Iain M. Banks


science fiction awards database

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2023
The Culture: The Drawings • nonfiction • Orbit US
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2024 — related work — nomination -- pending
• Locus Awards 2024 — illustrated and art book — winner

2012
The Hydrogen Sonata • novel • Orbit US
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2013 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2013 — sf novel — 3rd place
Culture • series, 2012
citations:
• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

2010
Surface Detail • novel • Orbit
awards:
• Locus Awards 2011 — sf novel — 4th place
• Phantastik Preis 2012 — foreign novel — 4th place
• SF Site Readers Poll 2011 — sf/fantasy book — 4th place

2009
Transition • novel • Orbit
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2010 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2010 — sf novel — 6th place
• Phantastik Preis 2011 — foreign novel — 5th place
• SF Site Readers Poll 2010 — sf/fantasy book — 9th place

2008
Matter • novel • Orbit
awards:
• Locus Awards 2009 — sf novel — 2nd place
• Prometheus Awards 2009 — novel — nomination
• SF Site Readers Poll 2009 — sf/fantasy book — 8th place

2004
The Algebraist • novel • Time Warner UK/Orbit
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2005 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 2005 — sf novel — 5th place

2000
Look to Windward • novel • Orbit
awards:
• Locus Awards 2001 — sf novel — 7th place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2009: 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade, io9
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1998
Inversions • novel • Orbit
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1999 — novel — nomination
• Italia Awards 2004 — international novel — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1996
Excession • novel • Orbit
awards:
• British Fantasy Awards 1997 — August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
• British SF Association Awards 1997 — novel — winner
• James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award 1997 — long list
• Locus Awards 1997 — sf novel — 13th place
• Italia Awards 1998 — international novel — winner
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 1998 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1994
Feersum Endjinn • novel • Orbit
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1995 — novel — winner
• Locus Awards 1995 — sf novel — 19th place
• Seiun Awards 1998 — foreign novel — nomination
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

1993
Against a Dark Background • novel • Orbit
awards:
• Locus Awards 1994 — sf novel — 10th place
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1991
The State of the Art • collection • Orbit, 1991
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1990
Use of Weapons • novel • Orbit
awards:
• Arthur C. Clarke Award 1991 — shortlist
• British SF Association Awards 1991 — novel — nomination
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 1993 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
Use of Weapons • novel • Orbit, 1990
citations:
• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo
Use of Weapons • novel • Orbit, 1990
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1989
The State of the Art • novella • Mark V. Ziesing
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — novella — 16th place
• Ignotus Awards 2012 — foreign short story — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

1988
The Player of Games • novel • Macmillan
awards:
• Locus Awards 1989 — sf novel — 22nd place
• Seiun Awards 2002 — translated novel — nomination
citations:
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1987
Consider Phlebas • novel • Macmillan, 1987
citations:
• 2021: 50 essential science fiction books, AbeBooks
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2016: How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K. Wolfe
• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“A Gift from the Culture” • short fiction
awards:
• Prix Ozone 1997 — SF novella, foreign — winner
anthologies:
• The Big Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Random House/Vintage 2016
• The Space Opera Renaissance, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 2006

1986
The Bridge • novel • Macmillan
awards:
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 1991 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1988: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, David Pringle

1984
The Wasp Factory • novel • Macmillan
awards:
• James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award 1996 — retrospective Tiptree short list
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 1992 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1996: Books of the Century, Waterstone's Booksellers
• 1988: Horror: 100 Best Books, Stephen Jones & Kim Newman



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