Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
20 books in the collection.
1978 Must-Read
The Fall of Gondolin
J.R.R. Tolkien
First published 1977
1978 Must-Read
The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
First published 1977
1982 Must-Read
The Claw of the Conciliator
Gene Wolfe
First published 1981
1983 Must-Read
The Sword of the Lictor
Gene Wolfe
First published 1982
1987 Recommended
Soldier of the Mist
Gene Wolfe
First published 1986
1997 Must-Read
A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin
First published 1996
1999 Must-Read
A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin
First published 1998
2001 Must-Read
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin
First published 2000
2002 Must-Read
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
First published 2001
2003 Must-Read
The Scar
China Miéville
First published 2002
2004 Recommended
Paladin of Souls
Lois McMaster Bujold
First published 2003
2004 Recommended
The Curse of Chalion
Lois McMaster Bujold
First published 1991
2009 Recommended
Lavinia
Ursula K. Le Guin
First published 2008
2012 Must-Read
A Dance with Dragons
George R.R. Martin
First published 2008
2014 Must-Read
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
First published 2013
2015 Recommended
The Goblin Emperor
Katherine Addison
First published 2014
2016 Recommended
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
First published 2015
2018 Must-Read
The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin
First published 2017
2023 Recommended
Babel
R.F. Kuang
First published 2022
2024 Recommended
Witch King
Martha Wells
First published 2023