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2004 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists

Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2004 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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Ilium by Dan Simmons, book cover

Ilium

by Dan Simmons

Novel · 2003

Locus winnerHugo recognition

Ilium is a science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, the first part of the Ilium/Olympos cycle, concerning the re-creation of the events in the Iliad on Earth and Mars. These events are set in motion by beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods.

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, book cover

Quicksilver

by Neal Stephenson

Novel · 2003 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover

Clarke winnerLocus recognition

Volume One of The Baroque Cycle (Not to be confused with Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle 1) Quicksilver is a massive, exuberant and wildly ambitious historical novel that's also Neal Stephenson's eagerly awaited prequel to Cryptonomicon--his pyrotechnic reworking of the 20th century, from World War II…

The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker, book cover

The Empress of Mars

by Kage Baker

Novella · 2003

Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition

"The Empress of Mars" is a science fiction novella by American writer Kage Baker, published in 2003. It won the 2004 Theodore Sturgeon Award and was nominated for the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Novella as well as the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novella. The novella was expanded into a novel published in 2009.

The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, book cover

The Speed of Dark

by Elizabeth Moon

Novel · 2002

Nebula winnerClarke recognitionLocus recognition

In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made.

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