Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Public

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The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel is a literary award given annually by Locus Magazine as part of their Locus Awards.

  1. The Silmarillion by 

    4 stars

    The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilliɔn]) is a collection of myths and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. …

    Phil in SF says:

    1978 winner

  2. Harpist In The Wind by  (Riddle-Master, #3)

    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

  3. Lord Valentine's Castle by  (Majipoor, #1)

    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

  4. The claw of the conciliator by  (His The book of the new sun ;)

    3 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    1982 winner

  5. The Sword of the Lictor by  (The Book of the New Sun, #3)

    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

  6. The Mists of Avalon by  (Avalon, #1)

    3 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

  7. Job: A Comedy of Justice by 

    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

  8. Trumps of doom by 

    3 stars

    Book 6 of the Chronicles of Amber. Merlin, son of Prince Corwin, is finishing up his education on Shadow Earth, …

    Phil in SF says:

    1986 winner

  9. Soldier of the Mist by  (Latro, #1)

    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

  10. Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker) by  (Tales of Alvin Maker (1))

    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

  11. Red prophet by  (The tales of Alvin Maker ;)

    3 stars

    Age rating: PG-13, make sure you've had the birds and the bees talk for this and the rest of the …

    Phil in SF says:

    1989 winner

  12. Prentice Alvin by  (The tales of Alvin Maker ;)

    4 stars

    Age rating: PG-13

    Phil in SF says:

    1990 winner

  13. Tehanu by  (Earthsea Cycle, #4)

    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

  14. Beauty by 

    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

  15. Last call by 

    No rating

    Phil in SF says:

    1993 winner

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