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.
Locus Award for Best First Novel Public
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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
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Sage Walker is a hot new science fiction talent who has attracted favorable attention with smart, stylish short stories that …
Phil in SF says: 1997 co-winner
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Phil in SF says: 1998 winner
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Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
2 stars
The rich and the privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner …
Phil in SF says: 1999 winner
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Phil in SF says: 2000 winner
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Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis
3 stars
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
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Phil in SF says: 2002 winner
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Phil in SF says: 2003 winner
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Jules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and …
Phil in SF says: 2004 winner
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (The Raven King, #1)
4 stars
"Two magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me..."
The year …
Phil in SF says: 2005 winner
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Hammered by Elizabeth Bear (Jenny Casey, #1)
4 stars
Once Jenny Casey was somebody's daughter. Once she was somebody's enemy. Now the former Canadian special forces warrior lives on …
Phil in SF says: 2006 co-winner
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Scardown by Elizabeth Bear (Jenny Casey, #2)
5 stars
The year is 2062, and after years on the run, Jenny Casey is back in the Canadian armed forces. Those …
Phil in SF says: 2006 co-winner
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Worldwired by Elizabeth Bear (Jenny Casey, #3)
5 stars
Give Canada's Master Warrant Officer Jenny Casey an inch and she'll take a galaxy. That's just the kind of person …
Phil in SF says: 2006 co-winner
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His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #1)
4 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
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Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #2)
4 stars
When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo-an unhatched dragon's egg-Capt. Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became …
Phil in SF says: 2007 co-winner
