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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)
The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is an annual award presented by Locus, a science fiction and fantasy magazine. The award for Sci-Fi novels was first presented in 1980. However previous to that, from 1971 they award a more generic "Best Novel" award, which coincidentally was only awarded to sci-fi books, so I have also included those books here.
Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1989
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman, 1974
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke, 1973
The Collapsing Empire
John Scalzi, 2017
Anathem
Neal Stephenson, 2008
Ringworld
Larry Niven, 1970
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal, 2018
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis, 1992
Gateway
Frederik Pohl, 1975
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, 1986
Ilium
Dan Simmons, 2003
The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1990
Boneshaker
Cherie Priest, 2009
Abaddon's Gate
James S. A. Corey, 2013
Death's End
Cixin Liu, 2010
Ancillary Sword
Ann Leckie, 2014
A Desolation Called Peace
Arkady Martine, 2021
Titan
John Varley, 1979
The Snow Queen
Joan D. Vinge, 1980
The Many-Colored Land
Julian May, 1981
Cyteen
C. J. Cherryh, 1988
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis, 1989
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
The Confusion
Neal Stephenson, 2004
§ About this list
- Books
- 57
- Published
- 1951–2024
- Average rating
- 4.1 / 5 across 18,471 ratings
- Genres
- Aliens, Classics, Dystopian, History
Most-rated on Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)
- 1Hyperion · Dan Simmons
- 2Abaddon's Gate · James S. A. Corey
- 3Network Effect · Martha Wells
Common questions about Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)
- How many books are on Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)?
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025) has 57 books, published between 1951 and 2024.
- Which book on Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025) is the most popular?
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons is the most-rated book on the list, with 1,386 ratings and a 4.2 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)?
- Network Effect by Martha Wells has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.4 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)?
- Start with Hyperion, Abaddon's Gate and Network Effect: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1971 to 2025)?
- The books on this list are tagged Aliens, Classics, Dystopian and History.