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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.
Accelerando
Charles Stross, 2005
The Postman
David Brin, 1985
Rainbows End
Vernor Vinge, 2006
The City in the Middle of the Night
Charlie Jane Anders, 2018
The Years of Rice and Salt
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2002
Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm, 1976
Dreamsnake
Vonda N. McIntyre, 1978
Passage
Connie Willis, 2001
The Man Who Saw Seconds
Alexander Boldizar, 2024
§ 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.