Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel Public

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The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Science Fiction Novel was first presented in 1980.

  1. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by 

    4 stars

    For sixty years, Jews have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake …

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    2008 winner

  2. Anathem by 

    4 stars

    Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent …

    Phil in SF says:

    2009 winner

  3. Boneshaker by  (The Clockwork Century)

    4 stars

    In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to …
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    2010 winner

  4. Blackout by 

    4 stars

    In her first novel since 2002, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel …

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    2011 winner

  5. All Clear by 

    4 stars

    Traveling back in time, from Oxford circa 2060 into the thick of World War II, was a routine excursion for …

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    2011 winner

  6. Embassytown by 

    4 stars

    In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a …

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    2012 winner

  7. Redshirts by 

    4 stars

    Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since …

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    2013 winner

  8. Abaddon's Gate by  (The Expanse, #3)

    4 stars

    For generations, the solar system — Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt — was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The …

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    2014 winner

  9. Ancillary Sword by  (Imperial Radch, #2)

    4 stars

    Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, …

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    2015 winner

  10. Ancillary Mercy by  (Imperial Radch, #3)

    5 stars

    "For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to be a warship. Then …

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    2016 winner

  11. Death's End by  (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)

    4 stars

    Death's End (Chinese: 死神永生, pinyin: Sǐshén yǒngshēng) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is …

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    2017 winner

  12. The Collapsing Empire by  (The Interdependency, #1)

    4 stars

    Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, …

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    2018 winner

  13. The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel by  (Lady Astronaut, #1)

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    The Calculating Stars is a science fiction novel by American writer Mary Robinette Kowal. The book was published by Tor …

    Phil in SF says:

    2019 winner

  14. The City in the Middle of the Night by 

    4 stars

    Would you give up everything to change the world?

    Humanity clings to life on January – a colonized planet divided …

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    2020 winner

  15. Network Effect by 

    5 stars

    WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!

    The first full-length novel in Martha Wells' New York Times and …

    Phil in SF says:

    2021 winner

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