2007 Locus Winners

[ShannonA]

The 2007 Locus winners have been announced at http://www.locusmag.com/2007/06_LocusWinners.html


Best Science Fiction Novel
Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge (Tor)
Best Fantasy Novel
The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner (Bantam Spectra)
Best First Novel
Temeraire: His Majesty's Dragon/Throne of Jade/Black Powder, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Voyager); as Temeraire: In the Service of the King (SFBC)
Best Young Adult Book
Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK; HarperTempest)
Best Novella
"Missile Gap", Charles Stross (One Million A.D.)
Best Novelette
"When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth", Cory Doctorow (Baen's Universe 8/06)
Best Short Story
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties", Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things)
Best Magazine
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Best Publisher
Tor
Best Anthology
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's)
Best Collection
Fragile Things, Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
Best Editor
Ellen Datlow
Best Artist
John Picacio
Best Non-Fiction
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips (St. Martin's)
Best Art Book
Cathy & Arnie Fenner, eds. Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Underwood)





Nothing I've read yet, though nowadays it's largely the novels that interest me not the short stories. It's nice to see that Vinge won again, as he's had an astounding career, mainly for its high quality over many different decades.

[vitus979]

Best First Novel
Temeraire: His Majesty's Dragon/Throne of Jade/Black Powder, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Voyager); as Temeraire: In the Service of the King (SFBC)
Best Young Adult Book
Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK; HarperTempest)

Both of these are really decent novels. Well, all 4 since Novik won for her first 3 Temeraire books which were all released BANGBANGBANG one after the other last summer.

Of course Wintersmith is the 3rd in a series as well as being a Discworld book. I liked Hat Full of Sky (book 2) better though.

[Pat]

The short story and novelette are both available online:

"How to Talk to Girls at Parties", Neil Gaiman
http://www.neilgaiman.com/exclusive/shortstories/partiesstory

"When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth", Cory Doctorow
http://www.craphound.com/overclocked/download/ (among others)

-Pat