Locus Award for Best First Novel

9 books in the collection.

Cover of Dragon's Egg
1981Recommended

Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward

First published 1980

Cover of The Cipher
1992Recommended

The Cipher

Kathe Koja

First published 1991

Cover of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
2004Recommended

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Cory Doctorow

First published 2003

Cover of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2005Must-Read

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

First published 2001

Cover of The Windup Girl
2010Recommended

The Windup Girl

Paolo Bacigalupi

First published 2009

Cover of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
2011Must-Read

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

N. K. Jemisin

First published 2010

Cover of Ancillary Justice
2014Must-Read

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

First published 2013

Cover of Ninefox Gambit
2017Recommended

Ninefox Gambit

Yoon Ha Lee

First published 2016

Cover of Gideon the Ninth
2020Recommended

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

First published 2019