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1975 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 1975 Locus Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.

Locus recognition brings a reader perspective to the library. Formal winners and finalists are distinguished from historical poll top five selections. Those selections are not silently presented as formal finalists. Only the selected science fiction categories and eligible works are included. Official award site ↗

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A Song for Lya by George R. R. Martin, book cover

A Song for Lya

by George R. R. Martin

Novella · 1974

Hugo winnerLocus recognitionNebula recognition

"A Song For Lya" is a science fiction novella by American writer George R.R. Martin. It was published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine in 1974 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1975.

The Godwhale by T. J. Bass, book cover

The Godwhale

by T. J. Bass

Novel · 1973

Locus recognitionNebula recognition

Rorqual Maru was her name. She was a harvester - a vast plankton rake without a crop, abandoned by Earth society when the seas died. Part whale, part ship, and well over 600 feet long, she was left to rot in the sterile ocean.

The Unsleeping Eye by D. G. Compton, book cover

The Unsleeping Eye

by D. G. Compton

Novel · 1974

Locus recognition

The Unsleeping Eye is a 1974 science fiction novel by British writer D. G. Compton. It was first published in the United Kingdom as The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe in 1974. It was adapted into the 1980 Bertrand Tavernier film Death Watch, starring Harvey Keitel, Romy Schneider and Max von Sydow.

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