The finalists for the 2016 Locus Awards were announced. Alastair Reynolds’ acclaimed SLOW BULLETS, Ellen Datlow, editor of THE MONSTROUS, John Joseph Adams, editor of  EPIC: LEGENDS OF FANTASY, David G. Hartwell, co-editor of THE SWORD & SORCERY ANTHOLOGY, and cover artists Julie Dillon, John Picacio, and Michael Whelan all received nominations. Tachyon authors Daryl Gregory, Nancy Kress, and James Tiptree, Jr were all honored, too.

Congratulations to all the finalists.

SCIENCE FICTION
NOVEL

• THE WATER KNIFE,
  Paolo Bacigalupi (Borzoi; Orbit UK)
• ANCILLARY MERCY, Ann
  Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• AURORA, Kim Stanley
  Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• SEVENEVES, Neal
  Stephenson (Morrow)
• A BORROWED MAN, Gene
  Wolfe (Tor)

FANTASY NOVEL

• KAREN MEMORY,
  Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
• THE HOUSE OF
  SHATTERED WINGS, Aliette de Bodard (Roc; Gollancz)
• WYLDING HALL,
  Elizabeth Hand (PS; Open Road)
• THE FIFTH SEASON,
  N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• UPROOTED, Naomi
  Novik (Del Rey)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK

• HALF A WAR, Joe
  Abercrombie (Del Rey; Harper Voyager UK)
• HALF THE WORLD, Joe
  Abercrombie (Del Rey)
• HARRISON SQUARED,
  Daryl Gregory (Tor)
• SHADOWSHAPER, Daniel
  José Older (Levine)
• THE SHEPHERD’S
  CROWN, Terry Pratchett (Harper; Doubleday UK)

FIRST NOVEL

• SORCERER TO THE
  CROWN, Zen Cho (Ace; Macmillan UK)
• THE GRACE OF KINGS,
  Ken Liu (Saga)
• SIGNAL TO NOISE,
  Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
• THE WATCHMAKER OF
  FILIGREE STREET, Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)
• THE SORCERER OF THE
  WILDEEPS, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com)

NOVELLA

• PENRIC’S DEMON,
  Lois McMaster Bujold (self-published)
• ‘‘The Citadel of
  Weeping Pearls’’, Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s 10-11/15)
• ‘‘The Four
  Thousand, the Eight Hundred’’, Greg Egan (Asimov’s 12/15)
• BINTI, Nnedi
  Okorafor (Tor.com)
• SLOW BULLETS,
  Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)

NOVELETTE

• ‘‘The Heart’s
  Filthy Lesson’’, Elizabeth Bear (OLD VENUS)
• ‘‘And You Shall
  Know Her by the Trail of Dead’’, Brooke Bolander (LIGHTSPEED
  2/15)
• ‘‘Black Dog’’,
  Neil Gaiman (TRIGGER WARNING)
• ‘‘Folding
  Beijing’’, Hao Jingfang (UNCANNY 1-2/15)
• ‘‘Another Word
  for World’’, Ann Leckie (FUTURE VISIONS)

SHORT STORY

• ‘‘Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight’’, Aliette de Bodard (CLARKESWORLD 1/15)
• ‘‘Madeleine’’, Amal El-Mohtar (LIGHTSPEED 6/15)
• ‘‘Cat Pictures Please’’, Naomi Kritzer (CLARKESWORLD 1/15)
• ‘‘The Dowager of Bees’’, China Miéville (THREE MOMENTS OF AN EXPLOSION)
• ‘‘Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers’’, Alyssa Wong (NIGHTMARE 10/15)

ANTHOLOGY

• THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL COLLECTION, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin’s Griffin)
• OLD VENUS, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam)
• HANZAI JAPAN: FANTASTICAL, FUTURISTIC STORIES OF CRIME FROM AND ABOUT JAPAN, Nick Mamatas & Masumi Washington, eds. (Haikasoru)
• STORIES FOR CHIP: A TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL R. DELANY, Nisi Shawl & Bill Campbell, eds. (Rosarium)
• MEETING INFINITY, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Solaris US; Solaris UK)

COLLECTION

• THE BEST OF GREGORY BENFORD, Gregory Benford (Subterranean)
• TRIGGER WARNING: SHORT FICTIONS AND DISTURBANCES, Neil Gaiman (Morrow)
• THE BEST OF NANCY KRESS, Nancy Kress (Subterranean)
• DANCING THROUGH THE FIRE, Tanith Lee (Fantastic Books)
• THREE MOMENTS OF AN EXPLOSION, China Miéville (Macmillan UK; Del Rey 2016)

MAGAZINE

• ASIMOV’S
  
• CLARKESWORLD
• F&SF
• FILE 770
• TOR.COM

PUBLISHER

• Baen
• Gollancz
• Orbit
• Tor
• Subterranean

EDITOR

• John Joseph Adams
• Ellen Datlow
• Gardner Dozois
• David G. Hartwell
• Jonathan Strahan

ARTIST

• Galen Dara
• Julie Dillon
• Bob Eggleton
• John Picacio
• Michael Whelan

NON-FICTION

• THE CULTURE SERIES OF IAIN M. BANKS, Simone Caroti (McFarland)
• LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD, Edward James (University of Illinois Press)
• LETTERS TO TIPTREE, Alisa Krasnostein & Alexandra Pierce, eds. (Twelfth Planet)
• FREDERIK POHL, Michael R. Page (University of Illinois Press)
• RAY BRADBURY, David Seed (University of Illinois Press)

ART BOOK

• JULIE DILLON’S IMAGINED REALMS, BOOK 2: EARTH AND SKY (self-published)
• WOMEN OF WONDER: CELEBRATING WOMEN CREATORS OF FANTASTIC ART, Cathy Fenner, ed. (Underwood)
• SPECTRUM 22: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART, John Fleskes, ed. (Flesk)
• EDWARD GOREY: HIS BOOK COVER ART & DESIGN, Steven Heller, ed. (Pomegranate)
• THE FANTASY ILLUSTRATION LIBRARY, VOLUME ONE: LANDS & LEGENDS, Malcolm R. Phifer & Michael C. Phifer (Michael Publishing)

For more info about SLOW BULLETS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Thomas Canty

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about HER SMOKE ROSE UP FOREVER, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Picacio

For more info about ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE 30^TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY, visit the Tachyon site.

Cover by Michael Whelan

For more on THE MONSTROUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Reiko Murakami

Cover design by Elizabeth Story