Get started ↓Every science fiction novel and novella recognized by the 2023 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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Novella · 2022
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a 2022 solarpunk novella written by American author Becky Chambers and published by Tor.com on July 12, 2022. It is the second book in the Monk & Robot series, preceded by A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021).
by John Scalzi
Novel · 2022
The Kaiju Preservation Society is a science fiction novel written by American author John Scalzi. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by Tor Books, and audiobook by Audible Studios, on March 15, 2022; British hardcover and ebook editions were released by Tor UK on March 17, 2022.
Novella · 2022
A planet plays deadly politics. Its living computers begin failing.
Novel · 2022
Eversion (from the verb evert) is the process of turning inside-out. Eversion may refer to: Eversion (kinesiology), the anatomical term of motion denoting the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane Eversion (video game), a 2010 platform video game by Guilherme S. Tows In sea cucumbers, a form of autotomy…
Novel · 2022
The world-killers return. This time, the old defenses fail.
Novel · 2022
Goliath is a 2022 science fiction novel by Nigerian American writer Tochi Onyebuchi. It is his first adult science fiction novel and it was first published in New York on January 25, 2022, by Tor Books.
by Lavie Tidhar
Novel · 2022
A robot searches Neom. Old wars leave unfinished stories.
Novella · 2022
Ogres is a 2022 novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is the third entry in his Terrible Worlds: Revolutions series. It was a finalist for several science fiction and fantasy awards, including the Hugo Award and Locus Award.
Novel · 2022
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party.
Novel · 2022
Sweep of Stars 2022 is a science fiction novel by Maurice Broaddus and the first installation in the Astra Black trilogy. Sweep of Stars was a finalist for the Locus Award in 2023.
Novel · 2022
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a 2022 novel by Mexican-Canadian writer Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It is loosely based on H. G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896). The novel received mixed reviews, with critics noting its exploration of feminism and colonialism.
Novel · 2022
Xich Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet, famous for their double-dealing and cruelty.
Novel · 2022
The Spare Man is a 2022 science fiction murder mystery novel by Mary Robinette Kowal. The novel was a finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2023 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
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