Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

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

Winners

Year	Novel	Author
1978	The Silmarillion	J. R. R. Tolkien
1980	Harpist in the Wind	Patricia A. McKillip
1981	Lord Valentine's Castle	Robert Silverberg
1982	The Claw of the Conciliator	Gene Wolfe
1983	The Sword of the Lictor	Gene Wolfe
1984	The Mists of Avalon	Marion Zimmer Bradley
1985	Job: A Comedy of Justice	Robert A. Heinlein
1986	Trumps of Doom	Roger Zelazny
1987	Soldier of the Mist	Gene Wolfe
1988	Seventh Son	Orson Scott Card
1989	Red Prophet	Orson Scott Card
1990	Prentice Alvin	Orson Scott Card
1991	Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea	Ursula K. Le Guin
1992	Beauty	Sheri S. Tepper
1993	Last Call	Tim Powers
1994	The Innkeeper's Song	Peter S. Beagle
1995	Brittle Innings	Michael Bishop
1996	Alvin Journeyman	Orson Scott Card
1997	A Game of Thrones	George R. R. Martin
1998	Earthquake Weather	Tim Powers
1999	A Clash of Kings	George R. R. Martin
2000	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	J. K. Rowling
2001	A Storm of Swords	George R. R. Martin
2002	American Gods	Neil Gaiman
2003	The Scar	China Miéville
2004	Paladin of Souls	Lois McMaster Bujold
2005	Iron Council	China Miéville
2006	Anansi Boys	Neil Gaiman
2007	The Privilege of the Sword	Ellen Kushner
2008	Making Money	Terry Pratchett
2009	Lavinia	Ursula K. Le Guin
2010	The City & the City	China Miéville
2011	Kraken	China Miéville
2012	A Dance with Dragons	George R. R. Martin
2013	The Apocalypse Codex	Charles Stross
2014	The Ocean at the End of the Lane	Neil Gaiman
2015	The Goblin Emperor	Katherine Addison

External links

• The Locus Award Index: Fantasy
• The Locus Award: 2011 winners
• Excerpts and summaries of all Locus winning and nominated fantasy novels