Locus Awards 2014: Os vencedores

Já são conhecidos os vencedores dos Prémios Locus 2014, criados em 1971 e atribuídos anualmente por votação dos leitores da revista Locus às obras de ficção científica e fantasia que mais se destacaram no ano anterior. Na edição deste ano, Neil Gaiman foi distinguido em duas categorias de ficção, com The Ocean at the End of the Lane a ser considerado pelos leitores da revista como "Melhor Romance de Fantasia" e com a noveleta The Sleeper and the Spindle, publicada na antologia Rags & Bones, a ser distinguida na respectiva categoria. Abbadon's Gate, o terceiro volume da série Expanse, de James S. A. Corey (pseudónimo da dupla de Daniel Abraham e Ty Franck), foi considerado o "Melhor Romance de Ficção Científica". E o inevitável Ancillary Justice, de Ann Leckie, foi distinguido como "Melhor Primeiro Romance". Abaixo, a lista completa com todos os nomeados:  

Science Fiction Novel:

• Abaddon’s Gate, de James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• MaddAddam, de Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart; Bloomsbury; Talese)
• The Best of All Possible Worlds, de Karen Lord (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher UK)
• Shaman, de Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Neptune’s Brood, de Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)

Fantasy Novel:

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane, de Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
• NOS4A2, de Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz as NOS4R2)
• River of Stars, de Guy Gavriel Kay (Roc; Viking Canada; HarperCollins UK)
• Doctor Sleep, de Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Republic of Thieves, de Scott Lynch (Del Rey; Gollancz)

Young Adult Book:

• The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, de Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)
• Zombie Baseball Beatdown, de Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, de Holly Black (Little, Brown; Indigo)
• Homeland, de Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; Titan)
• The Summer Prince, de Alaya Dawn Johnson (Levine)

First Novel:

• Ancillary Justice, de Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, de Emily Croy Barker (Dorman)
• The Golden City, de J. Kathleen Cheney (Roc)
• A Stranger in Olondria, de Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
• The Golem and the Jinni, de Helene Wecker (Harper)

Novella:

• “Six-Gun Snow White”, de Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)
• “Wakulla Springs”, de Andy Duncan e Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 02 de Outubro de 2013)
• “Black Helicopters”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
• “The Princess and the Queen”, de George R.R. Martin (Dangerous Women)
• “Precious Mental”, de Robert Reed (Asimov’s, Junho de 2013)

Novelette:

• “The Sleeper and the Spindle”, de Neil Gaiman (Rags and Bones)
• “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling”, de Ted Chiang (Subterranean, Outono de 2013)
• “The Waiting Stars”, de Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky)
• “A Terror”, de Jeffrey Ford (Tor.com, 24 de Julho de 2013)
• “The Prayer of Ninety Cats”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean, Primavera de 2013)

Short Story:

• “The Road of Needles”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales)
• “Some Desperado”, de Joe Abercrombie (Dangerous Women)
• “The Science of Herself”, de Karen Joy Fowler (The Science of Herself)
• “A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel”, de Ken Liu (F&SF, Janeiro e Fevereiro de 2013)
• “The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls”, de Howard Waldrop (Old Mars)

Anthology:

• Old Mars, ed. George R.R. Martin e Gardner Dozois (Bantam)
• Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, ed. Ellen Datlow e Terri Windling (Tor)
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin; Robinson com o título The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 26)
• Unnatural Creatures, ed. Neil Gaiman e Maria Dahvana Headley (Harper; Bloomsbury)
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Seven, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade)

Collection:

• The Best of Connie Willis, de Connie Willis (Del Rey)
• The Best of Joe Haldeman, de Joe Haldeman (Subterranean)
• The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
• Kabu Kabu, de Nnedi Okorafor (Prime)
• The Bread We Eat in Dreams, de Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

Magazine:

• Asimov’s
• Clarkesworld
• F&SF
• Subterranean
• Tor.com

Publisher:

• Tor Books
• Angry Robot
• Orbit
• Small Beer
• Subterranean

Editor:

• Ellen Datlow
• John Joseph Adams
• Gardner Dozois
• Jonathan Strahan
• Ann e Jeff VanderMeer

Artista:

• Michael Whelan
• Bob Eggleton
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan
• Charles Vess

Non-Fiction:

• Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, de Jeff VanderMeer (Abrams Image)
• Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings, de Stefan Ekman (Wesleyan)
• Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler, ed. Rebecca J. Holden e Nisi Shawl (Aqueduct)
• The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey, de Fred Nadis (Tarcher)
• Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, de Ytasha L. Womack (Lawrence Hill)

Art Book:

• Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. Cathy Fenner e Arnie Fenner (Underwood)
• Hannes Bok, Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration, ed. Joseph Wrzos (Centipede)
• Margaret Brundage, The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage, ed. Stephen D. Korshak e J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)
• Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, ed. Justin G. Schiller, Dennis M.V. David e Leonard S. Marcus (Abrams)
• Rules of Summer, de Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia; Hodder Children’s; Levine ’14)

Fonte: Tor.com

Locus Awards 2014: Os finalistas

Foi ontem revelada pela Locus Science Fiction Foundation a lista de finalistas aos Locus Awards 2014, os prémios anuais com os quais os leitores da revista Locus distinguem, desde 1971, as obras de ficção científica e de fantasia que mais se destacaram durante o ano anterior. A cerimónia de anúncio e entrega dos prémios terá lugar durante o Locus Award Weekend, de 27 a 29 de Junho na cidade de Seattle, nos Estados Unidos. 

Por categoria, os nomeados são: 

Science Fiction Novel:

• MaddAddam, de Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart; Bloomsbury; Talese)
• Abaddon’s Gate, de James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Best of All Possible Worlds, de Karen Lord (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher UK)
• Shaman, de Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Neptune’s Brood, de Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)

Fantasy Novel:

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane, de Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
• NOS4A2, de Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz as NOS4R2)
• River of Stars, de Guy Gavriel Kay (Roc; Viking Canada; HarperCollins UK)
• Doctor Sleep, de Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Republic of Thieves, de Scott Lynch (Del Rey; Gollancz)

Young Adult Book:

• Zombie Baseball Beatdown, de Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, de Holly Black (Little, Brown; Indigo)
• Homeland, de Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; Titan)
• The Summer Prince, de Alaya Dawn Johnson (Levine)
• The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, de Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)

First Novel:

• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, de Emily Croy Barker (Dorman)
• The Golden City, de J. Kathleen Cheney (Roc)
• Ancillary Justice, de Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• A Stranger in Olondria, de Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
• The Golem and the Jinni, de Helene Wecker (Harper)

Novella:

• “Wakulla Springs”, de Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 2 de Outubro de 2013)
• “Black Helicopters”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
• “The Princess and the Queen”, de George R.R. Martin (Dangerous Women)
• “Precious Mental”, de Robert Reed (Asimov’s, Junho de 2013)
• “Six-Gun Snow White”, de Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

Novelette:

• “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling”, de Ted Chiang (Subterranean, Outono de 2013)
• “The Waiting Stars”, de Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky)
• “A Terror”, de Jeffrey Ford (Tor.com, 24 de Julho de 2013)
• “The Sleeper and the Spindle”, de Neil Gaiman (Rags and Bones)
• “The Prayer of Ninety Cats”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean, Primavera de 13)

Short Story:

• “Some Desperado”, de Joe Abercrombie (Dangerous Women)
• “The Science of Herself”, de Karen Joy Fowler (The Science of Herself)
• “The Road of Needles”, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales)
• “A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel”, de Ken Liu (F&SF, Janeiro-Fevereiro de 2013)
• “The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls”, de Howard Waldrop (Old Mars)

Anthology:

• Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, edição de Ellen Datlow e Terri Windling (Tor)
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection, edição de Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin; Robinson com o título The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 26)
• Unnatural Creatures, edição de Neil Gaiman e Maria Dahvana Headley (Harper; Bloomsbury)
• Old Mars, edição de George R.R. Martin e Gardner Dozois (Bantam)
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Seven, edição de Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade)

Collection:

• The Best of Joe Haldeman, de Joe Haldeman (Subterranean)
• The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories, de Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
• Kabu Kabu, de Nnedi Okorafor (Prime)
• The Bread We Eat in Dreams, de Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)
• The Best of Connie Willis, de Connie Willis (Del Rey)

Magazine:

• Asimov’s
• Clarkesworld
• F&SF
• Subterranean
• Tor.com

Publisher:

• Angry Robot
• Orbit
• Small Beer
• Subterranean
• Tor Books

Editor:

• John Joseph Adams
• Ellen Datlow
• Gardner Dozois
• Jonathan Strahan
• Ann & Jeff VanderMeer 

Artist:

• Bob Eggleton
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan
• Charles Vess
• Michael Whelan

Non-Fiction:

• Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings, de Stefan Ekman (Wesleyan)
• Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler, edição de Rebecca J. Holden e Nisi Shawl (Aqueduct)
• The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey, de Fred Nadis (Tarcher)
• Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, de Jeff VanderMeer (Abrams Image)
• Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, de Ytasha L. Womack (Lawrence Hill)

Art Book:

• Hannes Bok, Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration, edição de Joseph Wrzos (Centipede)
• Margaret Brundage, The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage, edição de Stephen D. Korshak e J. David Spurlock (Vanguard)
• Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, edição de Cathy Fenner e Arnie Fenner (Underwood)
• Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, edição de Justin G. Schiller, Dennis M.V. David e Leonard S. Marcus (Abrams)
• Shaun Tan, Rules of Summer (Hachette Australia; Hodder Children’s; Levine ’14)

Fonte: Tor.com

Locus Awards: os vencedores

Os vencedores dos Prémios Locus foram ontem anunciados no encontro Locus Awards Weekend, que decorreu em Seattle. Estes prémios anuais são atribuídos desde 1971 pela revista "Locus", e os vencedores são seleccionados com base nas votações dos leitores da revista em várias categorias literárias, artísticas e editoriais na fantasia e na ficção científica. Abaixo, a lista completa dos nomeados deste ano, com os vencedores em destaque: 

Science Fiction Novel:

• Redshirts, de John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
• The Hidrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
• Caliban's War, James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Fantasy novel:

• The Apocalypse Codex, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
• The Killing Moon, N. K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
• Glamour in Glass, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
• Hide Me Among the Graves, Tim Powers (Morrow; Corvus)

Young Adult Book:

• Railsea, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
• The Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown; Atom)
• Pirate Cinema, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen)
• Dodger, Terry Pratchett (Harper; Doubleday UK)
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends; Much-in-Little '13)

First Novel:

• Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz'13)
• vN, Madeline Ashby (Angry Robot US; Angry Robot UK)
• Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Random House; Doubleday UK)
• The Games, Ted Kosmatka (Del Rey; Titan)
• Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson (Grove; Corvus)

Novella:

• After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
• In the House or Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns, Elizabeth Bear (Asimov's 1/12)
• On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press)
• The Stars Do Not Lie, Jay Lake (Asimov's 10-11/12)
• The Boolean Gate, Walter Jon Williams (Subterranean)

Novelette:

• The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi, Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity)
• Faster Gun, Elizabeth Bear (Tor.com 8/12)
• Close Encounters, Andy Ducan (The Pottawatomie Giant & Other Stories)
• Fake Plastic Trees, Caitlín R. Kiernan (After)
• The Lady Astronaut of Mars, Mary Robinette Kowal (Rip-Off!)

Short Story:

• Immersion, Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
• The Deeps of the Sky, Elizabeth Bear (Edge of Infinity)
• Mantis Waves, Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 8/12)
• Elementals, Ursula K. Le Guin (Tin House Fall '12)
• Mono No Aware, Ken Liu (The Future Is Japanese)

Anthology:

• Edge of Infinity, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• After, eds. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Hyperion)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-ninth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin's Griffin; Robinson as The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 25)
• The Future Is Japanese, eds. Nick Mamatas & Masumi Washington (Haikasoru)
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Six, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade)

Collection:

• Shoggoths in Bloom, Elizabeth Bear (Prime)
• The Best of Kage Baker, Kage Baker (Subterranean)
• At the Mouth of the River of Bees, Kij Johnson (Small Beer)
• The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume One: Where on Earth e Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands, Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Bear)
• The Dragon Griaule, Lucius Shepard (Subterranean)

Magazine:

• Asimov's
• F&SF
• Tor.com
• Clarkesworld
• Subterranean

Publisher:

• Tor Books
• Subterranean Press
• Orbit
• Baen
• Angry Robot

Editor: 

• Ellen Datlow
• John Joseph Adams
• Gardner Dozois
• Jonathan Strahan
• Ann & Jeff vanderMeer

Artist:

• Michael Whelan
• Donato Giancola
• Stephan Martiniere
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan

Non-Fiction:

• Distrust That Particular Flavor, William Gibson (Putnam)
• An Exile on Planet Earth, Brian Aldiss (Bodleian Library)
• Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010, eds. Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo (NonStop)
• The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, eds. Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn (Cambridge University Press)
• Some Remarks, Neal Stephenson (Morrow)

Art Book:

• Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, eds. Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner (Underwood)
• Trolls, Brian Froud & Wendy Froud (Abrams)
• Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration, Scott Tracy Griffin (Titan)
• J. R. R. Tolkien: The Art of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, eds. Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Steampunk: An Illustrated Story, Brian J. Robb (Aurum)

Fonte: Tor.com

A Dance With Dragons ganha Prémio Locus

A Dance With Dragons, o quinto e mais recente livro da série A Song of Ice and Fire, de George R. R. Martin, venceu o Prémio Locus 2012 na categoria "Fantasy Novel". Sem ter lido (ainda) as restantes obras nomeadas, diria que este prémio é mais do que justo, dado não só o livro em si (que é uma excelente leitura), como toda a série na qual se insere.

Embassytown, de China Miéville, venceu o Prémio Locus 2012 na categoria "Science Fiction Novel". Os restantes prémios, assim como a lista completa dos nomeados, pode ser consultada aqui.