All awards 

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Science Fiction · 1971–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
Death of the AuthorNnedi Okorafor
Winner
ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky
2nd place
Slow GodsClaire North
3rd place
The Folded SkyElizabeth Bear
4th place
The Shattering PeaceJohn Scalzi
5th place
All That We See or SeemKen Liu
6th place
Where the Axe Is BuriedRay Nayler
7th place
When We Were RealDaryl Gregory
8th place
Notes from a RegicideIsaac R. Fellman
9th place
Picks & ShovelsCory Doctorow
10th place

2025

All 2025 awards
The Man Who Saw SecondsAlexander Boldizar
Winner
RakesfallVajra Chandrasekera
2nd place
Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky
4th place
AbsolutionJeff VanderMeer
5th place
The Imposition of Unnecessary ObstaclesMalka Older
6th place
Space OddityCatherynne M. Valente
7th place
Service ModelAdrian Tchaikovsky
8th place
KinningNisi Shawl
9th place
The BezzleCory Doctorow
10th place
The Mercy of GodsJames S. A. Corey
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
System CollapseMartha Wells
Winner
Starter VillainJohn Scalzi
2nd place
Translation StateAnn Leckie
3rd place
The TerraformersAnnalee Newitz
4th place
The Road to RoswellConnie Willis
5th place
Lords of UncreationAdrian Tchaikovsky
6th place
A Fire Born of ExileAliette de Bodard
7th place
The Jinn-Bot of ShantiportSamit Basu
7th place
Furious HeavenKate Elliott
9th place
Red Team BluesCory Doctorow
10th place

2023

All 2023 awards
The Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn Scalzi
Winner
EversionAlastair Reynolds
Finalist
Eyes of the VoidAdrian Tchaikovsky
Finalist
GoliathTochi Onyebuchi
Finalist
NeomLavie Tidhar
Finalist
Sweep of StarsMaurice Broaddus
Finalist
The Daughter of Doctor MoreauSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Finalist
The Red Scholar's WakeAliette de Bodard
Finalist
The Spare ManMary Robinette Kowal
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
A Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
Winner
The Galaxy, and the Ground WithinBecky Chambers
2nd place
Leviathan FallsJames S. A. Corey
3rd place
The Echo WifeSarah Gailey
4th place
NoorNnedi Okorafor
5th place
Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro
6th place
We Are SatellitesSarah Pinsker
7th place
Hummingbird SalamanderJeff VanderMeer
8th place
Shards of EarthAdrian Tchaikovsky
9th place
You Sexy ThingCat Rambo
10th place

2021

All 2021 awards
Network EffectMartha Wells
Winner
The Relentless MoonMary Robinette Kowal
2nd place
The Last EmperoxJohn Scalzi
3rd place
The Ministry for the FutureKim Stanley Robinson
4th place
AgencyWilliam Gibson
5th place
Unconquerable SunKate Elliott
6th place
MachineElizabeth Bear
7th place
Attack SurfaceCory Doctorow
8th place
Interlibrary LoanGene Wolfe
9th place
War of the MapsPaul J. McAuley
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders
Winner
Ancestral NightElizabeth Bear
2nd place
WanderersChuck Wendig
3rd place
The Light BrigadeKameron Hurley
4th place
The Future of Another TimelineAnnalee Newitz
5th place
Empress of ForeverMax Gladstone
6th place
The Rosewater InsurrectionTade Thompson
7th place
The TestamentsMargaret Atwood
8th place
Luna: Moon RisingIan McDonald
9th place
Fleet of KnivesGareth L. Powell
10th place

2019

All 2019 awards
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
Winner
Space OperaCatherynne M. Valente
2nd place
Revenant GunYoon Ha Lee
3rd place
Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky Chambers
4th place
Blackfish CitySam J. Miller
5th place
Red MoonKim Stanley Robinson
6th place
If Tomorrow ComesNancy Kress
7th place
Embers of WarGareth L. Powell
8th place
Unholy LandLavie Tidhar
9th place
Elysium FireAlastair Reynolds
10th place

2018

All 2018 awards
The Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi
Winner
ProvenanceAnn Leckie
2nd place
New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson
3rd place
Raven StratagemYoon Ha Lee
4th place
The Stars Are LegionKameron Hurley
5th place
BorneJeff VanderMeer
6th place
Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey
7th place
WalkawayCory Doctorow
8th place
Seven SurrendersAda Palmer
9th place
Luna: Wolf MoonIan McDonald
10th place

2017

All 2017 awards
Death's EndCixin Liu
Winner
The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead
2nd place
Babylon's AshesJames S. A. Corey
3rd place
Central StationLavie Tidhar
4th place
Company TownMadeline Ashby
5th place
VisitorC. J. Cherryh
6th place
The Medusa ChroniclesAlastair Reynolds
7th place
After AtlasEmma Newman
8th place
Last YearRobert Charles Wilson
9th place
Take Back the SkyGreg Bear
10th place

2016

All 2016 awards
Ancillary MercyAnn Leckie
Winner
SevenevesNeal Stephenson
2nd place
The Water KnifePaolo Bacigalupi
3rd place
AuroraKim Stanley Robinson
4th place
A Borrowed ManGene Wolfe
5th place
Luna: New MoonIan McDonald
6th place
RadianceCatherynne M. Valente
7th place
Nemesis GamesJames S. A. Corey
8th place

2015

All 2015 awards
Ancillary SwordAnn Leckie
Winner
The Three-Body ProblemCixin Liu
2nd place
AnnihilationJeff VanderMeer
3rd place
The PeripheralWilliam Gibson
4th place
Lock InJohn Scalzi
5th place
My real childrenJo Walton
6th place
LagoonNnedi Okorafor
7th place
Cibola BurnJames S. A. Corey
8th place
The Bone ClocksDavid Mitchell
9th place
AfterpartyDaryl Gregory
10th place

2014

All 2014 awards
Abaddon's GateJames S. A. Corey
Winner
ShamanKim Stanley Robinson
2nd place
Neptune's BroodCharles Stross
3rd place
The Best of All Possible WorldsKaren Lord
5th place
ProtectorC. J. Cherryh
6th place
On the Steel BreezeAlastair Reynolds
7th place
The AdjacentChristopher Priest
8th place
The Red: First LightLinda Nagata
10th place
MaddAddamMargaret Atwood
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Redshirts: A Novel with Three CodasJohn Scalzi
Winner
2312Kim Stanley Robinson
2nd place
The Hydrogen SonataIain M. Banks
3rd place
Captain Vorpatril's AllianceLois McMaster Bujold
4th place
Caliban's WarJames S. A. Corey
5th place
Blue Remembered EarthAlastair Reynolds
6th place
The Fractal PrinceHannu Rajaniemi
7th place
The Rapture of the NerdsCharles Stross
8th place
Slow apocalypseJohn Varley
9th place
IntruderC. J. Cherryh
10th place

2012

All 2012 awards
EmbassytownChina Miéville
Winner
11/22/63Stephen King
2nd place
Rule 34Charles Stross
3rd place
The Children of the SkyVernor Vinge
4th place
Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey
5th place
Dancing with BearsMichael Swanwick
6th place
GrailElizabeth Bear
7th place
Home firesGene Wolfe
8th place
DeadlineMira Grant
9th place
VortexRobert Charles Wilson
10th place

2011

All 2011 awards
BlackoutConnie Willis
Winner
CryoburnLois McMaster Bujold
2nd place
The Dervish HouseIan McDonald
3rd place
Surface DetailIain M. Banks
4th place
Zero HistoryWilliam Gibson
5th place
FeedMira Grant
7th place
Hull Zero ThreeGreg Bear
8th place
Terminal WorldAlastair Reynolds
9th place
ChillElizabeth Bear
10th place

2010

All 2010 awards
BoneshakerCherie Priest
Winner
The Empress of MarsKage Baker
2nd place
Galileo's DreamKim Stanley Robinson
3rd place
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century AmericaRobert Charles Wilson
4th place
Steal Across the SkyNancy Kress
5th place
TransitionIain M. Banks
6th place
Under the DomeStephen King
7th place
Gardens of the SunPaul J. McAuley
8th place
This Is Not a GameWalter Jon Williams
9th place
ArkStephen Baxter
10th place

2009

All 2009 awards
AnathemNeal Stephenson
Winner
MatterIain M. Banks
2nd place
City at the End of TimeGreg Bear
3rd place
Saturn's ChildrenCharles Stross
4th place
MarsboundJoe Haldeman
5th place
Half a CrownJo Walton
6th place
IncandescenceGreg Egan
7th place
Rolling ThunderJohn Varley
8th place
Implied SpacesWalter Jon Williams
9th place
House of SunsAlastair Reynolds
10th place

2008

All 2008 awards
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
Winner
Spook CountryWilliam Gibson
2nd place
Halting StateCharles Stross
3rd place
BrasylIan McDonald
4th place
The Accidental Time MachineJoe Haldeman
5th place
AxisRobert Charles Wilson
6th place
Black ManRichard K. Morgan
7th place
The Execution ChannelKen MacLeod
8th place
Ha'pennyJo Walton
9th place
Sixty Days and CountingKim Stanley Robinson
10th place

2007

All 2007 awards
Rainbows EndVernor Vinge
Winner
GlasshouseCharles Stross
2nd place
BlindsightPeter Watts
3rd place
CarnivalElizabeth Bear
4th place
FarthingJo Walton
5th place
The Clan CorporateCharles Stross
6th place
The RoadCormac McCarthy
7th place
Against the DayThomas Pynchon
8th place
Mathematicians in LoveRudy Rucker
10th place

2006

All 2006 awards
AccelerandoCharles Stross
Winner
OlymposDan Simmons
2nd place
SpinRobert Charles Wilson
3rd place
Fifty Degrees BelowKim Stanley Robinson
4th place
Learning the WorldKen MacLeod
5th place
Shadow of the GiantOrson Scott Card
6th place
Old TwentiethJoe Haldeman
7th place
Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
8th place
SeekerJack McDevitt
9th place
MammothJohn Varley
10th place

2005

All 2005 awards
The System of the WorldNeal Stephenson
Winner
Iron SunriseCharles Stross
2nd place
Eastern Standard TribeCory Doctorow
3rd place
Forty Signs of RainKim Stanley Robinson
4th place
The AlgebraistIain M. Banks
5th place
CamouflageJoe Haldeman
6th place
Newton's Wake: A Space OperaKen MacLeod
7th place
The Life of the World to ComeKage Baker
8th place
River of GodsIan McDonald
9th place
Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchell
10th place

2004

All 2004 awards
IliumDan Simmons
Winner
Pattern RecognitionWilliam Gibson
2nd place
QuicksilverNeal Stephenson
3rd place
Darwin's ChildrenGreg Bear
4th place
The Speed of DarkElizabeth Moon
5th place
Absolution GapAlastair Reynolds
6th place
Singularity SkyCharles Stross
7th place
OmegaJack McDevitt
8th place
CoalescentStephen Baxter
9th place
Blind LakeRobert Charles Wilson
10th place

2003

All 2003 awards
The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
Winner
Kiln peopleDavid Brin
2nd place
Bones of the EarthMichael Swanwick
3rd place
Redemption ArkAlastair Reynolds
4th place
CoyoteAllen Steele
5th place
LightM. John Harrison
6th place
Shadow PuppetsOrson Scott Card
7th place
ChindiJack McDevitt
8th place
The separationChristopher Priest
9th place
Schild's LadderGreg Egan
10th place