Locus Award for Best First Novel Public

Created and curated by Phil in SF

The award for Best First Novel was first presented in 1981. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year.

  1. Reclamation by 

    No rating

    Heretic priest turned data pirate, Eric Born has run from his past for years. Then his steady clients - a …

    Phil in SF says:

    1997 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  2. Whiteout by 

    No rating

    404 pages ; 18 cm

    Phil in SF says:

    1997 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  3. The Great Wheel by 

    No rating

    Phil in SF says:

    1998 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  4. Brown Girl in the Ring by 

    5 stars

    The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city …

    Phil in SF says:

    1999 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  5. The Silk Code by  (Dr Phil D'Amato, #1)

    No rating

    Phil in SF says:

    2000 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  6. Mars Crossing by 

    No rating

    By the middle of the twenty-first century, after decades of setbacks, humanity has finally achieved a manned landing on Mars-only …

    Phil in SF says:

    2001 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  7. Kushiel's Dart by  (Kushiels' Legacy, #1)

    3 stars

    Kushiel's Dart is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in her Kushiel's Legacy series. The …

    Phil in SF says:

    2002 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  8. A Scattering of Jades by 

    4 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    2003 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  9. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by 

    4 stars

    Bursting with cutting-edge speculation and human insight, Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a coming-of-age romantic …

    Phil in SF says:

    2004 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  10. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by 

    4 stars

    Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …

    Phil in SF says:

    2005 winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  11. Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1) by 

    5 stars

    Hammered is a science fiction novel by American writer Elizabeth Bear, first published on 28 December 2004 by Bantam Spectra. …

    Phil in SF says:

    2006 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  12. Scardown (Jenny Casey, #2) by 

    No rating

    Phil in SF says:

    2006 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  13. Worldwired (Jenny Casey, #3) by 

    5 stars

    Phil in SF says:

    2006 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  14. His Majesty's dragon by  (Temeraire, #1)

    3 stars

    Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking …

    Phil in SF says:

    2007 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

  15. Throne of Jade by  (Temeraire, #2)

    4 stars

    Captain Will Laurence and his noble dragon Temeraire battle against Bonaparte's invading forces. When China discovers that their rare gift, …

    Phil in SF says:

    2007 co-winner

    Added by Phil in SF

Sort List

Embed this list on a website