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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.
Mirror Dance
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1994
The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson, 1995
Blue Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, 1996
The Rise of Endymion
Dan Simmons, 1997
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis, 1989
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson, 1999
The Telling
Ursula K. Le Guin, 2000
Passage
Connie Willis, 2001
The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2002
Ilium
Dan Simmons, 2003
The Confusion
Neal Stephenson, 2004
The System of the World
Neal Stephenson, 2001
Accelerando
Charles Stross, 2005
Rainbows End
Vernor Vinge, 2006
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael Chabon, 2006
Anathem
Neal Stephenson, 2008
Boneshaker
Cherie Priest, 2009
Blackout
Connie Willis, 2010
All Clear
Connie Willis, 2010
Embassytown
China Miéville, 2011
Redshirts
John Scalzi, 2012
Abaddon's Gate
James S. A. Corey, 2013
Ancillary Sword
Ann Leckie, 2014
Ancillary Mercy
Ann Leckie, 2015
§ 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.