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• Abraham, DanielA Betrayal in Winter • (Tor, Aug)
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• Acevedo, MarioThe Nymphos of Rocky Flats • (Eos, Jan)
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• Acevedo, MarioThe Undead Kama Sutra • (Eos, Nov)
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• Anderson, Kevin J.The Last Days of Krypton • (Harper, Sep)
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• Anderson, Kevin J.Metal Swarm • (Orbit, Jun)
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• Anthony, PiersAir Apparent • (Tor, Oct)
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• Armstrong, KelleyNo Humans Involved • (Bantam Spectra, Mar)
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• Armstrong, KelleyPersonal Demon • (Bantam Spectra, Oct)
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• Bachman, RichardBlaze • (Pocket, Jan)
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• Baker, KageThe Sons of Heaven • (Tor, Aug)
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• Bear, ElizabethNew Amsterdam • (Subterranean Press/New Territories, Jun)
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• Bear, GregQuantico • (Vanguard Press, Mar)
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• Bilsborough, DavidThe Wanderer's Tale • (Tor, May)
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• Birmingham, JohnFinal Impact • (Ballantine Del Rey, Jan)
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• Bishop, AnneBelladonna • (Roc, Mar)
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• Bova, BenThe Aftermath • (Tor, Apr)
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• Bradbury, RayNow and Forever: Somewhere a Band Is Playing & Leviathan '99 • (Harper, Aug)
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• Brennan, HerbieThe Purple Emperor • (Tor, Feb)
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• Brennan, MarieWarrior • (Orbit, Aug)
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• Brennan, MarieWitch • (Orbit, Aug)
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• Brooks, TerryThe Elves of Cintra • (Ballantine Del Rey, Aug)
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• Bryan, KathleenThe Serpent and the Rose • (Tor, Feb)
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• Buckell, Tobias S.Ragamuffin • (Tor, Jun)
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• Bujold, Lois McMasterThe Sharing Knife: Legacy • (Eos, May)
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• Butcher, JimCaptain's Fury • (Ace, Dec)
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• Butcher, JimWhite Night • (Roc, Feb)
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• Card, Orson Scott, & Aaron JohnstonInvasive Procedures • (Tor, Aug)
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• Card, Orson ScottZanna's Gift • (Forge, Nov)
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• Carey, JacquelineKushiel's Justice • (Grand Central, May)
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• Carey, MikeThe Devil You Know • (Grand Central, Jun)
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• Chabon, MichaelGentlemen of the Road • (Ballantine Del Rey, Oct)
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• Chabon, MichaelThe Yiddish Policemen's Union • (HarperPerennial, May)
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• Cherryh, C. J.Deliverer • (DAW, Jan)
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• Clare, CassandraCity of Bones • (Simon Pulse, Feb)
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• Clarke, Arthur C., & Stephen BaxterFirstborn • (Ballantine Del Rey, Nov)
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• Coe, David B.Weavers of War • (Tor, Jan)
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• Cook, GlenLord of the Silent Kingdom • (Tor, Jan)
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• Cooper, BrendaThe Silver Ship and the Sea • (Tor, Jul)
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• Crace, JimThe Pesthouse • (Vintage, May)
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• Czerneda, Julie E.Reap the Wild Wind • (DAW, Sep)
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• Dann, Jack, & Gardner Dozois, eds.Wizards • (Berkley, May)
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World Fantasy nominee
• Dantec, Maurice G., translated by Noura WedellBabylon Babies • (Ballantine Del Rey, Aug)
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• David, James S.Thunder of Time • (Tor, Jan)
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• David, PeterDarkness of the Light • (Tor, Aug)
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• Di Filippo, PaulHarp, Pipe and Symphony • (Cosmos, Feb)
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• Diaz, JunotThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao • (Riverhead Books, Sep)
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• Dick, Philip K.Humpty Dumpty in Oakland • (Tor, Oct)
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• Dickson, Gordon R., & David W. WixonThe Antagonist • (Tor, Mar)
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• Donaldson, Stephen R.Fatal Revenant • (Ace, Aug)
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• Douglass, SaraThe Serpent Bride: Darkglass Mountain, Book 1 • (Eos, Jun)
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• Drake, DavidThe Mirror of Worlds • (Tor, Nov)
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• Drake, DavidOther Times Than Peace • (Baen, Aug)
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• Drake, DavidSome Golden Harbor • (Baen, Feb)
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• Duncan, DaveThe Alchemist's Apprentice • (Ace, Mar)
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• Duncan, DaveMother of Lies • (Tor, Mar)
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• Durham, David AnthonyAcacia • (Anchor Books, Aug)
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• Edelman, David LouisInfoquake • (Solaris, Jun)
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• Effinger, George AlecBudayeen Nights • (Golden Gryphon Press, Sep)
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• Erikson, StevenThe Bonehunters • (Tor, Jul)
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• Fallon, JenniferWarlord • (Tor, May)
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• Farland, DavidWorldbinder • (Tor, Aug)
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• Farmer, Philip JoséStrange Relations • (Baen, Feb)
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• Feist, Raymond E.Into a Dark Realm • (Eos, Mar)
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• Flint, Eric, & David Weber1634: The Baltic War • (Baen, Nov)
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• Flint, Eric, & Andrew Dennis1635: The Cannon Law • (Baen, Apr)
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• Flint, Eric, & Ryk E. SpoorBoundary • (Baen, Feb)
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• Flint, Eric, & Dave FreerPyramid Power • (Baen, Oct)
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• Ford, JeffreyThe Physiognomy
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World Fantasy winner
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• Foster, Alan DeanPatrimony • (Ballantine Del Rey, Oct)
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• Foster, Alan DeanSagramanda • (Pyr, May)
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• Friedman, C. S.Feast of Souls • (DAW, Feb)
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• Friedman, David D.Harald • (Baen, Apr)
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• Gaiman, NeilCoraline Movie Tie-in Edition • (HarperFestival, Nov)
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Locus winner /young adult novel
SF Site Poll
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World Fantasy nominee
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• Gemmell, DavidTroy: Shield of Thunder • (Ballantine Del Rey, Jan)
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• Gibson, WilliamSpook Country • (Berkley, Jun)
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• Gilman, FelixThunderer • (Bantam Spectra, Oct)
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• Golden, ChristopherThe Boys Are Back in Town • (Bantam Spectra, Mar)
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• Golden, ChristopherWildwood Road • (Bantam Spectra, Mar)
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• Goodkind, TerryConfessor • (Tor, Oct)
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• Goodkind, TerryWizard's First Rule • (Tor, Oct)
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• Gould, StevenJumper • (Tor, Feb)
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Crook
Locus /first novel #2
Seiun nominee
• Gould, StevenJumper: Griffin's Story • (Tor, Feb)
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• Green, Simon R.The Man With the Golden Torc • (Roc, Jun)
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• Grossman, AustinSoon I Will Be Invincible • (Vintage, Jun)
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• Gustainis, JustinBlack Magic Woman • (Solaris, Dec)
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• Haldeman, JoeThe Accidental Time Machine • (Ace, Aug)
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Locus /sf novel #5
Nebula nominee
• Hamilton, Laurell K.The Harlequin • (Jove, May)
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Locus: Aug 2008
• Hamilton, Laurell K.A Lick of Frost • (Ballantine, Nov)
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• Hamilton, Peter F.The Dreaming Void • (UK: Pan, May)
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• Hammond, WarrenKOP • (Tor, May)
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• Harris, CharlaineAll Together Dead • (Ace, Apr)
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• Harrison, KimThe Outlaw Demon Wails • (Eos, Dec)
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• Haydon, ElizabethThe Thief Queen's Daughter • (Starscape, Jun)
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• Hendee, BarbBlood Memories • (Roc, Oct)
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• Hendee, Barb, & J. C. HendeeRebel Fay • (Roc, Jan)
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• Herbert, Brian, & Kevin J. AndersonSandworms of Dune • (Tor, Jul)
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• Hill, JoeHeart-Shaped Box • (Harper, Apr)
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Locus: Jul 2008
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Locus winner /first novel
British Fantasy nominee
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• Hogan, James P.Echoes of an Alien Sky • (Baen, Mar)
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• Huff, TanyaThe Heart of Valor • (DAW, Jun)
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• Jarpe, MatthewRadio Freefall • (Tor, Nov)
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• Karpyshyn, DrewStar Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two • (Ballantine Del Rey, Nov)
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• Kay, Guy GavrielYsabel • (Roc, Feb)
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• Kenyon, KayBright of the Sky • (Pyr, Feb)
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Endeavour finalist
• Kenyon, SherrilynDevil May Cry • (St. Martin's Paperbacks, Apr)
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• King, StephenDuma Key • (UK: Hodder, Sep)
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• King, StephenDuma Key • (Pocket, Oct)
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• Knight, E. E.Valentine's Resolve • (Roc, Aug)
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• Kostova, ElizabethThe Historian • (Little, Brown, Jun)
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Lord Ruthven winner
Int. Horror Guild nominee
• Kurtz, KatherineChilde Morgan • (Ace, Feb)
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• Lackey, MercedesFortune's Fool • (Luna, Apr)
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• Lackey, Mercedes, & James MalloryThe Phoenix Unchained • (Tor, Sep)
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• Lackey, MercedesReserved for the Cat • (DAW, Oct)
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• Lake, JayMainspring • (Tor, May)
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Awards:
Locus /sf novel #12
Campbell Memorial finalist
Sidewise finalist
• Laumer, Keith, edited by Eric FlintThe Long Twilight and Other Stories • (Baen, Sep)
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• Lessing, DorisThe Cleft • (HarperPerennial, Aug)
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• Lima, MariaMatters of the Blood • (Juno Books, Oct)
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• Lindskold, JaneWolf's Blood • (Tor, Jan)
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• Lumley, BrianThe Taint and Other Novellas: A Cthulhu Mythos Collection • (UK: Solaris, Nov)
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• Lynch, ScottRed Seas Under Red Skies • (Bantam Spectra, Aug)
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• MacLeod, KenThe Execution Channel • (Tor, Jun)
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• Malan, VioletteThe Sleeping God • (DAW, Aug)
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• Marr, MelissaWicked Lovely • (HarperTeen, May)
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• Martin, George R. R., ed.Inside Straight • (Tor, Nov)
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• Martinez, A. LeeThe Nameless Witch • (Tor, Sep)
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• McCaffrey, Anne, & Todd McCaffreyDragon Harper • (Ballantine Del Rey, Oct)
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• McCaffrey, Anne, & Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughMaelstrom • (Ballantine Del Rey, Mar)
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• McCarthy, CormacThe Road • (Vintage, Nov)
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General: 12.02.08 ..03.03.09
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Locus /sf novel #7
Ignotus winner
Quill Award winner
• McDevitt, JackCauldron • (Ace, Nov)
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Nebula nominee
• McDonald, SandraThe Outback Stars • (Tor, Feb)
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Locus: Jul 2008
Awards:
Crook
• McIntosh, FionaEmissary: Book Two of the Percheron Saga • (Eos, Sep)
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• McIntosh, FionaOdalisque • (Eos, Apr)
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• McKinley, RobinDragonhaven • (Ace, Oct)
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• Meluch, R. M.The Sagittarius Command • (DAW, Nov)
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• Meyer, StephenieEclipse • (UK: ATOM, Jul)
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• Meyer, StephenieNew Moon • (Little, Brown, Jun)
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• Miéville, ChinaUn Lun Dun • (Ballantine Del Rey, Feb)
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Locus winner /young adult book
• Millar, MartinThe Good Fairies of New York • (Tor, Jun)
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Locus: Sep 2008
• Modesitt, L. E., Jr.The Elysium Commission • (Tor, Mar)
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• Modesitt, L. E., Jr.Natural Ordermage • (Tor, May)
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• Monette, Sarah, & Elizabeth BearA Companion to Wolves • (Tor, Aug)
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Lambda finalist
• Moon, ElizabethCommand Decision • (Ballantine Del Rey, Feb)
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Locus: May 2008
• Morgan, Richard K.Thirteen • (Ballantine Del Rey, Aug)
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• Niven, Larry, & Edward M. LernerFleet of Worlds • (Tor, Sep)
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Prometheus finalist
• Norton, AndreReturn to Quag Keep • (Tor, Jan)
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• Odom, MelBoneslicer • (Tor, Jun)
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• Palmer, PhilipDebatable Space • (Orbit US, Sep)
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• Park, PaulThe White Tyger • (Tor, Feb)
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Locus /fantasy novel #6
• Patterson, JamesMaximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports • (Little, Brown Young Readers, Feb)
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• Pfeffer, Susan BethLife As We Knew It • (Harcourt, May)
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Awards:
Nebula nominee
• Powers, TimOn Stranger Tides • (Subterranean, Apr)
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #2
World Fantasy nominee
Ditmar nominee
• Pratchett, TerryMaking Money • (UK: Corgi, Jun)
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Locus: Oct 2008
• Pratchett, TerryMaking Money • (Harper, Oct)
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Locus: Jan 2009
Awards:
Locus winner /fantasy novel
Phantastik
Nebula nominee
• Pratchett, Terry, & Stephen BriggsThe Wit and Wisdom of Discworld • (Harper)
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• Putney, Mary JoA Distant Magic • (Ballantine Del Rey, Jun)
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• Resnick, Mike, & Stalking the Unicorn • (Pyr, Aug)
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• Reynolds, AlastairGalactic North • (Ace, Jun)
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• Ringo, JohnEast of the Sun, West of the Moon • (Baen, Jan)
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• Ringo, John, & Julie CochraneSister Time • (Baen, Dec)
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• Ringo, John, & Travis TaylorVon Neumann's War • (Baen, Mar)
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• Ringo, John, & Travis TaylorVorpal Blade • (Baen, Oct)
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• Ringo, John, & Tom KratmanYellow Eyes • (Baen, Sep)
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• Roberson, ChrisSet the Seas on Fire • (Solaris, Sep)
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• Roberson, JenniferDeepWood • (DAW, Aug)
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• Rochelle, WarrenHarvest of Changelings • (Golden Gryphon Press, Jul)
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• Rothfuss, PatrickThe Name of the Wind • (DAW, Apr)
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Bestsellers:
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Locus: Jul 2008
Locus: Aug 2008
Locus: Sep 2008
Awards:
Crook
Locus /fantasy novel #17
Locus /first novel #2
SF Site Poll winner
Quill Award winner
• Rowling, J. K.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • (Bloomsbury, Jul)
Bestsellers:
General: 07.22.08 ..09.02.08
• Rucker, RudyMathematicians in Love • (Tor, Aug)
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Locus /sf novel #10
• Ruckley, BrianWinterbirth • (Orbit, May)
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• Ruff, MattBad Monkeys • (HarperPerennial, Aug)
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Bestsellers:
Locus: Nov 2008
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #16
Campbell Memorial finalist
• Salvatore, R. A.The Ancient • (Tor, Dec)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Salvatore, R. A.The Forgotten Realms: Orc King: Transitions, Book One • (Wizards of the Coast, Jul)
Bestsellers:
General: 07.15.08 ..09.02.08
Locus: Oct 2008
Locus: Nov 2008
Locus: Dec 2008
Locus: Jan 2009
Locus: Feb 2009
Locus: Mar 2009
• Sanderson, BrandonThe Well of Ascension • (Tor, Jun)
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• Sawyer, Robert J.Rollback • (Tor, Feb)
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Locus: May 2008
Locus: Jun 2008
Locus: Jul 2008
Awards:
Campbell Memorial finalist
Aurora nominee
Hugo nominee
• Scalzi, JohnAgent to the Stars • (Tor, Nov)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Feb 2009
Locus: Mar 2009
Locus: Apr 2009
• Scalzi, JohnThe Last Colony • (Tor, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
General: 08.26.08 ..08.26.08
Locus: Nov 2008
Locus: Dec 2008
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #21
SF Site Poll
Hugo nominee
• Scott, MichaelThe Alchemyst • (Delacorte, Jun)
Bestsellers:
General: 09.09.08 ..01.13.09
• Smith, Michael MarshallThe Servants • (Eos, Sep)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Smith, SherwoodThe Fox • (DAW, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Stackpole, Michael A.The New World • (Bantam Spectra, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Steele, AllenSpindrift • (Ace, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Stemple, AdamSteward of Song • (Tor, Dec)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Stirling, S. M.The Sunrise Lands • (Roc, Sep)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Dec 2008
• Strieber, Whitley2012: The War for Souls • (Tor, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Stross, CharlesHalting State • (Ace, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Oct 2008
Locus: Nov 2008
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #3
Hugo nominee
• Stross, CharlesThe Merchants' War • (Tor, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Jan 2009
• Tepper, Sheri S.The Margarets • (Eos, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Awards:
Campbell Memorial finalist
Clarke finalist
Tiptree short/long list
• Tolkien, J. R. R.The Children of H£rin • (Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Mar)
Bestsellers:
Locus: Jul 2008
Awards:
Phantastik
• Tolkien, J. R. R.The Children of H£rin • (Mariner Books, Oct)
Bestsellers:
General: 10.28.08 ..01.06.09
Locus: Jan 2009
Locus: Feb 2009
Locus: Mar 2009
Awards:
Phantastik
• Traviss, KarenStar Wars: Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice • (Ballantine Del Rey, May)
Bestsellers:
General: 05.13.08 ..05.20.08
Locus: Aug 2008
Locus: Nov 2008
• Turtledove, HarryBeyond the Gap • (Tor, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Turtledove, HarryThe Gladiator • (Tor, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Awards:
Prometheus winner
• Turtledove, HarryOpening Atlantis • (Roc, Dec)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Mar 2009
• Twelve Hawks, JohnThe Dark River • (Vintage, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Oct 2008
• Van Name, Mark L.One Jump Ahead • (Baen, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Awards:
Crook winner
• Watt-Evans, LawrenceThe Ninth Talisman • (Tor, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Watts, PeterBlindsight • (Tor, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Jun 2008
Locus: Jul 2008
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #3
SF Site Poll
Campbell Memorial finalist
Sunburst finalist
Aurora nominee
Hugo nominee
• Weber, David, & Linda EvansHell Hath No Fury • (Baen, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Oct 2008
• Weber, David, & Linda EvansHell's Gate • (Baen, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
General: 05.13.08 ..05.13.08
Locus: Aug 2008
• Weber, DavidOff Armageddon Reef • (Tor, Jan)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
General: 01.22.08 ..02.05.08
Locus: Apr 2008
• Weis, Margaret, & Tracy HickmanDragons of the Highlord Skies: The Lost Chronicles, Volume Two • (Wizards of the Coast, Jan)
Bestsellers:
General: 01.29.08 ..01.29.08
• White, Steve, & Shirley MeierExodus • (Baen, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Williams, LizSnake Agent • (Night Shade Books, Jan)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #15
• Williams, SeanThe Crooked Letter • (Pyr, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Williams, TadRite: Short Work • (Subterranean Press/Far Territories, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Williams, TadShadowplay • (DAW, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Wilson, F. PaulBloodline • (Tor, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Wilson, Robert CharlesAxis • (Tor, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Bestsellers:
Locus: Sep 2008
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #6
SF Site Poll
Campbell Memorial finalist
Sunburst finalist
• Zahn, TimothyBlackcollar: The Judas Solution • (Baen, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Zahn, TimothyStar Wars: Allegiance • (Ballantine Del Rey, Jan)
Bestsellers:
General: 01.08.08 ..01.15.08
Locus: Apr 2008
Locus: May 2008
Locus: Jun 2008
• Zahn, TimothyThe Third Lynx • (Tor, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Zettel, SarahSword of the Deceiver • (Tor, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
• Zindell, DavidThe Silver Sword • (Tor, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: New in Paperback
Classic Reprints 
• Adams, John Joseph, ed.Wastelands • (Night Shade Books, Feb)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Locus Mag: New&Notable
Locus Magazine Reviews:
Mar 2008 / Rich Horton
Online Reviews:
SF Site / Stuart Carter
• Anderson, Douglas A., ed.Tales Before Narnia • (Ballantine Del Rey, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Online Reviews:
SF Site / Georges T. Dodds
• Ashley, Mike, ed.The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy • (Running Press, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Asimov, IsaacPebble in the Sky • (Tor, Jan)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Retro Hugo
• Banks, Iain M.Consider Phlebas • (Orbit, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Banks, Iain M.The Player of Games • (Orbit, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #22
Seiun nominee
• Banks, Iain M.Use of Weapons • (Orbit, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Kurd Laáwitz winner
Clarke finalist
British SF nominee
• Bear, GregAnvil of Stars • (Orb, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #6
• Bova, BenLaugh Lines • (Baen, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Bova, Ben, ed.Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 2B • (Tor, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Brackett, LeighThe Ginger Star • (Paizo/Planet Stories, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Brackett, LeighLorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances • (Haffner Press, Jan)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Locus Mag: New&Notable
Locus Magazine Reviews:
Apr 2008 / Richard A. Lupoff
Online Reviews:
SF Weekly / Paul Di Filippo
• Bradbury, RayDandelion Wine, 50th Anniversary Edition • (UK: PS Publishing, Jan)
Locus Magazine Reviews:
Jan 2008 / Gary K. Wolfe
Best of 2007:
Times (Lisa Tuttle)
• Campbell, John W.The Black Star Passes • (Cosmos Books, Aug)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Cole, AllanThe Far Kingdoms • (Cosmos Books, Aug)
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #14
• Cook, GlenBooks of the South: Tales of the Black Company • (Tor, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Cook, GlenThe Dragon Never Sleeps • (Night Shade Books, Feb)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Dick, Philip K.Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s • (Library of America, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Locus Mag: New&Notable
• Dick, Philip K.In Milton Lumky Territory • (Tor, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Ellison, HarlanHarlan Ellison's Watching • (M Press, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /nonfiction #10
Hugo nominee
Stoker winner
World Fantasy nominee
• Ford, JeffreyThe Beyond • (Golden Gryphon Press, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #17
• Ford, JeffreyMemoranda • (Golden Gryphon Press, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Ford, JeffreyThe Physiognomy • (Golden Gryphon Press, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
World Fantasy winner
Seiun nominee
• Haffner, Stephen, ed.The Worlds of Jack Williamson: A Centennial Tribute 1908-2008 • (Haffner Press, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Locus Mag: New&Notable
• HAMILTON, PETER F.The Neutronium Alchemist • (Orbit)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Hamilton, Peter F.The Reality Dysfunction • (Orbit, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /sf novel #11
• Harrison, HarryMake Room! Make Room! • (Orb, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Harrison, HarryPlanet of the Damned • (Cosmos, Feb)
Awards:
Hugo nominee
• Heinlein, Robert A.Between Planets • (Baen, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Heinlein, Robert A.Farmer in the Sky • (Baen, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Retro Hugo winner
• Heinlein, Robert A., edited by Yoji KondoRequiem: Collected Works and Tributes to the Grand Master • (Tor, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Herbert, FrankThe Dragon in the Sea • (Tor, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus All-Time Poll
• Hodgson, William HopeThe House on the Borderland • (??)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Hodgson, William HopeThe Night Land • (??)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Kay, Guy GavrielA Song for Arbonne • (Roc, May)
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #4
Aurora nominee
Aurora nominee
• Lewis, C. S.Prince Caspian • (HarperEntertainment, Apr)
Bestsellers:
General: 05.13.08 ..06.10.08
• McCaffrey, AnneDragonsong • (Simon Pulse, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /novel #16
• Moorcock, MichaelElric: The Sleeping Sorceress • (Ballantine Del Rey, Dec)
Forthcoming, not yet seen, or not yet listed
• Moorcock, MichaelElric: The Stealer of Souls • (Ballantine Del Rey, Feb)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Moorcock, MichaelElric: To Rescue Tanelorn • (Ballantine Del Rey, Jul)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Moorcock, MichaelLord of the Spiders • (Paizo, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Moore, C. L.Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith • (Paizo/Planet Stories, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Niven, Larry, & Jerry PournelleInferno • (Orb, Sep)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /novel #12
Locus /novel #17
Ditmar nominee
Hugo nominee
Nebula nominee
• Peake, MervynTitus Alone • (Overlook, Mar)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Piper, H. BeamSpace Viking • (Cosmos, Apr)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Powers, TimThe Stress of Her Regard • (Tachyon Publications, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /fantasy novel #2
Ignotus winner
Mythopoeic winner
World Fantasy nominee
• Pratchett, TerryThe Discworld Graphic Novels • (Harper, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• PRIEST, CHRISTOPHERInverted World • (New York Review Books)
Awards:
Locus /novel #6
British SF winner
Hugo nominee
• Silverberg, RobertNightwings • (IDW, Aug)
Awards:
Apollo winner
Seiun winner
• Thomsen, Brian, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.The Reel Stuff • (DAW, Jun)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Watts, PeterStarfish • (Tor, May)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Awards:
Locus /first novel #3
Campbell Memorial finalist
Aurora nominee
• Westerfeld, ScottThe Killing of Worlds • (Tor, Oct)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Westerfeld, ScottThe Risen Empire • (Tor, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
• Williamson, JackGateway to Paradise: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Six • (Haffner Press, Aug)
Descriptions:
Locus Online: Classic Reprints
Locus Mag: New&Notable
• Wyndham, JohnThe Chrysalids • (New York Review Books)
Awards:
Astounding/Analog All-Time Poll
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