Tuesday, April 14, 2026

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists

The top 10 finalists for the 2026 Locus Awards have been announced. The awards are voted on by subscribers to Locus Magazine and will be announced on May 30. 

These are the finalists for best science fiction novel.
  • The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz) 
  • Picks & Shovels, Cory Doctorow (Ad Astra; Tor) 
  • Notes from a Regicide, Isaac Fellman (Tor) 
  • When We Were Real, Daryl Gregory (Saga) 
  • All That We See or Seem, Ken Liu (Saga; Ad Astra) 
  • Where the Axe Is Buried, Ray Nayler (MCD; Weidenfel & Nicolson)
  • Slow Gods, Claire North (Orbit US; Orbit UK) 
  • Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor (Morrow; Gollancz) 
  • The Shattering Peace, John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK) 
  • Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US) 
I've only read the Ray Nayler novel, though there are three or four on the list that I plan to read at some point.

You can read most of the short story and novelette finalists online with links provided in the article. 

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