Locus Award for Best Novel

literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus; discontinued in 1979
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Locus Award for Best Novel

Summary

Locus Award for Best Novel is a literary award[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Larry Niven[3].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Ursula K. Le Guin[4].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Isaac Asimov[5].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Arthur C. Clarke[6].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Ursula K. Le Guin[7].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel won the Joe Haldeman[8].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel is in the country of United States[9].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's instance of is recorded as literary award[10].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's instance of is recorded as award for best book (by genre)[11].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's instance of is recorded as class of award[12].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's part of is recorded as Locus Awards[13].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047dljc[14].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's official website is recorded as http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus.html[15].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Locus Award for Best Novel winning works[16].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's conferred by is recorded as Locus[17].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's described by source is recorded as Science Fiction Awards Database[18].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's replaced by is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[19].
  • Locus Award for Best Novel's replaced by is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[20].

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Recognition

Wins include Larry Niven[3], a writer[21], b. 1938[22], of United States[23], awarded the Inkpot Award[24]; Ursula K. Le Guin[4], a writer[25], 1929–2018[26], of United States[27], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[28], specialised in fiction[29]; Isaac Asimov[5], a biochemist[30], 1920–1992[31], of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[32], awarded the Hugo Award[33], specialised in biochemistry[34]; Arthur C. Clarke[6], an inventor[35], 1917–2008[36], of United Kingdom[37], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[38], specialised in science fiction[39]; Joe Haldeman[8], a science fiction writer[40], b. 1943[41], of United States[42], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novel[43]; and Kate Wilhelm[44], a writer[45], 1928–2018[46], of United States[47], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[48], specialised in literary activity[49].

Why It Matters

Locus Award for Best Novel ranks in the top 8% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Locus Award for Best Novel receive?

Honors received include Larry Niven[3], Ursula K. Le Guin[4], Isaac Asimov[5], and Arthur C. Clarke[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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