2023 Locus Finalists - hosted by meshell

FANTASY NOVEL
  • The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK)
  • When Women Were Dragons, Kelly Barnhill (Doubleday; Hot Key)
  • Spear, Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)
  • The World We Make, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
  • Babel, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
  • Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
  • The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik (Del Rey US; Del Rey UK)
  • Fevered Star, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga; Solaris UK)
  • Siren Queen, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

All books added
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill

367 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction historical lgbtqia+ magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Siren Queen

Nghi Vo

282 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

Fevered Star

Between Earth and Sky #2

Rebecca Roanhorse

388 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

The Golden Enclaves

The Scholomance #3

Naomi Novik

407 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Nona the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #3

Tamsyn Muir

480 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

243 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

The World We Make

Great Cities #2

N.K. Jemisin

357 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Spear

Nicola Griffith

184 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison

The Grief of Stones

The Chronicles of Osreth #3

Katherine Addison

256 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy emotional mysterious medium-paced