Inside Job
Novella · 2005
Hugo winnerLocus recognition
Inside Job is a tale of spiritualists, seances, skeptics, and a love that just might be able to rise about it all.
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Locus Award science fiction books and reader favorites
Discover science fiction recognized in the Locus Awards and historical reader polls. See which works won, reached finalist lists or appeared in the included historical poll selections.
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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by Gene Wolfe
Novel · 2020
Locus recognition
A sequel to "A Borrowed Man" is set in a future world of artificial intelligence where a clone is loaned out to a little girl before discovering that his original self, a mystery writer, is still alive.
Invader
Novel · 1995
Locus recognition
SECOND CONTACT Nearly two centuries after the starship Phoenix disappeared into the heavens, leaving an isolated colony of humans on the world of the atevi , it unexpectedly returns to orbit overhead, threatening the stability of both atevi and human governments.
Iron Sunrise
Novel · 2004 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Iron Sunrise is a 2004 hard science fiction novel by British writer Charles Stross, which follows the events in Singularity Sky. The book was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 2005.
Islands in the Net
Novel · 1988
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Laura Webster's on the fast track to success. A bright young star in a multinational conglomerate, she's living well in a post-millennial age of peace, prosperity, and profit. In an age of advanced technology, information is the world's most precious commodity. Information is power.
Jack of Shadows
Novel · 1971
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
An overpowering adventure of a world half in darkness, half in light... The Earth no longer rotates. Sciences rule the dayside of the globe, Magic rules the World of Night.
Jem
Novel · 1979
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
The discovery of another habitable world might spell salvation to the three (Food Bloc, Fuel Bloc & People Bloc) bitterly competing power blocs of the war torn & resource-starved 21st century.
Journals of the Plague Years
Novella · 1988
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1988 science fiction novella by Norman Spinrad. Hugo and Locus and Nebula recognition.
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America
Novel · 2009
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
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.
Kiln People
by David Brin
Novel · 2002
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
"Thanks to the new technology of imprinting, people in a near-future America can copy their personalities into animated clay bodies (called "dittos" or "golems"), which last a single day.
Kinning
by Nisi Shawl
Novel · 2024
Locus recognition
A 2024 science fiction novel by Nisi Shawl. Locus recognition.
Kiss Me Twice
Novella · 2011
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"Kiss Me Twice" is a science fiction police procedural novella, by Mary Robinette Kowal. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June 2011.
Klara and the Sun
Novel · 2019
Clarke recognitionLocus recognition
Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, tells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who…
Labyrinth
Novella · 1989
Locus recognition
A 1989 science fiction novella by Lois McMaster Bujold. Locus recognition.
Last Year
Novel · 2016
Locus recognition
Two events made September 1st a memorable day for Jesse Cullum. First, he lost a pair of Oakley sunglasses. Second, he saved the life of President Ulysses S. Grant.
Learning the World
by Ken MacLeod
Novel · 2005
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
A great sunliner is nearing the end of a four-hundred-year journey. A ship-born generation is tense with expectation for the new system that is to be their home.
Legacy
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1995
Locus recognition
In this sequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization.
Leviathan Falls
Novel · 2021
Locus recognition
The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A.
Leviathan Wakes
Novel · 2009
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war.
Life During Wartime
Novel · 1987
Locus recognitionClarke recognition
Life during Wartime is a science fantasy novel written by American author Lucius Shepard. His second novel, it was published by Bantam Books in 1987, in which year it was nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. In 1990, it won the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Work.
Lion Time in Timbuctoo
Novella · 1990
Locus recognition
A 1990 science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg. Locus recognition.
Lock In
by John Scalzi
Novel · 2014
Locus recognition
Lock In is a science fiction police procedural novel by American writer John Scalzi. The book was published by Tor Books on August 26, 2014. The audiobook of the novel was released in two versions, one narrated by Wil Wheaton and the other by Amber Benson.
Lords of Uncreation
Novel · 2023
Locus recognition
A 2023 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Locus recognition.
Luna: Moon Rising
by Ian McDonald
Novel · 2019
Locus recognition
Luna: Moon Rising is a 2019 science fiction novel by British author Ian McDonald. The sequel to Luna: Wolf Moon (2017), it continues that book's story of the fallen Corta family, whose remaining members struggle for survival and revenge in the aftermath of their destruction at the hands of their enemies on the Moon.
Luna: Wolf Moon
by Ian McDonald
Novel · 2017
Locus recognition
Luna: Wolf Moon is a 2017 science fiction novel by British author Ian McDonald. It is the second book in a three-part series that also includes Luna: New Moon and Luna: Moon Rising.
Machine
Novel · 2018
Locus recognition
A 2018 science fiction novel by Elizabeth Bear. Locus recognition.
MaddAddam
Novel · 2013
Locus recognition
MaddAddam is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, published on 29 August 2013. MaddAddam concludes the dystopian trilogy that began with Oryx and Crake (2003) and continued with The Year of the Flood (2009). While the plots of these previous novels ran along a parallel timeline, MaddAddam is the continuation of both books.
Man Plus
Novel · 1976
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
Earth is in crisis. There simply isn't enough water and arable land to support the burgeoning population. As the threat of nuclear war looms, the United States looks to Mars for the precious resources that could save humanity.
Marrow
by Robert Reed
Novella · 1997
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Marrow is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Reed published in 2000.
Mars MaskedFrederik Pohl
Mars Masked
Novella · 1979
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1979 science fiction novella by Frederik Pohl. Locus and Nebula recognition.
Marsbound
by Joe Haldeman
Novel · 2008
Locus recognition
A novel of the red planet from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of The Accidental Time Machine and Old Twentieth. Young Carmen Dula and her family are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—they’re going to Mars.
Matter
Novel · 2008
Locus recognition
In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name.
Mayflower II
Novella · 2004
Locus recognition
A 2004 science fiction novella by Stephen Baxter. Locus recognition.
Mefisto in OnyxHarlan Ellison
Mefisto in Onyx
Novella · 1993
Locus winnerHugo recognitionNebula recognition
Mefisto in Onyx is a science fiction novella by American writer Harlan Ellison. The introduction and cover art were contributed by Frank Miller. Originally published in OMNI Magazine October 1993, then released as a hardcover in December 1993, Mefisto in Onyx was later included in Harlan Ellison's 1997 collection Slippage.
Memorare
by Gene Wolfe
Novella · 2007
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
"Memorare" is a science fiction novella by American writer Gene Wolfe, published in 2007. It was nominated for the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novella.
Memory
Novel · 1996
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
A disgraced space hero gets a second chance. Miles Vorkosigan lied about the state of his health and is dismissed from service by his superior. But when his superior falls mentally ill and starts making mistakes it is to Miles he turns for help.
Michaelmas
by Algis Budrys
Novel · 1977
Locus recognition
Michaelmas (1977) is a science fiction novel by American writer Algis Budrys, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in August and September 1976, and published in revised form as a novel in 1977.
Midsummer Century
by James Blish
Novella · 1972
Locus recognition
This strange science fiction novel is not very well known but it is still one of the most interesting and mind boggling science fiction novels that I have ever read.
Millennium
by John Varley
Novel · 1983
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Millennium is a 1983 time travel science fiction novel by John Varley. Varley later turned this novel into the script for the 1989 film Millennium, both of which are based on Varley's short story "Air Raid", which was published in 1977. The book was nominated for several science fiction awards.
Mindbridge
by Joe Haldeman
Novel · 1976
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 1976 science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Mirror Dance
Novel · 1994
Hugo winnerLocus winner
Mark Vorkosigan hijacks a ship of the Dendarii Mercenaries and flies to the outlaw planet, Jackson's Whole, to destroy the clone creches where he was raised. The mission goes wrong and Miles, his host clonebrother, has to mount a rescue.
Missile Gap
Novella · 2006
Locus winner
"Missile Gap" is a 2006 English language science fiction novella, originally published in the anthology One Million A.D. by British author Charles Stross. It won the Locus Award for best novella of 2006. The novella was republished in Stross's short-story collection Wireless in 2009.
Mona Lisa Overdrive
Novel · 1987 · Science fiction and fantasy crossover
Hugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy. Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of world-famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell who deciphers cyperspace plans, including those devised by Japanese underworld.
Mother of Storms
by John Barnes
Novel · 1994
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognitionNebula recognition
In the middle of the Pacific, a gigantic hurricane accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake.
Moving Mars
by Greg Bear
Novel · 1993
Nebula winnerHugo recognitionLocus recognition
The young may not remember Mars of old, under the yellow Sun, its cloud-streaked skies dusted pink, its soil rusty and fine, its inhabitants living in pressurized burrows and venturing Up only as rite of passage or to do maintenance or tend the ropy crops…
Murder by Memory
by Olivia Waite
Novella · 2025
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
A 2025 science fiction novella by Olivia Waite. Hugo and Locus recognition.
Muse of Fire
by Dan Simmons
Novella · 2008
Locus recognition
In a remote future age when the human enterprise has all but ground to a halt. a wandering troupe of players is dedicated to presenting the works of Shakespeare to every accessible corner of the settled universe.
Naming the Flowers
by Kate Wilhelm
Novella · 1992
Locus recognitionNebula recognition
A 1992 science fiction novella by Kate Wilhelm. Locus and Nebula recognition.
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