Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus
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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Summary

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel is an award for best book[1]. It draws 165 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_book_by_genre category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the J. R. R. Tolkien[3].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the Patricia A. McKillip[4].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the Robert Silverberg[5].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the Gene Wolfe[6].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the Gene Wolfe[7].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel won the Marion Zimmer Bradley[8].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel is in the country of United States[9].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's instance of is recorded as award for best book (by genre)[10].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's instance of is recorded as class of award[11].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's part of is recorded as Locus Awards[12].
  • +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[13].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040_9s0[14].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's official website is recorded as http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus.html[15].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's topic's main category is recorded as Q13342901[16].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's conferred by is recorded as Locus[17].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's described by source is recorded as Science Fiction Awards Database[18].
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel's replaces is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novel[19].

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Recognition

Wins include J. R. R. Tolkien[3], a linguist[20], 1892–1973[21], of United Kingdom[22], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[23], specialised in literature[24]; Patricia A. McKillip[4], a writer[25], 1948–2022[26], of United States[27], awarded the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[28], specialised in fantasy literature[29]; Robert Silverberg[5], a screenwriter[30], b. 1935[31], of United States[32], awarded the Hugo Award[33], specialised in non-fiction literature[34]; Gene Wolfe[6], a writer[35], 1931–2019[36], of United States[37], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novella[38], specialised in science fiction[39]; Marion Zimmer Bradley[8], a writer[40], 1930–1999[41], of United States[42], awarded the Inkpot Award[43]; and Robert A. Heinlein[44], a writer[45], 1907–1988[46], of United States[47], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[48], specialised in literature[49].

Why It Matters

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel draws 165 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_book_by_genre category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel receive?

Honors received include J. R. R. Tolkien[3], Patricia A. McKillip[4], Robert Silverberg[5], and Gene Wolfe[6].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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