Have a Fantastic Summer!
You may not be able to get out of town this weekend but you can go into space, visit an alternate universe or travel through time. Speculative fiction is an umbrella term used to include all of the more fantastical types of fiction, primarily science fiction, horror and fantasy. This incorporates subgenres like alternate history, time travel, superheroes and the supernatural. Wizards, vampires and aliens are just the tip of the iceberg. There's something to appeal to every reader.
Curious, but not sure where to begin? Award winning books are always a good choice, so here is a list of some speculative fiction awards, divided by genre. If the winner has not been announced the full list of nominees is given.
Fantasy Genre
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Kraken: an Anatomy by China Miéville
Horror Genre
Bram Stoker Awards
A Dark Matter by Peter Straub
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Science Fiction Genre
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
British Science Fiction Association Award
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Hugo Awards–Winner announced on August 21.
Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis (Winner)
Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Feed by Mira Grant
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis
Nebula Awards
Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis
Phillip K. Dick Award
The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Prix Aurora Awards–Winner will be announced in November.
Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell
Destiny's Blood by Marie Bilodeau
Stealing Home by Hayden Trenholm
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Watch by Robert J. Sawyer
Prometheus Award
Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt
Sidewise Award for Alternative History-Winner will be announced in August.
Columbia and Britannia by Adam Chamberlain and Brian A. Dixon
Pinion by Jay Lake
Red Inferno: 1945 by Robert Conroy
When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Eric Swedin
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