Get started ↓Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2010 Locus Award, winners first, with page counts, reader ratings and a link to each book.
Voted on by readers of Locus magazine, the Locus Award is a reliable guide to books readers loved. We include its science fiction novel and novella winners and finalists, plus labeled poll favorites from earlier years. Official award site ↗
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Novel · 2009
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice.
by Kage Baker
Novella · 2009
A discreet London brothel. A secret service of its own.
by Nancy Kress
Novella · 2010
An actress researches empathy. Genetic changes carry unexpected risks.
Novel · 2009
In a novel of stunning dimensions, the acclaimed author of the Mars trilogy brings us the story of the incredible life – and death – of Galileo, the First Scientist.
Novel · 2009
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America is a dystopian speculative fiction novel written by Robert Charles Wilson, and an expansion of Wilson's 2006 novella Julian: A Christmas Story.
Novella · 2009
Palimpsest is a 2009 science fiction novella by Charles Stross, exploring the conjunction of time travel and deep time. Originally published in Stross's 2009 collection Wireless, it won the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Subterranean Press announced they would reprint the novella separately in 2011.
by James Morrow
Novella · 2009
In the summer of 1945, war is reigning in the Pacific Rim while Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor.
by Nancy Kress
Novel · 2009
The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet. At first, everyone thought it was a joke. But it wasn't.
by Kage Baker
Novel · 2003
"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.
by Ian McDonald
Novella · 2009
A boy inherits engineered brilliance. His family's ambitions demand patience.
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