Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
Novel · 2015
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to be a warship.
A LIBRARY WITH A LITTLE DIRECTION
2016 Locus Award: science fiction winners and finalists
Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2016 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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Slow Bullets
by Alastair Reynolds
Novella · 2015
Locus winnerHugo recognition
An interstellar adventure of war, identity, betrayal, and the preservation of civilisation itself.
A Borrowed Man
by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 2015
Locus recognition
It's perhaps a hundred years in the future and E. A. Smithe is "a clone who lives on a third-tier shelf in a public library, and his personality is an uploaded recording of a deceased mystery writer".
Aurora
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novel · 2015
Locus recognition
"Generations after leaving earth, a starship draws near to the planet that may serve as a new home world for those on board. But the journey has brought unexpected changes and their best laid plans may not be enough to survive. "--
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
Novella · 2015
Hugo winnerNebula winnerLocus recognition
One student carries her whole world into an unfamiliar universe.
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson
Novel · 2015
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb.
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
by Aliette de Bodard
Novella · 2015
Locus recognition
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls was a great wonder; a perfect meld between cutting edge technology and esoteric sciences-its inhabitants capable of teleporting themselves anywhere, its weapons small and undetectable and deadly.
The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred
by Greg Egan
Novella · 2016
Locus recognition
Camille is desperate to escape her home on colonized asteroid Vesta, journeying through space in a small cocoon pod covertly and precariously attached to a cargo ship.
The Water Knife
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Novel · 2015
Locus recognition
The American Southwest has been decimated by drought. Nevada and Arizona skirmish over dwindling shares of the Colorado River, while California watches, deciding if it should just take the whole river all for itself. Into the fray steps Las Vegas water knife Angel Velasquez.
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