
- “A Year and a Day in Old Theradane,” Scott Lynch
SHORT STORY
Winner: “The Truth About Owls,” Amal El-Mohtar
- “Covenant,” Elizabeth Bear
- “The Dust Queen,” Aliette de Bodard
- “In Babelsberg,” Alastair Reynolds
- “Ogres of East Africa,” Sofia Samatar
ANTHOLOGY
Winner: Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, ed.
- The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-first Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed.
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Rose Fox & Daniel José Older, eds.
- Reach for Infinity, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
- The Time Traveler’s Almanac, Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, eds.
COLLECTION
Winner: Last Plane to Heaven, Jay Lake
- Questionable Practices, Eileen Gunn (Small Beer)
- The Collected Short Fiction Volume One: The Man Who Made Models, R.A. Lafferty
- Academic Exercises, K.J. Parker
- The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Nine: The Millennium Express, Robert Silverberg
MAGAZINE
Winner: Tor.com
- Asimov’s
- Clarkesworld
- F&SF
- Lightspeed
PUBLISHER
Winner: Tor
- Angry Robot
- Orbit
- Small Beer
- Subterranean
EDITOR
Winner: Ellen Datlow
- John Joseph Adams
- Gardner Dozois
- Jonathan Strahan
- Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
ARTIST
Winner: John Picacio
- Jim Burns
- Shaun Tan
- Charles Vess
- Michael Whelan
NON-FICTION
Winner: What Makes This Book So Great, Jo Walton
- Ray Bradbury Unbound, Jonathan Eller
- Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison!, Harry Harrison
- The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Jill Lepore
- Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better: 1948-1988, William H. Patterson, Jr.
ART BOOK
Winner: Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, John Fleskes, ed.
- Jim Burns, The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal
- The Art of Neil Gaiman, Hayley Campbell
- Brian & Wendy Froud, Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales
- The Art of Space: The History of Space Art, from the Earliest Visions to the Graphics of the Modern Era, Ron Miller
Source: Locus Magazine
