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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.
Ringworld
Larry Niven, 1970
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1971
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov, 1972
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke, 1973
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1974
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman, 1974
Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm, 1976
Gateway
Frederik Pohl, 1975
Dreamsnake
Vonda N. McIntyre, 1978
Titan
John Varley, 1979
The Snow Queen
Joan D. Vinge, 1980
The Many-Colored Land
Julian May, 1981
Foundation's Edge
Isaac Asimov, 1951
Startide Rising
David Brin, 1983
The Integral Trees
Larry Niven, 1983
The Postman
David Brin, 1985
Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, 1986
The Uplift War
David Brin, 1987
Cyteen
C. J. Cherryh, 1988
Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1989
The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, 1990
Barrayar
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1991
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis, 1992
Green Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1992
§ 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.