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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Locus Magazine (voted on by readers/subscribers and members of the Locus Awards weekend, administered by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation)

An annual award presented by Locus Magazine recognizing the best fantasy novel of the year, as voted by readers in the magazine's annual poll; part of the broader Locus Awards which also honor science fiction, horror, and other categories.

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2026

  1. The Everlasting

    Alix E. Harrow

    Won
  2. A Drop of Corruption

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  3. Hemlock & Silver

    T. Kingfisher

    Shortlisted
  4. Katabasis

    R. F. Kuang

    Shortlisted
  5. Lessons in Magic and Disaster

    Charlie Jane Anders

    Shortlisted
  6. Queen Demon

    Martha Wells

    Shortlisted
  7. The Devils

    Joe Abercrombie

    Shortlisted
  8. The Incandescent

    Emily Tesh

    Shortlisted
  9. The Raven Scholar

    Antonia Hodgson

    Shortlisted
  10. The Tomb of Dragons

    Katherine Addison

    Shortlisted

2025

  1. A Sorceress Comes to Call

    T. Kingfisher

    Won
  2. Asunder

    Kerstin Hall

    Shortlisted
  3. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

    Peter S. Beagle

    Shortlisted
  4. Long Live Evil

    Sarah Rees Brennan

    Shortlisted
  5. Somewhere Beyond the Sea

    TJ Klune

    Shortlisted
  6. The Bright Sword

    Lev Grossman

    Shortlisted
  7. The City in Glass

    Nghi Vo

    Shortlisted
  8. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

    P. Djèlí Clark

    Shortlisted
  9. The Siege of Burning Grass

    Premee Mohamed

    Shortlisted
  10. The Tainted Cup

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted

2024

  1. Witch King

    Martha Wells

    Won
  2. City of Last Chances

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Shortlisted
  3. Dead Country

    Max Gladstone

    Shortlisted
  4. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

    Heather Fawcett

    Shortlisted
  5. He Who Drowned the World

    Shelley Parker-Chan

    Shortlisted
  6. My Mother's Keeper

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  7. Paladin's Faith

    T. Kingfisher

    Shortlisted
  8. The Keeper's Six

    Kate Elliott

    Shortlisted
  9. The Water Outlaws

    S. L. Huang

    Shortlisted
  10. To Shape a Dragon's Breath

    Moniquill Blackgoose

    Shortlisted

2023

  1. Babel

    R. F. Kuang

    Won
  2. Fevered Star

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Shortlisted
  3. Nettle & Bone

    T. Kingfisher

    Shortlisted
  4. Nona the Ninth

    Tamsyn Muir

    Shortlisted
  5. Siren Queen

    Nghi Vo

    Shortlisted
  6. Spear

    Nicola Griffith

    Shortlisted
  7. The Golden Enclaves

    Naomi Novik

    Shortlisted
  8. The Grief of Stones

    Katherine Addison

    Shortlisted
  9. The World We Make

    N. K. Jemisin

    Shortlisted
  10. When Women Were Dragons

    Kelly Barnhill

    Shortlisted

2022

  1. Jade Legacy

    Fonda Lee

    Won
  2. Black Water Sister

    Zen Cho

    Shortlisted
  3. Light from Uncommon Stars

    Ryka Aoki

    Shortlisted
  4. No Gods, No Monsters

    Cadwell Turnbull

    Shortlisted
  5. Paladin's Strength

    T. Kingfisher

    Shortlisted
  6. Soulstar

    C. L. Polk

    Shortlisted
  7. The Jasmine Throne

    Tasha Suri

    Shortlisted
  8. The Last Graduate

    Naomi Novik

    Shortlisted
  9. The Witness for the Dead

    Katherine Addison

    Shortlisted
  10. Under the Whispering Door

    TJ Klune

    Shortlisted

2021

  1. The City We Became

    N. K. Jemisin

    Won
  2. Black Sun

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Shortlisted
  3. Harrow the Ninth

    Tamsyn Muir

    Shortlisted
  4. Piranesi

    Susanna Clarke

    Shortlisted
  5. The Angel of the Crows

    Katherine Addison

    Shortlisted
  6. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    V. E. Schwab

    Shortlisted
  7. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

    Garth Nix

    Shortlisted
  8. The Midnight Bargain

    C. L. Polk

    Shortlisted
  9. The Once and Future Witches

    Alix E. Harrow

    Shortlisted
  10. The Trouble with Peace

    Joe Abercrombie

    Shortlisted

2020

  1. Middlegame

    Seanan McGuire

    Won
  2. A Brightness Long Ago

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  3. Dead Astronauts

    Jeff VanderMeer

    Shortlisted
  4. Gods of Jade and Shadow

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Shortlisted
  5. Jade War

    Fonda Lee

    Shortlisted
  6. Ninth House

    Leigh Bardugo

    Shortlisted
  7. Storm of Locusts

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Shortlisted
  8. The Iron Dragon's Mother

    Michael Swanwick

    Shortlisted
  9. The Raven Tower

    Ann Leckie

    Shortlisted
  10. The Starless Sea

    Erin Morgenstern

    Shortlisted

2019

  1. Spinning Silver

    Naomi Novik

    Won
  2. Ahab's Return

    Jeffrey Ford

    Shortlisted
  3. Creatures of Want and Ruin

    Molly Tanzer

    Shortlisted
  4. Deep Roots

    Ruthanna Emrys

    Shortlisted
  5. European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman

    Theodora Goss

    Shortlisted
  6. Foundryside

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  7. Lies Sleeping

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Shortlisted
  8. The Mere Wife

    Maria Dahvana Headley

    Shortlisted
  9. The Monster Baru Cormorant

    Seth Dickinson

    Shortlisted
  10. The Wonder Engine

    T. Kingfisher

    Shortlisted

2018

  1. The Stone Sky

    N. K. Jemisin

    Won
  2. City of Miracles

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  3. Horizon

    Fran Wilde

    Shortlisted
  4. Jade City

    Fonda Lee

    Shortlisted
  5. Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  6. Spoonbenders

    Daryl Gregory

    Shortlisted
  7. The Delirium Brief

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  8. The House of Binding Thorns

    Aliette de Bodard

    Shortlisted
  9. The Ruin of Angels

    Max Gladstone

    Shortlisted
  10. The Stone in the Skull

    Elizabeth Bear

    Shortlisted

2017

  1. All the Birds in the Sky

    Charlie Jane Anders

    Won
  2. Children of Earth and Sky

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  3. City of Blades

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  4. Necessity

    Jo Walton

    Shortlisted
  5. Summerlong

    Peter S. Beagle

    Shortlisted
  6. The Last Days of New Paris

    China Miéville

    Shortlisted
  7. The Nightmare Stacks

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  8. The Obelisk Gate

    N. K. Jemisin

    Shortlisted
  9. The Wall of Storms

    Ken Liu

    Shortlisted
  10. The Winged Histories

    Sofia Samatar

    Shortlisted

2016

  1. Uprooted

    Naomi Novik

    Won
  2. Karen Memory

    Elizabeth Bear

    Shortlisted
  3. The Fifth Season

    N. K. Jemisin

    Shortlisted
  4. The House of Shattered Wings

    Aliette de Bodard

    Shortlisted
  5. Wylding Hall

    Elizabeth Hand

    Shortlisted

2015

  1. The Goblin Emperor

    Katherine Addison

    Won
  2. A Man Lies Dreaming

    Lavie Tidhar

    Shortlisted
  3. Bathing the Lion

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  4. Beautiful Blood

    Lucius Shepard

    Shortlisted
  5. California Bones

    Greg van Eekhout

    Shortlisted
  6. City of Stairs

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  7. Full Fathom Five

    Max Gladstone

    Shortlisted
  8. Hawk

    Steven Brust

    Shortlisted
  9. Heirs of Grace

    Tim Pratt

    Shortlisted
  10. Resurrections

    Roz Kaveney

    Shortlisted
  11. Revival

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  12. Steles of the Sky

    Elizabeth Bear

    Shortlisted
  13. The Bees

    Laline Paull

    Shortlisted
  14. The Boy Who Drew Monsters

    Keith Donohue

    Shortlisted
  15. The Dark Defiles

    Richard K. Morgan

    Shortlisted
  16. The Girls at the Kingfisher Club

    Genevieve Valentine

    Shortlisted
  17. The Magician's Land

    Lev Grossman

    Shortlisted
  18. The Mirror Empire

    Kameron Hurley

    Shortlisted
  19. The Widow's House

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  20. The Winter Boy

    Sally Wiener Grotta

    Shortlisted
  21. Words of Radiance

    Brandon Sanderson

    Shortlisted

2014

  1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane

    Neil Gaiman

    Won
  2. American Elsewhere

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  3. Anno Dracula 1976-1991: Johnny Alucard

    Kim Newman

    Shortlisted
  4. Between Two Thorns

    Emma Newman

    Shortlisted
  5. Blood Oranges

    Kathleen Tierney

    Shortlisted
  6. Cold Steel

    Kate Elliott

    Shortlisted
  7. Dead Set

    Richard Kadrey

    Shortlisted
  8. Doctor Sleep

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  9. Joyland

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  10. Life After Life

    Kate Atkinson

    Shortlisted
  11. London Falling

    Paul Cornell

    Shortlisted
  12. Necessary Evil

    Ian Tregillis

    Shortlisted
  13. NOS4A2

    Joe Hill

    Shortlisted
  14. Raising Steam

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  15. River of Stars

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  16. Sister Mine

    Nalo Hopkinson

    Shortlisted
  17. The Aylesford Skull

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  18. The Land Across

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  19. The Republic of Thieves

    Scott Lynch

    Shortlisted
  20. The Scrivener's Tale

    Fiona McIntosh

    Shortlisted
  21. The Shining Girls

    Lauren Beukes

    Shortlisted
  22. The Tyrant's Law

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  23. The Village Sang to the Sea: A Memoir of Magic

    Bruce McAllister

    Shortlisted
  24. The Violent Century

    Lavie Tidhar

    Shortlisted
  25. The Year of the Ladybird

    Graham Joyce

    Shortlisted

2013

  1. The Apocalypse Codex

    Charles Stross

    Won
  2. And Blue Skies from Pain

    Stina Leicht

    Shortlisted
  3. Boneland

    Alan Garner

    Shortlisted
  4. Bullettime

    Nick Mamatas

    Shortlisted
  5. Crandolin

    Anna Tambour

    Shortlisted
  6. Glamour in Glass

    Mary Robinette Kowal

    Shortlisted
  7. Hide Me Among the Graves

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  8. Range of Ghosts

    Elizabeth Bear

    Shortlisted
  9. Red Country

    Joe Abercrombie

    Shortlisted
  10. Sharps

    K. J. Parker

    Shortlisted
  11. Some Kind of Fairy Tale

    Graham Joyce

    Shortlisted
  12. The Drowning Girl

    Caitlin R. Kiernan

    Shortlisted
  13. The Killing Moon

    N. K. Jemisin

    Shortlisted
  14. The King's Blood

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  15. The Mirage

    Matt Ruff

    Shortlisted
  16. The Steel Seraglio

    Mike Carey, Linda Carey, Louise Carey

    Shortlisted
  17. The Troupe

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Shortlisted
  18. Whispers Under Ground

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Shortlisted
  19. Worldsoul

    Liz Williams

    Shortlisted

2012

  1. A Dance with Dragons

    George R. R. Martin

    Won
  2. Among Others

    Jo Walton

    Shortlisted
  3. Briarpatch

    Tim Pratt

    Shortlisted
  4. Deathless

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Shortlisted
  5. Heartless

    Gail Carriger

    Shortlisted
  6. Mistification

    Kaaron Warren

    Shortlisted
  7. Mr. Fox

    Helen Oyeyemi

    Shortlisted
  8. Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles

    Kim Newman

    Shortlisted
  9. Raising Stony Mayhall

    Daryl Gregory

    Shortlisted
  10. Redwood and Wildfire

    Andrea Hairston

    Shortlisted
  11. Snuff

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  12. The Alchemists of Kush

    Minister Faust

    Shortlisted
  13. The Cold Commands

    Richard K. Morgan

    Shortlisted
  14. The Dragon's Path

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  15. The Fallen Blade

    Jon Courtenay Grimwood

    Shortlisted
  16. The Folded World

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Shortlisted
  17. The Hammer

    K. J. Parker

    Shortlisted
  18. The Heroes

    Joe Abercrombie

    Shortlisted
  19. The Kingdom of Gods

    N. K. Jemisin

    Shortlisted
  20. The Magician King

    Lev Grossman

    Shortlisted
  21. The Uncertain Places

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  22. The Wise Man's Fear

    Patrick Rothfuss

    Shortlisted

2011

  1. Kraken

    China Miéville

    Won
  2. A Dark Matter

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  3. A Matter of Blood

    Sarah Pinborough

    Shortlisted
  4. Changeless

    Gail Carriger

    Shortlisted
  5. Hespira

    Matthew Hughes

    Shortlisted
  6. Horns

    Joe Hill

    Shortlisted
  7. Jade Man's Skin

    Daniel Fox

    Shortlisted
  8. Kings of the North

    Cecelia Holland

    Shortlisted
  9. Shades of Grey

    Jasper Fforde

    Shortlisted
  10. The Bards of Bone Plain

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  11. The Bird of the River

    Kage Baker

    Shortlisted
  12. The Desert Spear

    Peter V. Brett

    Shortlisted
  13. The Folding Knife

    K. J. Parker

    Shortlisted
  14. The Fuller Memorandum

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  15. The Habitation of the Blessed

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Shortlisted
  16. The Half-Made World

    Felix Gilman

    Shortlisted
  17. The House of Discarded Dreams

    Ekaterina Sedia

    Shortlisted
  18. The Sorcerer's House

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  19. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

    David Mitchell

    Shortlisted
  20. The Way of Kings

    Brandon Sanderson

    Shortlisted
  21. The Wolf Age

    James Enge

    Shortlisted
  22. Under Heaven

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  23. Who Fears Death

    Nnedi Okorafor

    Shortlisted
  24. Zoo City

    Lauren Beukes

    Shortlisted

2010

  1. The City & the City

    China Miéville

    Won
  2. Audrey's Door

    Sarah Langan

    Shortlisted
  3. Avilion

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  4. Canticle

    Ken Scholes

    Shortlisted
  5. Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales

    Greer Gilman

    Shortlisted
  6. Dragon in Chains

    Daniel Fox

    Shortlisted
  7. Drood

    Dan Simmons

    Shortlisted
  8. Finch

    Jeff VanderMeer

    Shortlisted
  9. Gears of the City

    Felix Gilman

    Shortlisted
  10. Green

    Jay Lake

    Shortlisted
  11. In Great Waters

    Kit Whitfield

    Shortlisted
  12. Last Days

    Brian Evenson

    Shortlisted
  13. Lifelode

    Jo Walton

    Shortlisted
  14. Madness of Flowers

    Jay Lake

    Shortlisted
  15. Palimpsest

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Shortlisted
  16. Spell Games

    T. A. Pratt

    Shortlisted
  17. The High City

    Cecelia Holland

    Shortlisted
  18. The Painting and the City

    Robert Wexler

    Shortlisted
  19. The Price of Spring

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  20. The Red Tree

    Caitlín R. Kiernan

    Shortlisted
  21. The Revolution Business

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  22. Unseen Academicals

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted

2009

  1. Lavinia

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Won
  2. An Autumn War

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  3. An Evil Guest

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  4. Memoirs of a Master Forger

    William Heaney

    Shortlisted
  5. Shadowbridge/Lord Tophet

    Gregory Frost

    Shortlisted
  6. The Alchemy of Stone

    Ekaterina Sedia

    Shortlisted
  7. The Alchemy of Stone

    Ekaterina Sedia

    Shortlisted
  8. The Bell at Sealey Head

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  9. The Dragons of Babel

    Michael Swanwick

    Shortlisted
  10. The Enchantress of Florence

    Salman Rushdie

    Shortlisted
  11. The Engine's Child

    Holly Phillips

    Shortlisted
  12. The Ghost in Love

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  13. The Hidden World

    Paul Park

    Shortlisted
  14. The Knights of the Cornerstone

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  15. The Knights of the Cornerstone

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  16. The Love We Share Without Knowing

    Christopher Barzak

    Shortlisted
  17. The Shadow Year

    Jeffrey Ford

    Shortlisted
  18. Varanger

    Cecelia Holland

    Shortlisted

2008

  1. Making Money

    Terry Pratchett

    Won
  2. A Betrayal in Winter

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  3. Blood Engines

    T. A. Pratt

    Shortlisted
  4. Bone Song

    John Meaney

    Shortlisted
  5. Daughter of Hounds

    Caitlín R. Kiernan

    Shortlisted
  6. Endless Things

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  7. Ink

    Hal Duncan

    Shortlisted
  8. Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Shortlisted
  9. Pirate Freedom

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  10. Softspoken

    Lucius Shepard

    Shortlisted
  11. Territory

    Emma Bull

    Shortlisted
  12. The Name of the Wind

    Patrick Rothfuss

    Shortlisted
  13. The New Moon's Arms

    Nalo Hopkinson

    Shortlisted
  14. The Secret History of Moscow

    Ekaterina Sedia

    Shortlisted
  15. The Spiral Labyrinth

    Matthew Hughes

    Shortlisted
  16. The White Tyger

    Paul Park

    Shortlisted
  17. Titans of Chaos

    John C. Wright

    Shortlisted
  18. Whiskey and Water

    Elizabeth Bear

    Shortlisted
  19. Ysabel

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted

2007

  1. The Privilege of the Sword

    Ellen Kushner

    Won
  2. Forest Mage

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  3. Fugitives of Chaos

    John C. Wright

    Shortlisted
  4. Ilario: The Lion's Eye

    Mary Gentle

    Shortlisted
  5. Lisey's Story

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  6. Majestrum

    Matthew Hughes

    Shortlisted
  7. Shriek: An Afterword

    Jeff VanderMeer

    Shortlisted
  8. Soldier of Sidon

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  9. Solstice Wood

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  10. Temeraire: His Majesty's Dragon/Throne of Jade/Black Powder War

    Naomi Novik

    Shortlisted
  11. The Blood Knight

    Greg Keyes

    Shortlisted
  12. The Brief History of the Dead

    Kevin Brockmeier

    Shortlisted
  13. The Demon and the City

    Liz Williams

    Shortlisted
  14. The Jennifer Morgue

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  15. The Last Witchfinder

    James Morrow

    Shortlisted
  16. The Lies of Locke Lamora

    Scott Lynch

    Shortlisted
  17. The Thousandfold Thought

    R. Scott Bakker

    Shortlisted
  18. The Tourmaline

    Paul Park

    Shortlisted
  19. The Vengeance of Rome

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  20. The Virtu

    Sarah Monette

    Shortlisted
  21. Three Days to Never

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  22. Trial of Flowers

    Jay Lake

    Shortlisted

2006

  1. Anansi Boys

    Neil Gaiman

    Won
  2. A Feast for Crows

    George R. R. Martin

    Shortlisted
  3. A Princess of Roumania

    Paul Park

    Shortlisted
  4. Fledgling

    Octavia E. Butler

    Shortlisted
  5. Glass Soup

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  6. Knife of Dreams

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  7. Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  8. Od Magic

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  9. Orphans of Chaos

    John C. Wright

    Shortlisted
  10. Shaman's Crossing

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  11. Snake Agent

    Liz Williams

    Shortlisted
  12. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town

    Cory Doctorow

    Shortlisted
  13. The Hallowed Hunt

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    Shortlisted
  14. The Hidden Family

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  15. The House of Storms

    Ian R. MacLeod

    Shortlisted
  16. The Limits of Enchantment

    Graham Joyce

    Shortlisted
  17. The Narrows

    Alexander C. Irvine

    Shortlisted
  18. Thud!

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted

2005

  1. Iron Council

    China Miéville

    Won
  2. A Handbook of American Prayer

    Lucius Shepard

    Shortlisted
  3. Alphabet of Thorn

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  4. Dead Lines

    Greg Bear

    Shortlisted
  5. Dragon's Treasure

    Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Shortlisted
  6. Glass Dragons

    Sean McMullen

    Shortlisted
  7. Going Postal

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  8. In the Night Room

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  9. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    Susanna Clarke

    Shortlisted
  10. Mortal Love

    Elizabeth Hand

    Shortlisted

  11. Murder of Angels

    Caitlín R. Kiernan

    Shortlisted
  12. One King, One Soldier

    Alexander C. Irvine

    Shortlisted
  13. Perfect Circle

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  14. Shadowmarch

    Tad Williams

    Shortlisted
  15. The Charnel Prince

    Greg Keyes

    Shortlisted
  16. The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  17. The Family Trade

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  18. The Last Guardian of Everness

    John C. Wright

    Shortlisted
  19. The Last Light of the Sun

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  20. The Witches' Kitchen

    Cecelia Holland

    Shortlisted
  21. The Wizard Knight

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted

2004

  1. Paladin of Souls

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    Won
  2. 1610: A Sundial in a Grave

    Mary Gentle

    Shortlisted
  3. Fool's Fate

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  4. In the Forests of Serre

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  5. Lost Boy, Lost Girl

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  6. Midnight Lamp

    Gwyneth Jones

    Shortlisted
  7. Monstrous Regiment

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  8. Mortal Suns

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  9. Sunshine

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  10. The Anvil of the World

    Kage Baker

    Shortlisted
  11. The Briar King

    Greg Keyes

    Shortlisted
  12. The Crystal City

    Orson Scott Card

    Shortlisted
  13. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  14. The Light Ages

    Ian R. MacLeod

    Shortlisted
  15. The Night Country

    Stewart O'Nan

    Shortlisted
  16. The Salt Roads

    Nalo Hopkinson

    Shortlisted
  17. The Skrayling Tree

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  18. The War of the Flowers

    Tad Williams

    Shortlisted

2003

  1. The Scar

    China Miéville

    Won
  2. A Bed of Earth

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  3. A Fistful of Sky

    Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Shortlisted
  4. A Winter Haunting

    Dan Simmons

    Shortlisted
  5. Castles Made of Sand

    Gwyneth Jones

    Shortlisted
  6. Kushiel's Chosen

    Jacqueline Carey

    Shortlisted
  7. Lost in a Good Book

    Jasper Fforde

    Shortlisted
  8. Night Watch

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  9. Ombria in Shadow

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  10. The Alchemist's Door

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  11. The Facts of Life

    Graham Joyce

    Shortlisted
  12. The Fall of the Kings

    Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman

    Shortlisted
  13. The Iron Grail

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  14. The Isle of Battle

    Sean Russell

    Shortlisted
  15. The Lady of the Sorrows

    Cecilia Dart-Thornton

    Shortlisted
  16. The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

    Jeffrey Ford

    Shortlisted
  17. Voyage of the Shadowmoon

    Sean McMullen

    Shortlisted
  18. White Apples

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted

2002

  1. American Gods

    Neil Gaiman

    Won
  2. Black House

    Stephen King & Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  3. Bold As Love

    Gwyneth Jones

    Shortlisted
  4. Coldheart Canyon

    Clive Barker

    Shortlisted
  5. Dead Until Dark

    Charlaine Harris

    Shortlisted
  6. Fool's Errand

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  7. From the Dust Returned

    Ray Bradbury

    Shortlisted
  8. Kushiel's Dart

    Jacqueline Carey

    Shortlisted
  9. Lirael

    Garth Nix

    Shortlisted
  10. Lost

    Gregory Maguire

    Shortlisted
  11. Mother of Kings

    Poul Anderson

    Shortlisted
  12. Otherland: Sea of Silver Light

    Tad Williams

    Shortlisted
  13. Past the Size of Dreaming

    Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Shortlisted
  14. Smoking Poppy

    Graham Joyce

    Shortlisted
  15. The Beyond

    Jeffrey Ford

    Shortlisted
  16. The Curse of Chalion

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    Shortlisted
  17. The Dreamthief's Daughter

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  18. The Hauntings of Hood Canal

    Jack Cady

    Shortlisted
  19. The House in the High Woold

    Jeffrey E. Barlough

    Shortlisted
  20. The One Kingdom

    Sean Russell

    Shortlisted
  21. The Onion Girl

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  22. The Other Wind

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Shortlisted
  23. The Shadows of God

    J. Gregory Keyes

    Shortlisted
  24. The Wooden Sea

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  25. Thief of Time

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted

2001

  1. A Storm of Swords

    George R. R. Martin

    Won
  2. A Kiss of Shadows

    Laurell K. Hamilton

    Shortlisted
  3. Ash: A Secret History

    Mary Gentle

    Shortlisted
  4. Canyons

    P. D. Cacek

    Shortlisted
  5. Daemonomania

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  6. Declare

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  7. Empire of Unreason

    J. Gregory Keyes

    Shortlisted
  8. Forests of the Heart

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  9. Fortress of Dragons

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  10. Galveston

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    J. K. Rowling

    Shortlisted
  12. King Kelson's Bride

    Katherine Kurtz

    Shortlisted
  13. Knight of the Demon Queen

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  14. Lord of Emperors

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  15. Perdido Street Station

    China Miéville

    Shortlisted
  16. Prophecy

    Elizabeth Haydon

    Shortlisted
  17. Ship of Destiny

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  18. Spindle's End

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  19. The Amber Spyglass

    Philip Pullman

    Shortlisted
  20. The Gate of Fire

    Thomas Harlan

    Shortlisted
  21. The Grand Ellipse

    Paula Volsky

    Shortlisted
  22. The Tower at Stony Wood

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  23. The Truth

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  24. White as Snow

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  25. Winter's Heart

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  26. Year of the Griffin

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Shortlisted

2000

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    J. K. Rowling

    Won
  2. A Calculus of Angels

    J. Gregory Keyes

    Shortlisted
  3. A Red Heart of Memories

    Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Shortlisted
  4. Black Light

    Elizabeth Hand

    Shortlisted
  5. Dark Cities Underground

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  6. Dragonshadow

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  7. Enchantment

    Orson Scott Card

    Shortlisted
  8. Fortress of Owls

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  9. Mr. X

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  10. Rhapsody

    Elizabeth Haydon

    Shortlisted
  11. Saint Fire

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  12. Sea Dragon Heir

    Storm Constantine

    Shortlisted
  13. Tamsin

    Peter S. Beagle

    Shortlisted
  14. The Eternal Footman

    James Morrow

    Shortlisted
  15. The Fifth Elephant

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  16. The Marriage of Sticks

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  17. The Rainy Season

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  18. The Stars Compel

    Michaela Roessner

    Shortlisted
  19. The Sub

    Thomas M. Disch

    Shortlisted
  20. The Wild Swans

    Peg Kerr

    Shortlisted

1999

  1. A Clash of Kings

    George R. R. Martin

    Won
  2. Bhagavati

    Kara Dalkey

    Shortlisted
  3. Changer

    Jane Lindskold

    Shortlisted
  4. Dark Lord of Derkholm

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Shortlisted
  5. Dragon's Winter

    Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Shortlisted
  6. Fortress of Eagles

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    J. K. Rowling

    Shortlisted
  8. Heartfire

    Orson Scott Card

    Shortlisted
  9. Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary

    Pamela Dean

    Shortlisted
  10. Mockingbird

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  11. Newton's Cannon

    J. Gregory Keyes

    Shortlisted
  12. Prince of Dogs

    Kate Elliott

    Shortlisted
  13. Sailing to Sarantium

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  14. Someplace to be Flying

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  15. Song for the Basilisk

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  16. Stardust

    Neil Gaiman

    Shortlisted
  17. The Book of Knights

    Yves Meynard

    Shortlisted
  18. The Gilded Chain

    Dave Duncan

    Shortlisted
  19. The Innamorati

    Midori Snyder

    Shortlisted
  20. The One-Armed Queen

    Jane Yolen

    Shortlisted

1998

  1. Earthquake Weather

    Tim Powers

    Won
  2. Assassin's Quest

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  3. City on Fire

    Walter Jon Williams

    Shortlisted
  4. Dogland

    Will Shetterly

    Shortlisted
  5. Freedom & Necessity

    Steven Brust, Emma Bull

    Shortlisted
  6. Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  7. Jack Faust

    Michael Swanwick

    Shortlisted
  8. King's Dragon

    Kate Elliott

    Shortlisted
  9. Lord of the Isles

    David Drake

    Shortlisted
  10. My Soul to Keep

    Tananarive Due

    Shortlisted
  11. Rose Daughter

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  12. Running with the Demon

    Terry Brooks

    Shortlisted
  13. The Blackgod

    J. Gregory Keyes

    Shortlisted
  14. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  15. The Gift

    Patrick O'Leary

    Shortlisted
  16. The Mines of Behemoth

    Michael Shea

    Shortlisted
  17. The Moon and the Sun

    Vonda N. McIntyre

    Shortlisted
  18. The Night Watch

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  19. The Stars Dispose

    Michaela Roessner

    Shortlisted
  20. The Subtle Knife

    Philip Pullman

    Shortlisted
  21. Trader

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  22. Winter Tides

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted

1997

  1. A Game of Thrones

    George R. R. Martin

    Won
  2. A Crown of Swords

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  3. Ancient Echoes

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  4. Blameless in Abaddon

    James Morrow

    Shortlisted
  5. Blood of the Fold

    Terry Goodkind

    Shortlisted
  6. Clouds End

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  7. Fair Peril

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  8. Feet of Clay

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  9. Firebird

    Mercedes Lackey

    Shortlisted
  10. Lunatics

    Bradley Denton

    Shortlisted
  11. Mother of Winter

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  12. Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles

    Pat Murphy

    Shortlisted
  13. One for the Morning Glory

    John Barnes

    Shortlisted
  14. Royal Assassin

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  15. Sea Without a Shore

    Sean Russell

    Shortlisted
  16. The Dragon and the Unicorn

    A. A. Attanasio

    Shortlisted
  17. The Golden Compass

    Philip Pullman

    Shortlisted
  18. The Golden Key

    Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott

    Shortlisted
  19. The Prestige

    Christopher Priest

    Shortlisted
  20. The Wood Wife

    Terri Windling

    Shortlisted
  21. Walking the Labyrinth

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  22. Winter Rose

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted

1996

  1. Alvin Journeyman

    Orson Scott Card

    Won
  2. A Sorcerer and a Gentleman

    Elizabeth Willey

    Shortlisted
  3. Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Shortlisted
  4. Blood

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  5. City of Bones

    Martha Wells

    Shortlisted
  6. Crown of Shadows

    C. S. Friedman

    Shortlisted
  7. Fortress in the Eye of Time

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  8. Harp of Winds

    Maggie Furey

    Shortlisted
  9. Maskerade

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  10. Resurrection Man

    Sean Stewart

    Shortlisted
  11. Stone of Tears

    Terry Goodkind

    Shortlisted
  12. Storm Rising

    Mercedes Lackey

    Shortlisted
  13. The Book of Atrix Wolfe

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  14. The Lions of Al-Rassan

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  15. The Silent Strength of Stones

    Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Shortlisted
  16. The Tower of Beowulf

    Parke Godwin

    Shortlisted
  17. Waking the Moon

    Elizabeth Hand

    Shortlisted
  18. World Without End

    Sean Russell

    Shortlisted
  19. Zod Wallop

    William Browning Spencer

    Shortlisted

1995

  1. Brittle Innings

    Michael Bishop

    Won
  2. A College of Magics

    Caroline Stevermer

    Shortlisted
  3. Exiles 1: The Ruins of Ambrai

    Melanie Rawn

    Shortlisted
  4. Finder

    Emma Bull

    Shortlisted
  5. Five Hundred Years After

    Steven Brust

    Shortlisted
  6. Larque on the Wing

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  7. Lord of Chaos

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  8. Love & Sleep

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  9. Memory & Dream

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  10. Merlin's Wood

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  11. Rhinegold

    Stephan Grundy

    Shortlisted
  12. Shadow of a Dark Queen

    Raymond E. Feist

    Shortlisted
  13. Slow Funeral

    Rebecca Ore

    Shortlisted
  14. Storm Warning

    Mercedes Lackey

    Shortlisted
  15. Summer King, Winter Fool

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  16. Temporary Agency

    Rachel Pollack

    Shortlisted
  17. The Dubious Hills

    Pamela Dean

    Shortlisted
  18. The Forest House

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Shortlisted
  19. The Warrior's Tale

    Allan Cole, Chris Bunch

    Shortlisted
  20. Towing Jehovah

    James K. Morrow

    Shortlisted

1994

  1. The Innkeeper's Song

    Peter S. Beagle

    Won
  2. Bones of the Past

    Holly Lisle

    Shortlisted
  3. Deerskin

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  4. Dog Wizard

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  5. Dragon Star Book III: Skybowl

    Melanie Rawn

    Shortlisted
  6. Faery in Shadow

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  7. Lord of the Two Lands

    Judith Tarr

    Shortlisted
  8. Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  9. The Cygnet and the Firebird

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  10. The Far Kingdoms

    Allan Cole, Chris Bunch

    Shortlisted
  11. The Fires of Heaven

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  12. The Hollowing

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  13. The Iron Dragon's Daughter

    Michael Swanwick

    Shortlisted
  14. The Porcelain Dove

    Delia Sherman

    Shortlisted
  15. The Robin & the Kestrel

    Mercedes Lackey

    Shortlisted
  16. The Thread That Binds the Bones

    Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Shortlisted
  17. The Wizard's Apprentice

    S. P. Somtow

    Shortlisted
  18. To Green Angel Tower

    Tad Williams

    Shortlisted
  19. Winter of the Wolf

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted

1993

  1. Last Call

    Tim Powers

    Won
  2. A Song for Arbonne

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  3. A Sudden Wild Magic

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Shortlisted
  4. Briar Rose

    Jane Yolen

    Shortlisted
  5. Domes of Fire

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  6. Flying in Place

    Susan Palwick

    Shortlisted
  7. Forest of the Night

    S. P. Somtow

    Shortlisted
  8. Last Refuge

    Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

    Shortlisted
  9. Small Gods

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  10. The Cutting Edge

    Dave Duncan

    Shortlisted
  11. The Gypsy

    Steven Brust, Megan Lindholm

    Shortlisted
  12. The Magicians of Night

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  13. The Shadow Rising

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  14. The Spirit Ring

    Lois McMaster Bujold

    Shortlisted
  15. Was

    Geoff Ryman

    Shortlisted
  16. Winds of Change

    Mercedes Lackey

    Shortlisted

1992

  1. Beauty

    Sheri S. Tepper

    Won
  2. Cloven Hooves

    Megan Lindholm

    Shortlisted
  3. Eight Skilled Gentlemen

    Barry Hughart

    Shortlisted
  4. Elsewhere

    Will Shetterly

    Shortlisted
  5. Flying Dutch

    Tom Holt

    Shortlisted
  6. Illusion

    Paula Volsky

    Shortlisted
  7. King of Morning, Queen of Day

    Ian McDonald

    Shortlisted
  8. King of the Dead

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  9. Nothing Sacred

    Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

    Shortlisted
  10. Outside the Dog Museum

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  11. Riverrun

    S. P. Somtow

    Shortlisted
  12. The Architecture of Desire

    Mary Gentle

    Shortlisted
  13. The End-of-Everything Man

    Tom De Haven

    Shortlisted
  14. The Hereafter Gang

    Neal Barrett, Jr.

    Shortlisted
  15. The Little Country

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  16. The Magic Spectacles

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  17. The Rainbow Abyss

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  18. The Revenge of the Rose

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  19. The Sorceress and the Cygnet

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  20. The White Mists of Power

    Kristine Kathryn Rusch

    Shortlisted
  21. Witches Abroad

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted

1991

  1. Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Won
  2. Castleview

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  3. Chase the Morning

    Michael Scott Rohan

    Shortlisted
  4. Dealing with Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Shortlisted
  5. Drink Down the Moon

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted

  6. Ghostwood

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  7. Good Omens

    Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

    Shortlisted
  8. Gossamer Axe

    Gaèl Baudino

    Shortlisted

  9. In Between Dragons

    Michael Kandel

    Shortlisted
  10. Moving Pictures

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  11. Only Begotten Daughter

    James Morrow

    Shortlisted
  12. Rats and Gargoyles

    Mary Gentle

    Shortlisted
  13. Servant of the Empire

    Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Shortlisted
  14. The Blood of Roses

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  15. The Eye of the World

    Robert Jordan

    Shortlisted
  16. Thomas the Rhymer

    Ellen Kushner

    Shortlisted
  17. Tigana

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  18. Time and Chance

    Alan Brennert

    Shortlisted

1990

  1. Prentice Alvin

    Orson Scott Card

    Won
  2. A Child Across the Sky

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  3. A Heroine of the World

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  4. Apocalypse

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  5. Ars Magica

    Judith Tarr

    Shortlisted
  6. Arthur

    Stephen R. Lawhead

    Shortlisted
  7. Dream Baby

    Bruce McAllister

    Shortlisted
  8. Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light

    Tanya Huff

    Shortlisted
  9. Guards! Guards!

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  10. Lyonesse: Madouc

    Jack Vance

    Shortlisted
  11. Marianne, the Matchbox, and the Malachite Mouse

    Sheri S. Tepper

    Shortlisted
  12. Queen's Gambit Declined

    Melinda Snodgrass

    Shortlisted
  13. Rusalka

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  14. Snow White and Rose Red

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Shortlisted
  15. Soldier of Arete

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  16. Sorceress of Darshiva

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted

  17. The Coachman Rat

    David Henry Wilson

    Shortlisted
  18. The Cockroaches of Stay More

    Donald Harington

    Shortlisted
  19. The Fortress of the Pearl

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  20. The Satanic Verses

    Salman Rushdie

    Shortlisted
  21. The Stone Giant

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  22. The Stress of Her Regard

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  23. Tourists

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  24. Tours of the Black Clock

    Steve Erickson

    Shortlisted
  25. White Jenna

    Jane Yolen

    Shortlisted

1989

  1. Red Prophet

    Orson Scott Card

    Won

  2. Death in the Spirit House

    Craig Strete

    Shortlisted

  3. Druid's Blood

    Esther M. Friesner

    Shortlisted
  4. Greenmantle

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  5. King of the Murgos

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  6. Lavondyss

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  7. Silk Roads and Shadows

    Susan Shwartz

    Shortlisted
  8. Sister Light, Sister Dark

    Jane Yolen

    Shortlisted
  9. Sleeping in Flame

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  10. The Changeling Sea

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  11. The Dragonbone Chair

    Tad Williams

    Shortlisted
  12. The Healer's War

    Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

    Shortlisted
  13. The Last Coin

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  14. The Nightingale

    Kara Dalkey

    Shortlisted
  15. The Paladin

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  16. The Reindeer People

    Megan Lindholm

    Shortlisted
  17. The Story of the Stone

    Barry Hughart

    Shortlisted
  18. The White Raven

    Diana L. Paxson

    Shortlisted
  19. The White Serpent

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  20. There Are Doors

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  21. Unicorn Mountain

    Michael Bishop

    Shortlisted
  22. Walkabout Woman

    Michaela Roessner

    Shortlisted
  23. Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

    Tom Holt

    Shortlisted
  24. Wyrd Sisters

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  25. Wyvern

    A. A. Attanasio

    Shortlisted

1988

  1. Seventh Son

    Orson Scott Card

    Won
  2. A Man Rides Through

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted
  3. Ægypt

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  4. Being a Green Mother

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  5. Bones of the Moon

    Jonathan Carroll

    Shortlisted
  6. Darkspell

    Katharine Kerr

    Shortlisted
  7. Daughter of the Empire

    Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Shortlisted
  8. Equal Rites

    Terry Pratchett

    Shortlisted
  9. Guardians of the West

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  10. Infernal Devices

    K. W. Jeter

    Shortlisted
  11. Land of Dreams

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  12. Lincoln's Dreams

    Connie Willis

    Shortlisted
  13. Never the Twain

    Kirk Mitchell

    Shortlisted
  14. On Stranger Tides

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  15. Sign of Chaos

    Roger Zelazny

    Shortlisted
  16. Strange Toys

    Patricia Geary

    Shortlisted
  17. Swan Song

    Robert R. McCammon

    Shortlisted
  18. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  19. The Falling Woman

    Pat Murphy

    Shortlisted
  20. The Firebrand

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Shortlisted
  21. The Grey Horse

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  22. The Witches of Wenshar

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  23. War for the Oaks

    Emma Bull

    Shortlisted
  24. Weaveworld

    Clive Barker

    Shortlisted

1987

  1. Soldier of the Mist

    Gene Wolfe

    Won
  2. A Darkness at Sethanon

    Raymond E. Feist

    Shortlisted
  3. A Voice for Princess

    John Morressy

    Shortlisted
  4. Blood of Amber

    Roger Zelazny

    Shortlisted
  5. Dragonsbane

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  6. Godbody

    Theodore Sturgeon

    Shortlisted
  7. Homunculus

    James P. Blaylock

    Shortlisted
  8. It

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  9. Jinian Star-Eye

    Sheri S. Tepper

    Shortlisted
  10. Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold!

    Terry Brooks

    Shortlisted
  11. New York by Knight

    Esther M. Friesner

    Shortlisted
  12. Talking Man

    Terry Bisson

    Shortlisted
  13. The Darkest Road

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  14. The Dragon in the Sword

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted
  15. The Falling Woman

    Pat Murphy

    Shortlisted
  16. The Folk of the Air

    Peter S. Beagle

    Shortlisted
  17. The Hounds of God

    Judith Tarr

    Shortlisted
  18. The Hungry Moon

    Ramsey Campbell

    Shortlisted
  19. The King of Ys: Roma Mater

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Shortlisted
  20. The Mirror of Her Dreams

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted
  21. The Quest for Saint Camber

    Katherine Kurtz

    Shortlisted
  22. The Serpent Mage

    Greg Bear

    Shortlisted
  23. The Unconquered Country

    Geoff Ryman

    Shortlisted
  24. Twisting the Rope

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  25. Wielding a Red Sword

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  26. Wizard of the Pigeons

    Megan Lindholm

    Shortlisted
  27. Yarrow

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted

1986

  1. Trumps of Doom

    Roger Zelazny

    Won
  2. Brokedown Palace

    Steven Brust

    Shortlisted
  3. Dark of the Moon

    P. C. Hodgell

    Shortlisted
  4. Dragonsbane

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  5. In Yana, the Touch of Undying

    Michael Shea

    Shortlisted
  6. Lovecraft's Book

    Richard A. Lupoff

    Shortlisted
  7. Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl

    Jack Vance

    Shortlisted
  8. Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore

    Sheri S. Tepper

    Shortlisted
  9. Mulengro

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  10. Silverthorn

    Raymond E. Feist

    Shortlisted
  11. The Book of Kells

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  12. The Bronze King

    Suzy McKee Charnas

    Shortlisted
  13. The Damnation Game

    Clive Barker

    Shortlisted
  14. The Dream Years

    Lisa Goldstein

    Shortlisted
  15. The King's Justice

    Katherine Kurtz

    Shortlisted

  16. The Last Rainbow

    Parke Godwin

    Shortlisted
  17. The Song of Mavin Manyshaped

    Sheri S. Tepper

    Shortlisted
  18. The Summer Tree

    Guy Gavriel Kay

    Shortlisted
  19. The Vampire Lestat

    Anne Rice

    Shortlisted
  20. The Wishsong of Shannara

    Terry Brooks

    Shortlisted
  21. Things Invisible to See

    Nancy Willard

    Shortlisted
  22. Wings of Flame

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  23. With a Tangled Skein

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  24. Wizard of the Pigeons

    Megan Lindholm

    Shortlisted

1985

  1. Job: A Comedy of Justice

    Robert A. Heinlein

    Won
  2. Bearing an Hourglass

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  3. Brisingamen

    Diana L. Paxson

    Shortlisted
  4. Cards of Grief

    Jane Yolen

    Shortlisted
  5. Castle of Wizardry

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  6. Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  7. Damiano's Lute

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  8. Enchanter's End Game

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  9. Fire and Hemlock

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Shortlisted
  10. Gilgamesh the King

    Robert Silverberg

    Shortlisted
  11. Half a Sky

    R. A. Lafferty

    Shortlisted
  12. Maia

    Richard Adams

    Shortlisted
  13. Moonheart

    Charles de Lint

    Shortlisted
  14. Mythago Wood

    Robert Holdstock

    Shortlisted
  15. Nights at the Circus

    Angela Carter

    Shortlisted
  16. Raphael

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  17. The Beggar Queen

    Lloyd Alexander

    Shortlisted
  18. The Bishop's Heir

    Katherine Kurtz

    Shortlisted
  19. The Businessman

    Thomas M. Disch

    Shortlisted
  20. The Ceremonies

    T. E. D. Klein

    Shortlisted
  21. The Hero and the Crown

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  22. The Infinity Concerto

    Greg Bear

    Shortlisted
  23. The Ladies of Mandrigyn

    Barbara Hambly

    Shortlisted
  24. The Talisman

    Stephen King, Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  25. The Third Book of Swords

    Fred Saberhagen

    Shortlisted
  26. Vampire Junction

    S. P. Somtow

    Shortlisted
  27. Who Made Stevie Crye?

    Michael Bishop

    Shortlisted

1984

  1. The Mists of Avalon

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    Won
  2. 'Ware Hawk!

    Andre Norton

    Shortlisted
  3. Anackire

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  4. Christine

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  5. Cugel's Saga

    Jack Vance

    Shortlisted
  6. Damiano

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  7. Dragon on a Pedestal

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  8. Floating Dragon

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  9. Hart's Hope

    Orson Scott Card

    Shortlisted
  10. Lyonesse

    Jack Vance

    Shortlisted
  11. Magician's Gambit

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  12. Neveryóna

    Samuel R. Delany

    Shortlisted
  13. On a Pale Horse

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  14. Pet Sematary

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  15. Sung in Shadow

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  16. Tea with the Black Dragon

    R. A. MacAvoy

    Shortlisted
  17. The Anubis Gates

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  18. The Armageddon Rag

    George R. R. Martin

    Shortlisted
  19. The Dragon Waiting

    John M. Ford

    Shortlisted
  20. The Dreamstone

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  21. The Neverending Story

    Michael Ende

    Shortlisted

  22. The Silent Gondoliers

    S. Morgenstern

    Shortlisted
  23. The Sword Is Forged

    Evangeline Walton

    Shortlisted
  24. The Sword of Winter

    Marta Randall

    Shortlisted
  25. The Tree of Swords and Jewels

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  26. White Gold Wielder

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted

1983

  1. The Sword of the Lictor

    Gene Wolfe

    Won
  2. Centaur Aisle

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  3. Elfstones of Shannara

    Terry Brooks

    Shortlisted
  4. Fevre Dream

    George R. R. Martin

    Shortlisted
  5. In Viriconium

    M. John Harrison

    Shortlisted
  6. In Winter's Shadow

    Gillian Bradshaw

    Shortlisted
  7. Juxtaposition

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  8. Ogre, Ogre

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  9. Oh Susannah!

    Kate Wilhelm

    Shortlisted
  10. Pawn of Prophecy

    David Eddings

    Shortlisted
  11. Tempting Fate

    Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

    Shortlisted
  12. The Black Beast

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  13. The Bloodwind

    Charles L. Grant

    Shortlisted
  14. The Blue Sword

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  15. The Citadel of the Autarch

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  16. The Delicate Dependency

    Michael Talbot

    Shortlisted
  17. The One Tree

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted
  18. The Swordbearer

    Glen Cook

    Shortlisted
  19. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

    Philip K. Dick

    Shortlisted

1982

  1. The Claw of the Conciliator

    Gene Wolfe

    Won
  2. A Sense of Shadow

    Kate Wilhelm

    Shortlisted
  3. Blue Adept

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  4. Camber the Heretic

    Katherine Kurtz

    Shortlisted
  5. Cujo

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  6. Delusion's Master

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted

  7. Esbae: A Winter's Tale

    Linda Haldeman

    Shortlisted
  8. Gryphon in Glory

    Andre Norton

    Shortlisted
  9. Horn Crown

    Andre Norton

    Shortlisted
  10. Journey Behind the Wind

    Patricia Wrightson

    Shortlisted
  11. Kingdom of Summer

    Gillian Bradshaw

    Shortlisted
  12. Little, Big

    John Crowley

    Shortlisted
  13. Lycanthia

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  14. Madwand

    Roger Zelazny

    Shortlisted
  15. Path of the Eclipse

    Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

    Shortlisted
  16. Peregrine: Secundus

    Avram Davidson

    Shortlisted
  17. The Captive

    Robert Stallman

    Shortlisted
  18. The Changing Land

    Roger Zelazny

    Shortlisted
  19. The Keep

    F. Paul Wilson

    Shortlisted
  20. The Sable Moon

    Nancy Springer

    Shortlisted
  21. The War Hound and the World's Pain

    Michael Moorcock

    Shortlisted

  22. Too Long a Sacrifice

    Mildred Downey Broxon

    Shortlisted

1981

  1. Lord Valentine's Castle

    Robert Silverberg

    Won

  2. A Storm of Wings

    M. John Harrison

    Shortlisted
  3. After Dark

    Manly Wade Wellman

    Shortlisted
  4. All Darkness Met

    Glen Cook

    Shortlisted
  5. Ariosto

    Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

    Shortlisted
  6. Changeling

    Roger Zelazny

    Shortlisted
  7. Dark Forces

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  8. Duncton Wood

    William Horwood

    Shortlisted
  9. Firelord

    Parke Godwin

    Shortlisted
  10. Kill the Dead

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  11. Master of the Five Magics

    Lyndon Hardy

    Shortlisted

  12. Necropolis

    Basil Copper

    Shortlisted
  13. Sabella

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  14. Shadowland

    Peter Straub

    Shortlisted
  15. Split Infinity

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  16. The Beginning Place

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Shortlisted
  17. The Northern Girl

    Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Shortlisted
  18. The Orphan

    Robert Stallman

    Shortlisted
  19. The Shadow of the Torturer

    Gene Wolfe

    Shortlisted
  20. The Vampire Tapestry

    Suzy McKee Charnas

    Shortlisted
  21. The Wounded Land

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted
  22. Thorn

    Fred Saberhagen

    Shortlisted

1980

  1. Harpist in the Wind

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Won
  2. Castle Roogna

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted
  3. Daughter of the Bright Moon

    Lynn Abbey

    Shortlisted
  4. Death's Master

    Tanith Lee

    Shortlisted
  5. Fires of Azeroth

    C. J. Cherryh

    Shortlisted
  6. Kindred

    Octavia E. Butler

    Shortlisted
  7. Malafrena

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Shortlisted
  8. Sorcerer's Son

    Phyllis Eisenstein

    Shortlisted
  9. Tales of Nevèrÿon

    Samuel R. Delany

    Shortlisted
  10. The Dancers of Arun

    Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Shortlisted
  11. The Dead Zone

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  12. The Door Into Fire

    Diane Duane

    Shortlisted
  13. The Drawing of the Dark

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  14. The Last Enchantment

    Mary Stewart

    Shortlisted
  15. The Merman's Children

    Poul Anderson

    Shortlisted
  16. The Palace

    Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

    Shortlisted
  17. Watchtower

    Elizabeth A. Lynn

    Shortlisted

1978

  1. The Silmarillion

    J. R. R. Tolkien

    Won
  2. A Spell for Chameleon

    Piers Anthony

    Shortlisted

  3. Cry Silver Bells

    Thomas Burnett Swann

    Shortlisted
  4. Heir of Sea and Fire

    Patricia A. McKillip

    Shortlisted
  5. Our Lady of Darkness

    Fritz Leiber

    Shortlisted
  6. Queens Walk in the Dusk

    Thomas Burnett Swann

    Shortlisted
  7. Silver on the Tree

    Susan Cooper

    Shortlisted
  8. Sword of the Demon

    Richard A. Lupoff

    Shortlisted
  9. The Book of Merlyn

    T. H. White

    Shortlisted
  10. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

    Stephen R. Donaldson

    Shortlisted
  11. The Grey Mane of Morning

    Joy Chant

    Shortlisted
  12. The Shining

    Stephen King

    Shortlisted
  13. The Sword of Shannara

    Terry Brooks

    Shortlisted
  14. Trey of Swords

    Andre Norton

    Shortlisted