Locus Awards 1992
science fiction awards database
Eligibility Year: 1991
Sf Novel
- Winner: Barrayar, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
- Xenocide, Orson Scott Card (Tor)
- Bone Dance, Emma Bull (Ace)
- The Summer Queen, Joan D. Vinge (Warner Questar)
- All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey)
- Stations of the Tide, Michael Swanwick (Morrow)
- Heavy Time, C. J. Cherryh (Warner Questar)
- The Dark Beyond the Stars, Frank M. Robinson (Tor)
- Synners, Pat Cadigan (Bantam Spectra)
- Brain Child, George Turner (Morrow)
- The Garden of Rama, Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee (Bantam Spectra)
- Ecce and Old Earth, Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller; Tor)
- A Woman of the Iron People, Eleanor Arnason (Morrow)
- Russian Spring, Norman Spinrad (Bantam Spectra)
- The Trinity Paradox, Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason (Bantam Spectra)
- Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos, Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin's)
- The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid, Rebecca Ore (Tor)
- The Ragged World, Judith Moffett (St. Martin's)
- Carve the Sky, Alexander Jablokov (Morrow)
- The Difference Engine, William Gibson & Bruce Sterling (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
- Eternal Light, Paul J. McAuley (Gollancz)
- Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede, Bradley Denton (Morrow)
Fantasy Novel
- Winner: Beauty, Sheri S. Tepper (Doubleday Foundation)
- The Little Country, Charles de Lint (Morrow)
- Eight Skilled Gentlemen, Barry Hughart (Doubleday Foundation)
- King of Morning, Queen of Day, Ian McDonald (Bantam Spectra)
- The Rainbow Abyss, Barbara Hambly (Grafton; Ballantine Del Rey)
- The Hereafter Gang, Neal Barrett, Jr. (Mark V. Ziesing)
- Witches Abroad, Terry Pratchett (Gollancz)
- Riverrun, S. P. Somtow (Avon)
- Outside the Dog Museum, Jonathan Carroll (Macdonald)
- King of the Dead, R. A. MacAvoy (Morrow)
- Nothing Sacred, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Doubleday Foundation)
- The Sorceress and the Cygnet, Patricia A. McKillip (Ace)
- The Revenge of the Rose, Michael Moorcock (Grafton; Ace)
- Cloven Hooves, Megan Lindholm (Bantam Spectra)
- The Magic Spectacles, James P. Blaylock (Morrigan)
- The End-of-Everything Man, Tom De Haven (Doubleday Foundation)
- Flying Dutch, Tom Holt (Orbit; St. Martin's)
- Elsewhere, Will Shetterly (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
- The White Mists of Power, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Roc)
- The Architecture of Desire, Mary Gentle (Bantam UK)
- Illusion, Paula Volsky (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
Horror/dark Fantasy Novel
- Winner: Summer of Night, Dan Simmons (Putnam)
- Imajica, Clive Barker (HarperCollins)
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, Stephen King (Donald M. Grant; Plume)
- The M.D., Thomas M. Disch (Knopf)
- Blood Price, Tanya Huff (DAW)
- In the Blood, Nancy A. Collins (Roc)
- The Cipher, Kathe Koja (Dell Abyss)
- Saint Peter's Wolf, Michael Cadnum (Carroll & Graf)
- Mrs. God, Peter Straub (Grant)
- The Angel of Pain, Brian Stableford (Simon & Schuster UK)
- Boy's Life, Robert R. McCammon (Pocket)
- The Fetch, Robert Holdstock (Orbit)
- Needful Things, Stephen King (Viking)
First Novel
- Winner: The Cipher, Kathe Koja (Dell Abyss)
- The White Mists of Power, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Roc)
- Carve the Sky, Alexander Jablokov (Morrow)
- Raft, Stephen Baxter (Grafton; Roc)
- Halo, Tom Maddox (Legend; Tor)
- Alien Blues, Lynn S. Hightower (Ace)
- The Illusionists, Faren Miller (Warner Questar)
- The Spiral Dance, R. Garcia y Robertson (Morrow)
- Groundties, Jane Fancher (Warner Questar)
- Mojo and the Pickle Jar, Douglas Bell (Tor)
- Prodigal, Melanie Tem (Dell Abyss)
- Moonwise, Greer Ilene Gilman (Penguin/Roc)
- The Initiate Brother, Sean Russell (DAW)
- Sarah Canary, Karen Joy Fowler (Henry Holt)
- Shade, Emily Devenport (Roc)
- Second Star, Dana Stabenow (Ace)
- Wilderness, Dennis Danvers (Poseidon)
Novella
- Winner: The Gallery of His Dreams, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pulphouse/Axolotl; Asimov's Sep 1991)
- “Beggars in Spain”, Nancy Kress (Asimov's Apr 1991; Axolotl)
- Griffin's Egg, Michael Swanwick (Legend; St. Martin's)
- “Jack”, Connie Willis (Asimov's Oct 1991)
- “Star of the Sea”, Poul Anderson (The Time Patrol)
- “And Wild for to Hold”, Nancy Kress (Asimov's Jul 1991; What Might Have Been? Vol. 3: Alternate Wars)
- Fetish, Edward Bryant (Pulphouse/Axolotl)
- “Desert Rain”, Mark L. Van Name & Pat Murphy (Full Spectrum 3)
- Our Lady of the Harbour, Charles de Lint (Axolotl)
- City of Truth, James Morrow (Legend; St. Martin's)
- Outnumbering the Dead, Frederik Pohl (Legend; St. Martin's)
- “The Mill”, Paul Di Filippo (Amazing Stories Oct 1991)
- “Candle”, Tony Daniel (Asimov's Jun 1991)
- “Canso de Fis de Jovent”, John Barnes (Analog Jan 1991)
Novelette
- Winner: “All Dracula's Children”, Dan Simmons (The Ultimate Dracula)
- “Fin de Cyclé”, Howard Waldrop (Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories; Asimov's Dec 1991)
- “Matter's End”, Gregory Benford (Full Spectrum 3)
- “Gold”, Isaac Asimov (Analog Sep 1991)
- “Black Glass”, Karen Joy Fowler (Full Spectrum 3)
- “Miracle”, Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 1991)
- “Over There”, Mike Resnick (Asimov's Sep 1991)
- “What Continues, What Fails...”, David Brin (Interzone #54 Dec 1991)
- “A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations”, Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Apr 1991)
- “Mairzy Doats”, Paul Di Filippo (F&SF Feb 1991)
- “The Better Boy”, James P. Blaylock & Tim Powers (Asimov's Feb 1991)
- “Dispatches from the Revolution”, Pat Cadigan (Asimov's Jul 1991)
- “Understand”, Ted Chiang (Asimov's Aug 1991)
- “Traveling West”, Pat Murphy (Asimov's Feb 1991)
- “Living Will”, Alexander Jablokov (Asimov's Jun 1991)
- “What Eats You”, Norman Spinrad (Asimov's Jul 1991)
- (tie): “The Invisible Worm”, Brian Stableford (F&SF Sep 1991)
- (tie): “The Return of Weird Frank”, Allen Steele (Asimov's Dec 1991)
- “A Tip on a Turtle”, Robert Silverberg (Amazing Stories May 1991)
- “Standing in Line with Mister Jimmy”, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 1991)
- “The Happy Man”, Jonathan Lethem (Asimov's Feb 1991)
- “Water Bringer”, Mary Rosenblum (Asimov's Mar 1991)
- “Snow on Sugar Mountain”, Elizabeth Hand (Full Spectrum 3)
- “Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats”, Michael Bishop (Omni Sep 1991)
- “The Will of God”, Keith Roberts (Asimov's Jul 1991)
- “The Ragthorn”, Robert Holdstock & Garry Kilworth (A Whisper of Blood)
Short Story
- Winner: “Buffalo”, John Kessel (Fires of the Past: Thirteen Contemporary Fantasies About Hometowns; F&SF Jan 1991)
- “Daughter Earth”, James Morrow (Full Spectrum 3)
- “Vinland the Dream”, Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Nov 1991)
- “In the Late Cretaceous”, Connie Willis (Asimov's mid-Dec 1991)
- “Press Ann”, Terry Bisson (Asimov's Aug 1991)
- “Angels in Love”, Kathe Koja (F&SF Jul 1991)
- “Division by Zero”, Ted Chiang (Full Spectrum 3)
- “Blood Sisters”, Greg Egan (Interzone #54 Dec 1991)
- “The Dark”, Karen Joy Fowler (F&SF Jun 1991)
- “Winter Solstice”, Mike Resnick (F&SF Oct/Nov 1991)
- “Dream Cargoes”, J. G. Ballard (Omni Feb 1991)
- “Images”, Joe Haldeman (F&SF May 1991)
- “One Perfect Morning, With Jackals”, Mike Resnick (Asimov's Mar 1991)
- “An Outpost of the Empire”, Robert Silverberg (Asimov's Nov 1991)
- “Skinner's Room”, William Gibson (Omni Nov 1991)
- “Bright Light, Big City”, Greg Costikyan (Asimov's Feb 1991)
- “True Love”, K. W. Jeter (A Whisper of Blood)
- “A Walk in the Sun”, Geoffrey A. Landis (Asimov's Oct 1991)
- “Voices”, Jack Dann (Omni Jun 1991)
- “Johnny Come Home”, Pat Cadigan (Omni Jun 1991)
- “Dog's Life”, Martha Soukup (Amazing Stories Mar 1991)
- “Venus Rising on Water”, Tanith Lee (Asimov's Oct 1991)
- “Fidelity”, Greg Egan (Asimov's Sep 1991)
- “Pipes”, Robert Reed (F&SF Jul 1991)
- “Chui Chai”, S. P. Somtow (The Ultimate Frankenstein)
- “Pogrom”, James Patrick Kelly (Fires of the Past: Thirteen Contemporary Fantasies About Hometowns; Asimov's Jan 1991)
Collection
- Winner: Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories, Howard Waldrop (Ursus/Mark V. Ziesing)
- Playgrounds of the Mind, Larry Niven (Tor)
- Remaking History, Kim Stanley Robinson (Tor)
- Gravity's Angels, Michael Swanwick (Arkham House)
- The Best of James H. Schmitz, James H. Schmitz (NESFA Press)
- Mirabile, Janet Kagan (Tor)
- The Book of the Dead, Tanith Lee (Overlook Press)
- The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy, Avram Davidson (Owlswick)
- The Bone Forest, Robert Holdstock (Grafton)
- Grimscribe: His Lives and Works, Thomas Ligotti (Carroll & Graf)
- The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley, Robert Sheckley (Pulphouse)
- Lafferty in Orbit, R. A. Lafferty (Broken Mirrors Press)
- Wormwood, Terry Dowling (Aphelion)
- The Start of the End of It All, Carol Emshwiller (Mercury House)
- Transreal!, Rudy Rucker (WCS Books)
- Sexual Chemistry, Brian Stableford (Simon & Schuster UK)
- Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities, Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Wildside Press)
Anthology
- Winner: Full Spectrum 3, Lou Aronica, Amy Stout & Betsy Mitchell, eds. (Doubleday Foundation)
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's)
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourth Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, eds. (St. Martin's)
- A Whisper of Blood, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Morrow)
- What Might Have Been? Vol. 3: Alternate Wars, Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (Bantam Spectra)
- Man-Kzin Wars IV, Larry Niven, ed. (Baen)
- After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, Martin H. Greenberg, ed. (Tor)
- Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales, Lester del Rey & Risa Kessler, eds. (Legend; Ballantine Del Rey)
- The Best of Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, ed. (St. Martin's)
- (tie): Final Shadows, Charles L. Grant, ed. (Doubleday Foundation)
- (tie): New Worlds 1, David Garnett, ed. (Gollancz)
- Future on Fire, Orson Scott Card, ed. (Tor)
- The Ultimate Werewolf, Byron Preiss, ed. (Dell)
- Welcome to Reality: The Nightmares of Philip K. Dick, Uwe Anton, ed. (Broken Mirrors Press)
- L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII, Algis Budrys, ed. (Bridge)
- Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories: 23 (1961), Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (DAW)
- Nebula Awards 25, Michael Bishop, ed. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
- Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue Ten: Winter 1991, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, ed. (Pulphouse)
- The New Hugo Winners, Volume II, Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (DAW)
Nonfiction
- Winner: Science-Fiction: The Early Years, Everett F. Bleiler (Kent State University Press)
- The World of Charles Addams, Charles Addams (Knopf)
- Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, Stephen Jones, ed. (Underwood-Miller)
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1990, Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento (Locus Press)
- Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch, Nancy Willard, text; Leo & Diane Dillon & Lee Dillon, illustrators (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
- Griffin & Sabine, Nick Bantock (Chronicle Books)
- Witches of the Mind: A Critical Study of Fritz Leiber, Bruce Byfield (Necronomicon Press)
- The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee (HarperCollins UK; Houghton Mifflin)
- Dreamlands, Mark Harrison (Paper Tiger)
- The Connecticut Yankee in the Twentieth Century: Travel to the Past in Science Fiction, Bud Foote (Greenwood)
- H.R. Giger's Necronomicon, H. R. Giger (Morpheus International)
Editor
Magazine Or Fanzine
- Winner: Asimov's
- F&SF
- Analog
- Amazing Stories
- Interzone
- Science Fiction Chronicle
- Aboriginal SF
- Pulphouse
- Omni
- Weird Tales
- Science Fiction Eye
- Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
- The New York Review of Science Fiction
- Cemetery Dance
Publisher
- Winner: Tor/St. Martin's
- Bantam/Doubleday/Dell
- Berkley/Ace
- Ballantine/Del Rey/Fawcett/Random House
- Baen
- DAW
- Avon/Morrow
- Ziesing/Ursus
- Pulphouse/Axolotl
- Penguin/Roc/Viking
- Warner/Questar
- Dark Harvest
- Arkham House
- Underwood-Miller
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