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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4 stars
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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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
4 stars
The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city …
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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Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (Kushiels' Legacy, #1)
4 stars
Kushiel's Dart is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in her Kushiel's Legacy series. The …
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
4 stars
Bursting with cutting-edge speculation and human insight, Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a coming-of-age romantic …
Phil in SF says: 2004 winner
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
4 stars
"Two magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me. . ." …
Phil in SF says: 2005 winner
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Hammered by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra science fiction)
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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4 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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4 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
Captain Will Laurence and his noble dragon Temeraire battle against Bonaparte's invading forces. When China discovers that their rare gift, …
Phil in SF says: 2007 co-winner
