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The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 26, 2021, during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend. Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony.

This year's nominees are:

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

Machine by Elizabeth Bear
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Agency by William Gibson
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
War of the Maps by Paul McAuley
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

FANTASY NOVEL

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

HORROR NOVEL

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Deep by Alma Katsu
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

Kathy's Lists:

FANTASY
1. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. 4.5 stars. Reminded of the parable of the cave by Plato.

HORROR
1. Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks. 4 stars. Eco Thriller.
2. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. 4 stars. If you crave a little danger, join a book club.
3. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 4 stars. Reminds me of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
4. The Deep by Alma Katsu. 3.5 stars. Historical fiction/gothic horror. The sinking of the Titanic and her sister ship the Britannia.
5. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. 3.25 stars. Good character development, but when the monster appears, it is like, what?

To Read

Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow (haven't read 1st in series)
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Agency by William Gibson (haven't read 1st in series)
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal (need to read 2nd in series)
War of the Maps by Paul McAuley
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (haven't read 1st in series)
Network Effect, 4 stars
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (haven't read 1st in series)

FANTASY NOVEL

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie (haven't read 1st in series)
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab


No thank you
None of the horror
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Machine by Elizabeth Bear
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

Snowtulip wrote: "No thank you
None of the horror ..."

The horror is my favorite! I like my horror with a dash of humor, though. Hate to think what that reveals about my personality. :-]

A lot of good books here. Did you read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue? I am back and forth on wanting to read that one.

Oh, this is Kathy. I went in under the wrong identity -- "Never Ending".

I'm currently reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Kathy...so far it's interesting, so hoping it lives up to the hype :)

Horror is very rare for me...so I had been happily waiting for Abbie to post something with sci-fi/fantasy...I'll just leave the horror to you ;). Although everyone keep telling me I have to read Mexican Gothic...not sure...

Mexican Gothic was good up to a point. It was gothic (hence the name!) because of the decadent, huge mansion and the rich, self-important family falling on cultural decline. It wasn't bad but most people seemed to like it more than I did. The reveal (ending) was so-so for me.

Machine by Elizabeth Bear
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Agency by William Gibson
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
War of the Maps by Paul McAuley
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

FANTASY NOVEL

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 3.26 4*

HORROR NOVEL

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 5.19 3 *
The Only Good Indians 12.30 3 *
The Deep 9.23 4 *
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Mexican Gothic 9.14 4*
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

Machine by Elizabeth Bear
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Agency by William Gibson
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
War of the Maps by Paul McAuley
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

FANTASY NOVEL

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix 12/2 3*
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 7/8

HORROR NOVEL

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 5/2 5*
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 11/24 3*
The Deep by Alma Katsu 6/5 4*
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

The 2021 Locus Winners

Science Fiction Novel: Network Effect by Martha Wells
Fantasy Novel: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Horror Novel: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Young Adult Novel: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

The 2021 Locus Awards


FANTASY NOVEL

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

HORROR NOVEL

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 5/2 5*
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Deep by Alma Katsu 6/5 4*
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

A new season of awards is here! Join us in predicting the winners of these awards!!

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 25, 2022, during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend. Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony.

This year's nominees are:

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker
You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer

FANTASY NOVEL

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Soulstar by C.L. Polk
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

HORROR NOVEL

Revelator by Daryl Gregory
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Billy Summers by Stephen King
Later by Stephen King
Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale
A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

The 2022 Locus Winners

Science Fiction Novel: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Fantasy Novel: Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
Horror Novel: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Young Adult Novel: Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders