The award for Best Novel was presented from 1971 (when the awards began) to 1979. Since 1980, awards have been presented for Best Science Fiction Novel and Best Fantasy Novel.
Locus Award for Best Novel Public
Created by Phil in SF
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Ringworld by Larry Niven (Ringworld, #1)
4 stars
A new place is being built, a world of huge dimensions, encompassing millions of miles, stronger than any planet before …
Phil in SF says: 1971 winner
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The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
4 stars
To dream of a different world can be poetic. To dream a different world into being can be terrifying. Just …
Phil in SF says: 1972 winner
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The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
5 stars
The year is 2100 A.D.…
And Man no longer stands alone in the universe.
Now there are other worlds, other …
Phil in SF says: 1973 winner
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Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Rama, #1)
4 stars
In his best novel since the classic Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke has made something quite new and wholly …
Phil in SF says: 1974 winner
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
5 stars
The Dispossessed (in later printings titled The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia) is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by American …
Phil in SF says: 1975 winner
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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (Forever War, #1)
4 stars
War is never a pleasant thing. And in a 1200 year long war, the odds of survival are close to …
Phil in SF says: 1976 winner
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
4 stars
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is a spellbinding and wonderfully original family saga of the future. It is the …
Phil in SF says: 1977 winner
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Gateway by Frederik Pohl (Heechee, #1)
4 stars
Gateway opened on all the wealth of the Universe...and on reaches of unimaginable horror. When prospector Bob Broadhead went out …
Phil in SF says: 1978 winner
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Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for …
Phil in SF says: 1979 winner
