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 and curated by Phil in SF
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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
3 stars
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative …
Phil in SF says: 1978 winner
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Harpist In The Wind by Patricia A. McKillip
No rating
There was conflict everywhere, and unrest, stirred up by Morgon's battle with Ohm—the corrupt wizard—by the reappearance of other ancient …
Phil in SF says: 1980 winner
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Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
No rating
Robert Silverberg's eagerly awaited epic, his first novel in some years, is the grand, romantic saga of a prince and …
Phil in SF says: 1981 winner
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The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
No rating
The torturer Severian continues his journey of exile to the city Thrax, carrying with him the ancient executioner’s sword and …
Phil in SF says: 1982 winner
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The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
No rating
Ursula K. Le Guin called The Shadow of the Torturer "the first volume of a masterpiece." It has been nominated …
Phil in SF says: 1983 winner
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The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
4 stars
IN THIS HUGE, enthralling novel, the legend of King Arthur is for the first time told through the lives, the …
Phil in SF says: 1984 winner
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Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
No rating
Whoever — or whatever — obviously never intended to let Alex get back home to Kansas.
It all began with …
Phil in SF says: 1985 winner
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Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny
No rating
In the first new Amber novel in five years. Roger Zelazny begins a new trilogy set in this wonder-filled world. …
Phil in SF says: 1986 winner
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Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
No rating
Soldier of the Mist is a triumphant departure into the realms of fantasy by an acknowledged master crafts- man. It …
Phil in SF says: 1987 winner
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Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker) by Orson Scott Card
No rating
In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a …
Phil in SF says: 1988 winner
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Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
No rating
In the first tale of Alvin Maker, Seventh Son, Orson Scott Card introduced his readers to a very familiar (but …
Phil in SF says: 1989 winner
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Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
No rating
Alvin's mortal enemy, the Unmaker, has found hearts and hands willing to do its bidding, while Alvin and the Prophet's …
Phil in SF says: 1990 winner
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4 stars
The stink of burning filled the wind, as with a hissing roar the dragon, turning to land on the shelf …
Phil in SF says: 1991 winner
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No rating
Drawing on the wellspring of much-loved, well-remembered fairy tales, Tepper delivers a thought-provoking, finely crafted, and moving novel of love …
Phil in SF says: 1992 winner
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No rating
One–time professional gambler Scott Crane hasn't returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in ten years. But …
Phil in SF says: 1993 winner
