This year, one of my reading goals included a dive into the science fiction Locus Award list, from 1978 to 2016.
Progress so far:
- 1985 The Integral Trees by Larry Niven ★★☆☆☆
- 1992 Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★★
- 2000 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson ★★★☆☆
- 2012 Embassytown by China Miéville ★★★★★
- 2013 Redshirts by John Scalzi ★★☆☆☆
And here are my upcoming reads:
Reading list of Locus Award-Winning Books:
- 1978 Gateway by Frederik Pohl
- 1980 Titan by John Varley
- 1981 The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
- 1982 The Many Coloured Land by Julian May
- 1983 Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov*
- 1984 Startide Rising by David Brin
- 1986 The Postman by David Brin
- 1987 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
- 1988 The Uplift War by David Brin
- 1989 Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
- 1990 Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- 1991 The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- 1993 Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (Such a good book!)
- 1994 Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
- 1995 Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
1996 The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson**- 1997 Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
- 1998 The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
- 1999 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
- 2001 The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 2002 Passage by Connie Willis
- 2003 The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
- 2004 Ilium by Dan Simmons
2005 The Baroque Cycle (i.e. Quicksilver; The Confusion; The System of the World) by Neal Stephenson- 2006 Accelerando by Charles Stross
- 2007 Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
- 2008 The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
2009 Anathem by Neal Stephenson2010 Boneshaker by Cherie Priest***- 2011 Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
- 2014 Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey
- 2015 Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
- 2016 Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
*Bold titles are books I’ve read previously.
**Read Cryptomonicon and concluded that Stephenson isn’t for me.
***Wasn’t a fan of Cherie Priest’s latest, so this one gets a strikethrough as well.
Onward and upward!
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