The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel is a literary award given annually by Locus Magazine as part of their Locus Awards.
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Public
Created by Phil in SF
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4 stars
"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them …
Phil in SF says: 2016 winner
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All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
4 stars
An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go war as the world from tearing itself. To further …
Phil in SF says: 2017 winner
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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
3 stars
"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy …
Phil in SF says: 2019 winner
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Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (Alchemical Journeys, #1)
Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power …
Phil in SF says: 2020 winner
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The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
4 stars
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
Phil in SF says: 2021 winner
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Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (The Green Bone Saga, #3)
5 stars
The Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an East Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis in Jade Legacy, the …
Phil in SF says: 2022 winner
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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
4 stars
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Phil in SF says: 2023 winner
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4 stars
"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' …
Phil in SF says: 2024 winner
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A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms—there are no secrets …
Phil in SF says: 2025 winner
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A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones …
