2020 Locus Award Winners

Anthology

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Anthology category.

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The Best of Uncanny

Thomas, Lynne M.

Standalone · Fantasy

Dec-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Big Book of Classic Fantasy

VanderMeer, Ann

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Broken Stars

Liu, Ken

Standalone · Science Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Echoes

Datlow, Ellen

Standalone · Horror

Aug-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Mission Critical

Strahan, Jonathan

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Mythic Dream

Multiple Authors

Standalone · Science Fiction

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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New Suns

Shawl, Nisi

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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A People's Future of the United States

Lavalle, Victor

Standalone · Science Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Very Best of the Best

Dozois, Gardner

Standalone · Science Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 13

Strahan, Jonathan

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Collection

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Collection category.

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Exhalation: Stories

Chiang, Ted

Standalone · Science Fiction

May-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

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The Best of Greg Egan

Egan, Greg

Standalone · Science Fiction

Aug-2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Best of R. A. Lafferty

Lafferty, R.A.

Standalone · Science Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Full Throttle: Stories

Hill, Joe

Standalone · Thriller

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Hexarchate Stories

Lee, Yoon Ha

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jun-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Meet Me in the Future: Stories

Hurley, Kameron

Standalone · Science Fiction

Aug-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight

De Bodard, Aliette

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Snow White Learns Witchcraft

Goss, Theodora

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea

Pinsker, Sarah

Standalone · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Very Best of Caitlan R. Kiernan

Kiernan, Caitlin R.

Standalone · Science Fiction

Sep-2018 2020 Locus Award nominee

Fantasy Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Fantasy Novel category.

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Middlegame

McGuire, Seanan

Alchemical Journeys Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

May-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

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A Brightness Long Ago

Kay, Guy Gavriel

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Dead Astronauts

VanderMeer, Jeff

Standalone · Science Fiction

Dec-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Gods of Jade and Shadow

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Iron Dragon's Mother

Swanwick, Michael

Iron Dragon Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Jun-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Jade War

Lee, Fonda

The Green Bone Saga Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

May-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Ninth House

Bardugo, Leigh

Alex Stern Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Raven Tower

Leckie, Ann

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

Standalone · Fantasy

Nov-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Storm of Locusts

Roanhorse, Rebecca

Sixth World Series · Book 2 · Science Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

First Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award First Novel category.

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Winner

Gideon the Ninth

Muir, Tamsyn

The Locked Tomb Trilogy Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

Finder

Palmer, Suzanne

The Finder Chronicles Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Infinite Detail

Maughan, Tim

Standalone · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Luminous Dead

Starling, Caitlin

Standalone · Science Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Magic for Liars

Gailey, Sarah

Standalone · Fantasy

Jun-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

A Memory Called Empire

Martine, Arkady

Teixcalaan Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

A Song for a New Day

Pinsker, Sarah

Standalone · Dystopian

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Harrow, Alix E.

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Waste Tide

Qiufan, Chen

Standalone · Science Fiction

Apr-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Water Dancer

Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel category.

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Anno Dracula 1999: Daikaiju

Newman, Kim

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

James, Marlon

Dark Star Trilogy Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Curious Toys

Hand, Elizabeth

Standalone · Amateur Sleuth

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Grand Dark

Kadrey, Richard

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Jun-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Imaginary Friend

Chbosky, Stephen

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Institute

King, Stephen

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Prisoner of Midnight

Hambly, Barbara

A James Asher Vampire Novel Series · Book 8 · Horror

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Pursuit of William Abbey

North, Claire

Standalone · Horror

Nov-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Toll

Priest, Cherie

Standalone · Horror

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Twisted Ones

Kingfisher, T.

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Novelette

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Novelette category.

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Omphalos

Chiang, Ted

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

Binti: Sacred Fire

Okorafor, Nnedi

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye

Pinsker, Sarah

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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A Country Called Winter

Goss, Theodora

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Emergency Skin

Jemisin, N.K.

Standalone · Dystopian

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Erase, Erase, Erase

Bear, Elizabeth

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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For He Can Creep

Carroll, Siobhan

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Justified

Leckie, Ann

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Late Returns

Hill, Joe

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Phantoms of the Midway

McGuire, Seanan

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Novella

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Novella category.

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar; Max Gladstone

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom

Chiang, Ted

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Ascent to Godhood

Yang, J.Y.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Deep

Solomon, Rivers

Standalone · Science Fiction

Nov-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Desdemona and the Deep

Cooney, C.S.E.

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday

Hossain, Saad Z.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

Clark, P. Djeli

Dead Djinn Universe Series · Book 0.6 · Fantasy

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Permafrost

Reynolds, Alastair

Standalone · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

A Time to Reap

Bear, Elizabeth

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Chambers, Becky

Standalone · Science Fiction

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Science Fiction Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Science Fiction Novel category.

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Winner

The City in the Middle of the Night

Anders, Charlie Jane

Standalone · Science Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

Ancestral Night

Bear, Elizabeth

White Space Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Empress of Forever

Gladstone, Max

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jun-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Fleet of Knives

Powell, Gareth L.

Embers of War Series · Book 2 · Science Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Future of Another Timeline

Newitz, Annalee

Standalone · Science Fiction

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Light Brigade

Hurley, Kameron

Standalone · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Moon Rising

McDonald, Ian

Luna Series · Book 3 · Space Opera

Aug-2018 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Rosewater Insurrection

Thompson, Tade

The Wormwood Trilogy Series · Book 2 · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Testaments

Atwood, Margaret

Gilead Series · Book 2 · Dystopian

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Wanderers

Wendig, Chuck

Wanderers Series · Book 1 · Horror

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Short Story

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Short Story category.

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Winner

The Bookstore at the End of America

Anders, Charlie Jane

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy

Roanhorse, Rebecca

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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A Catalog of Storms

Wilde, Fran

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Fisher-Bird

Kingfisher, T.

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex

Buckell, Tobias S.

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear

Link, Kelly

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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I (28M) created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we're getting married

Lee, Fonda

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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It's 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning

Chiang, Ted

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

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Lest We Forget

Bear, Elizabeth

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Thoughts and Prayers

Liu, Ken

Standalone · Science Fiction / Fantasy

2020 2020 Locus Award nominee

Young Adult Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 Locus Award Young Adult Novel category.

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Winner

Dragon Pearl

Lee, Yoon Ha

Standalone · Fantasy

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award winner

Nominee

Angel Mage

Nix, Garth

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Catfishing on CatNet

Kritzer, Naomi

A CatNet Novel Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Nov-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Destroy All Monsters

Miller, Sam J.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

King of Scars

Bardugo, Leigh

Nikolai Duology Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

King of Scars

Bardugo, Leigh

The Grishaverse Series · Fantasy

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Pet

Emezi, Akwaeke

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Secret Commonwealth

Pullman, Philip

The Book of Dust Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

Shadow Captain

Reynolds, Alastair

The Revenger Universe Series · Book 2 · Science Fiction

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

War Girls

Onyebuchi, Tochi

War Girls Series · Book 1 · Dystopian

Oct-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

Nominee

The Wicked King

Black, Holly

Folk of the Air Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Jan-2019 2020 Locus Award nominee

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