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We have reviewed 71 books connected to it, including 9 winners.

71Books reviewed
9Winners
26Honoured authors with pages
Best Collection 3Best Fantasy Novel 18Best First Novel 12Best Horror Novel 17Best Novel 1Best Novella 5Best Science Fiction Novel 7Best Short Fiction 1Best Short Story 1Best Translated Novel 2Best Young Adult Book 7

Locus Awards 2026

Nominated

King Sorrow cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelKing SorrowJoe Hill · ★ 4.0
Cinder House cover
Nominated · Best NovellaCinder HouseFreya Marske · ★ 4.0
What Stalks the Deep cover
Nominated · Best NovellaWhat Stalks the DeepT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.0
The Possession of Alba Diaz cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Possession of Alba DiazIsabel Cañas · ★ 4.0
Hemlock & Silver cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelHemlock & SilverT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.0
It Was Her House First cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelIt Was Her House FirstCherie Priest · ★ 4.0
The Library at Hellebore cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Library at HelleboreCassandra Khaw · ★ 3.5
The Bewitching cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe BewitchingSilvia Moreno-Garcia · ★ 4.0
Archive of Unknown Universes cover
Nominated · Best First NovelArchive of Unknown UniversesRuben Reyes Jr · ★ 4.0
A Song of Legends Lost cover
Nominated · Best First NovelA Song of Legends LostM.H. Ayinde · ★ 4.0
Vanishing World cover
Nominated · Best Translated NovelVanishing WorldSayaka Murata · ★ 4.0
When Devils Sing cover
Nominated · Best First NovelWhen Devils SingXan Kaur · ★ 4.0
The Raven Scholar cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe Raven ScholarAntonia Hodgson · ★ 4.0
Katabasis cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelKatabasisR.F. Kuang · ★ 5.0
The Singular Life of Aria Patel cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookThe Singular Life of Aria PatelSamira Ahmed · ★ 4.0
Awake in the Floating City cover
Nominated · Best First NovelAwake in the Floating CitySusanna Kwan · ★ 4.0
The Incandescent cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe IncandescentEmily Tesh · ★ 4.0
The Devils cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe DevilsJoe Abercrombie · ★ 4.0
The Staircase in the Woods cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Staircase in the WoodsChuck Wendig · ★ 4.0
A Drop of Corruption cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelA Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson Bennett · ★ 4.0
They Bloom at Night cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookThey Bloom at NightTrang Thanh Tran · ★ 4.0
The Unworthy cover
Nominated · Best Translated NovelThe UnworthyAgustina Bazterrica · ★ 4.0
I Am Not Jessica Chen cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookI Am Not Jessica ChenAnn Liang · ★ 4.5
Never Flinch cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelNever FlinchStephen King · ★ 4.5

Locus Awards winners we’ve reviewed

Newest first
2026
The Everlasting cover
Winner · Best Fantasy NovelThe EverlastingAlix E. Harrow · ★ 4.0
2026
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter cover
Winner · Best Horror NovelThe Buffalo Hunter HunterStephen Graham Jones · ★ 4.0
2026
The River Has Roots cover
Winner · Best NovellaThe River Has RootsAmal El-Mohtar · ★ 4.0
2026
Death of the Author cover
Winner · Best Science Fiction NovelDeath of the AuthorNnedi Okorafor · ★ 4.0
2025
What Feasts at Night cover
Winner · Best NovellaWhat Feasts at NightT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.0
2024
A House with Good Bones cover
Winner · Best Horror NovelA House with Good BonesT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.0
2023
What Moves the Dead cover
Winner · Best Horror NovelWhat Moves the DeadT. Kingfisher · ★ 4.0
2023
Babel cover
Winner · Best Fantasy NovelBabelR.F. Kuang · ★ 4.5
2012
The Night Circus cover
Winner · Best First NovelThe Night CircusErin Morgenstern · ★ 4.0

Shortlisted, longlisted & nominated in earlier years

2025
The Tainted Cup cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett · ★ 4.0
2025
The Wood at Midwinter cover
Nominated · Best Short StoryThe Wood at MidwinterSusanna Clarke · ★ 4.0
2025
Compound Fracture cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookCompound FractureAndrew Joseph White · ★ 4.0
2025
Haunt Sweet Home cover
Nominated · Best NovellaHaunt Sweet HomeSarah Pinsker · ★ 3.0
2025
The Angel of Indian Lake cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Angel of Indian LakeStephen Graham Jones · ★ 4.0
2025
The City in Glass cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe City in GlassNghi Vo · ★ 4.0
2025
Model Home cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelModel HomeRivers Solomon · ★ 4.0
2025
Buried Deep and Other Stories cover
Nominated · Best CollectionBuried Deep and Other StoriesNaomi Novik · ★ 4.0
2025
Somewhere Beyond the Sea cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelSomewhere Beyond the SeaT.J. Klune · ★ 4.5
2025
The Ministry of Time cover
Nominated · Best First NovelThe Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley · ★ 4.0
2024
Godkiller cover
Nominated · Best First NovelGodkillerHannah Kaner · ★ 4.0
2024
The Reformatory cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe ReformatoryTananarive Due · ★ 4.5
2024
Don’t Fear the Reaper cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelDon’t Fear the ReaperStephen Graham Jones · ★ 4.0
2024
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of FaeriesHeather Fawcett · ★ 4.0
2023
Bloodmarked cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookBloodmarkedTracy Deonn · ★ 4.0
2023
Legends & Lattes cover
Nominated · Best First NovelLegends & LattesTravis Baldree · ★ 4.5
2022
The Chosen and the Beautiful cover
Nominated · Best First NovelThe Chosen and the BeautifulNghi Vo · ★ 3.5
2022
The Final Girl Support Group cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Final Girl Support GroupGrady Hendrix · ★ 3.5
2022
Iron Widow cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelIron WidowXiran Jay Zhao · ★ 4.0
2022
Iron Widow cover
Nominated · Best First NovelIron WidowXiran Jay Zhao · ★ 4.0
2022
Iron Widow cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookIron WidowXiran Jay Zhao · ★ 4.0
2022
Project Hail Mary cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelProject Hail MaryAndy Weir · ★ 5.0
2021
Legendborn cover
Nominated · Best Young Adult BookLegendbornTracy Deonn · ★ 4.0
2021
If It Bleeds cover
Nominated · Best CollectionIf It BleedsStephen King · ★ 4.0
2021
Piranesi cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelPiranesiSusanna Clarke · ★ 4.5
2021
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. Schwab · ★ 4.5
2021
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying VampiresGrady Hendrix · ★ 4.0
2021
The House in the Cerulean Sea cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe House in the Cerulean SeaT.J. Klune · ★ 4.5
2020
Ninth House cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelNinth HouseLeigh Bardugo · ★ 4.0
2020
The Starless Sea cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe Starless SeaErin Morgenstern · ★ 4.0
2018
Lincoln in the Bardo cover
Nominated · Best First NovelLincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders · ★ 4.0
2018
Her Body and Other Parties cover
Nominated · Best CollectionHer Body and Other PartiesCarmen Maria Machado · ★ 4.0
2015
Authority cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelAuthorityJeff VanderMeer · ★ 4.0
2015
Annihilation cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelAnnihilationJeff VanderMeer · ★ 4.0
2006
Never Let Me Go cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelNever Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro · ★ 4.0
2004
The Time Traveler’s Wife cover
Nominated · Best First NovelThe Time Traveler’s WifeAudrey Niffenegger
1991
The Stand cover
Nominated · Best Horror NovelThe StandStephen King · ★ 4.5
1987
The Handmaid’s Tale cover
Nominated · Best Science Fiction NovelThe Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood · ★ 4.5
1979
The Stand cover
Nominated · Best NovelThe StandStephen King · ★ 4.5
1978
The Shining cover
Nominated · Best Fantasy NovelThe ShiningStephen King · ★ 4.5
1974
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas cover
Nominated · Best Short FictionThe Ones Who Walk Away from OmelasUrsula K. Le Guin · ★ 4.0

Authors honoured

Each links to their author page
AAlix E. Harrow2026Nnedi Okorafor2026T. Kingfisher2025John Wiswell2025R.F. Kuang2023Stephen Graham Jones2022, 2026Fonda Lee2022SSarah Pinsker2022Silvia Moreno-Garcia2021Amal El-Mohtar2020, 2026Mira Grant2020Marlon James2020Paul Tremblay2019Joe Hill2017Liu Cixin2017Naomi Novik2016, 2019Joe Abercrombie2015John Scalzi2013, 2018, 2023China Miéville2012Erin Morgenstern2012Cherie Priest2010Susanna Clarke2005Ursula K. Le Guin2001J K Rowling2000Stephen King1997, 1999Neal Stephenson1996, 2000, 2005, 2009

Frequently asked questions

Which Locus Awards winners has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

The Everlasting (2026), The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (2026), The River Has Roots (2026), Death of the Author (2026), What Feasts at Night (2025), A House with Good Bones (2024), What Moves the Dead (2023), Babel (2023), The Night Circus (2012).

Which 2026 Locus Awards books have you reviewed?

King Sorrow (nominated), Cinder House (nominated), What Stalks the Deep (nominated), The Possession of Alba Diaz (nominated), Hemlock & Silver (nominated), It Was Her House First (nominated), The Library at Hellebore (nominated), The Bewitching (nominated), Archive of Unknown Universes (nominated), A Song of Legends Lost (nominated), Vanishing World (nominated), When Devils Sing (nominated), The Raven Scholar (nominated), Katabasis (nominated), The Singular Life of Aria Patel (nominated), Awake in the Floating City (nominated), The Incandescent (nominated), The Devils (nominated), The Staircase in the Woods (nominated), A Drop of Corruption (nominated), They Bloom at Night (nominated), The Unworthy (nominated), I Am Not Jessica Chen (nominated), Never Flinch (nominated).

How many Locus Awards books have you reviewed?

71 so far, 9 of them winners.

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