Most Popular Locus Award Books

Pump Six and Other Stories

Paolo Bacigalupi

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

February 1, 2008

Vorkosigan

Barrayar

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

October 1991

A Song for Lya and Other Stories

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Short Stories

1976

Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

March 28, 2024

Cyteen #1

Cyteen

C. J. Cherryh

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1988

Anathem

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award

September 1, 2008

War for the Oaks

Emma Bull

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Locus Award

1987

The Murderbot Diaries #5

Network Effect

Martha Wells

Science Fiction · Locus Award

May 5, 2020

Bas-Lag

The Scar

China Miéville

Fantasy · New Weird · British Fantasy Award · Locus Award

2002

Embassytown

China Miéville

Science Fiction · Locus Award

April 28, 2011

Riddle-Master #3

Harpist in the Wind

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award

1979

Warriors

George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Locus Award · Mainstream

March 14, 2010

World of the Five Gods #2

Paladin of Souls

Lois McMaster Bujold

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Hugo Award · Locus Award

September 2003

Vorkosigan

Mirror Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

March 1994

Uplift #3

The Uplift War

David Brin

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1987

Riverside

The Privilege of the Sword

Ellen Kushner

Fantasy · Locus Award

July 2006

Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Locus Award · Mythopoeic Awards

July 9, 2018

The Expanse #3

Abaddon's Gate

James S. A. Corey

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Locus Award

May 31, 2013

Railsea

China Miéville

Science Fiction · Young Adult · Locus Award

May 10, 2012

Ship Breaker #1

Ship Breaker

Paolo Bacigalupi

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Locus Award

April 2010

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award

1999

Leviathan Trilogy #1

Leviathan

Scott Westerfeld

Fantasy · Steampunk · Young Adult · Locus Award · Alternate History

October 1, 2009

Uprooted

Naomi Novik

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · British Fantasy Award · Locus Award

May 13, 2015

Beauty

Sheri S. Tepper

Fantasy · Locus Award

1991

The Windup Girl

Paolo Bacigalupi

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

September 8, 2009

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1995

The Chronicles of Amber #6

Trumps of Doom

Roger Zelazny

Fantasy · Locus Award

1985

The Locked Tomb #1

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Science Fantasy · Locus Award

September 9, 2019

Ilium #1

Ilium

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction · Greek Mythology · Locus Award · Mythology

2003

Un Lun Dun

China Miéville

Fantasy · Young Adult · Locus Award

February 2007

Blackout #2

All Clear

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

October 14, 2010

Blackout #1

Blackout

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

February 1, 2010

The Baroque Cycle #3

The System of the World

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Alternate History

2004

The Baroque Cycle #2

The Confusion

Neal Stephenson

Science Fiction · Locus Award · Alternate History

2004

The City in the Middle of the Night

Charlie Jane Anders

Science Fiction · Locus Award

February 11, 2019

Fairyland #3

The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Catherynne M. Valente

Fantasy · Young Adult · Locus Award

October 4, 2013