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Comments: In 1989 the Locus awards added the Best Horror Novel category to the voting lists, a decision about which I have mixed opinions. On the one hand, horror can, and often does include a supernatural element, aligning the genre with fantasy to some degree, especially in novels and other media where zombies, vampires, and werewolves are featured. And sometimes horror and and science fiction can be mixed together, as in the classic science fiction movie
Alien. But on the other hand, although
Alien and
The Silence of the Lambs are both in the horror genre, they scratch very different itches, and the itch that
The Silence of the Lambs scratches is decidedly different from anything related to fantasy or science fiction. Both science fiction and fantasy are more or less substitutes for one another - many science fiction authors also write fantasy, and vice versa, something that one sees much less often with horror writers. When choosing a science fiction book to read or fantasy movie to watch, for the most part I feel not real loss if I have to switch to the other genre. But I never go to the movie theater and choose to go to a horror film because the science fiction offerings were sold out. Although horror is often lumped in with science fiction and fantasy, it is simply too distinct a genre to mesh well with the other two.
Best Science Fiction Novel
Winner:
1.
Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
Other Nominees:
2.
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
3.
Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling
4.
Prelude to Foundation by
Isaac Asimov
5.
The Gold Coast by
Kim Stanley Robinson
6.
Eternity by
Greg Bear
7.
Dragonsdawn by
Anne McCaffrey
8.
Deserted Cities of the Heart by Lewis Shiner
9.
Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
10.
Araminta Station by
Jack Vance
11.
Alternities by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
12.
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
13.
Catspaw by Joan D. Vinge
14.
At Winter's End by
Robert Silverberg
15.
Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
16.
Ivory by
Mike Resnick
17.
Wetware by Rudy Rucker
18.
Crazy Time by
Kate Wilhelm
19.
Venus of Shadows by
Pamela Sargent
20.
Orphan of Creation by Roger MacBride Allen
21.
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
22.
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
23.
Neon Lotus by Marc Laidlaw
24.
Hellspark by Janet Kagan
25.
Chronosequence by Hilbert Schenck
26.
Children of the Thunder by John Brunner
27.
Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson
28.
Terraplane by Jack Womack
29.
Starfire by Paul Preuss
30.
An Alien Light by Nancy Kress
31.
The Company Man by Joe Clifford Faust
Best Fantasy Novel
Winner:
1.
Red Prophet by
Orson Scott Card
Other Nominees:
2.
The Paladin by C.J. Cherryh
3.
There Are Doors by Gene Wolfe
4.
Unicorn Mountain by
Michael Bishop
5.
King of the Murgos by David Eddings
6.
The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock
7.
The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart
8.
Greenmantle by Charles de Lint
9.
Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
10. (tie)
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
(tie)
Wyvern by A.A. Attanasio
12.
The Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
13.
Druid's Blood by
Esther M. Friesner
14.
The White Serpent by
Tanith Lee
15. (tie)
Sister Light, Sister Dark by
Jane Yolen
(tie)
Wyrd Sisters by
Terry Pratchett
17.
Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt
18.
The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip
19.
The Reindeer People by Megan Lindholm
20.
Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll
21.
The White Raven by Diana L. Paxson
22.
Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner
23.
Silk Roads and Shadows by Susan Shwartz
24.
The Nightingale by Kara Dalkey
25.
Death in the Spirit House by Craig Strete
Best Horror Novel
Winner:
1.
Those Who Hunt the Night (aka
Immortal Blood) by Barbara Hambly
Other Nominees:
2.
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
3.
Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist
4.
Koko by Peter Straub
5.
Stinger by Robert R. McCammon
6.
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
7.
The Empire of Fear by
Brian Stableford
8.
The Influence by Ramsey Campbell
9.
The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
10.
Bloodlinks by Lee Killough
11.
The Scream by John Skipp and Craig Spector
12.
Antibodies by David J. Skal
13.
In Darkness Waiting by John Shirley
14.
The Kill Riff by David J. Schow
Best First Novel
Winner:
1.
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Other Nominees:
2.
Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner
3.
Metrophage by Richard Kadrey
4.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
5.
The Armageddon Blues by Daniel Keys Moran
6.
Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn
7.
Moon of Ice by Brad Linaweaver
8.
Neverness by David Zindell
9.
Four Hundred Billion Stars by
Paul J. McAuley
10.
Journey to Fusang by William Sanders
11.
Resurrection, Inc. by
Kevin J. Anderson
12.
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
13.
Demon of Undoing by Andrea I. Alton
14.
The Blind Knight by Gail Van Asten
15.
The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West by Mary Stanton
16.
Molly Dear: The Autobiography of an Android by Stephen Fine
17.
Dreams of Flesh and Sand by W.T. Quick
18.
Maiden Flight by Eric Vinicoff
19.
The Fairy of Ku-She by M. Lucie Chin
20.
Inner Eclipse by Richard Paul Russo
21.
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm Constantine
22.
Tower to the Sky by Phillip C. Jennings
23.
Through a Brazen Mirror by Delia Sherman
Best Novella
Winner:
1.
The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter by Lucius Shepard
Other Nominees:
3.
Journals of the Plague Years by
Norman Spinrad
4.
Surfacing by Walter Jon Williams
5.
The Color of Neanderthal Eyes by
James Tiptree, Jr.
6.
We Are For the Dark by
Robert Silverberg
7.
The Skin Trade by
George R.R. Martin
8.
Cabal by Clive Barker
9.
The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians by Bradley Denton
10.
Noman's Land by Lucius Shepard
11.
Backward, Turn Backward by
James Tiptree, Jr.
12.
Wires by F. Paul Wilson
13.
Waiting for the Olympians by
Frederik Pohl
14.
Oddkins by Dean R. Koontz
15.
Trapping Run by
Harry Turtledove
16.
The Blabber by Vernor Vinge
17.
La Vie Continué by
Norman Spinrad
18.
The Flies of Memory by Ian Watson
19.
Dancing Among Ghosts by
Jim Aikin
20.
Fatal Statistics by Pauline Ashwell
Best Novelette
Winner:
1.
The Function of Dream Sleep by
Harlan Ellison
Other Nominees:
2.
Dowser by
Orson Scott Card
3.
Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? by Howard Waldrop
4.
Glacier by
Kim Stanley Robinson
5.
Schrödinger's Kitten by George Alec Effinger
6.
The Earth Doth Like a Snake Renew by
James Tiptree, Jr.
7.
The Hob by Judith Moffett
8.
The Lunatics by
Kim Stanley Robinson
9.
Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus by Neal Barrett, Jr.
10.
Two by
Pat Cadigan
11.
Hannibal's Elephants by
Robert Silverberg
12.
The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady by
Brian Stableford
13.
The Last Article by
Harry Turtledove
14.
Peaches for Mad Molly by Steven Gould
15.
Madame Two Swords by
Tanith Lee
16.
My Year with the Aliens by Lisa Goldstein
17.
Love in Vain by Lewis Shiner
18.
The Courts of Xanadu by Charles Sheffield
19.
The Calling of Paisley Coldpony by
Michael Bishop
20.
Sunrise by Jack McDevitt
21.
The Dragon Line by
Michael Swanwick
22.
Under the Covenant Stars by John Barnes
23.
Sanctuary by James White
24.
Once in a Lullaby by Fred Bals
25.
Gut Feelings by Elizabeth Moon
26.
Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh by Ian McDonald
27.
Remember'd Kisses by
Michael F. Flynn
28.
Fogarty & Fogarty by Elizabeth Engstrom
29.
Tea by Jack Dann
Best Short Story
Winner:
Other Nominees:
3.
Wild, Wild Horses by Howard Waldrop
4.
The Giving Plague by
David Brin
5.
Youthful Folly by Lucius Shepard
6.
A Midwinter's Tale by
Michael Swanwick
7.
At the Double Solstice by Gregory Benford
8.
House of Bones by
Robert Silverberg
9.
Voices of the Kill by Thomas M. Disch
10.
Our Neural Chernobyl by Bruce Sterling
11.
Ripples in the Dirac Sea by
Geoffrey A. Landis
12.
The Quiet Monk by
Jane Yolen
13.
The Fort Moxie Branch by Jack McDevitt
14.
Stairs by Neal Barrett, Jr.
15.
Slow, Slow Burn by George Alec Effinger
16.
Last Contact by Jack McDevitt
17.
Mrs. Shummel Exits a Winner by John Kessel
18.
Lily Red by Karen Joy Fowler
19.
The Dead Man's Eyes by
Robert Silverberg
20.
Home Front by
James Patrick Kelly
21.
Moments of Clarity by Elissa Malcohn
22.
Philippa's Hands by Nancy Kress
23.
The Circus Horse by Amy Bechtel
24.
In Memoriam by Nancy Kress
25.
It Was the Heat by
Pat Cadigan
26.
Stable Strategies for Middle Management by Eileen Gunn
27.
Dark Night in Toyland by Bob Shaw
28.
Craps by Nancy Kress
29.
Dying in Hull by D. Alexander Smith
30.
After the Master by Lisa Goldstein
31.
Death Is Different by Lisa Goldstein
32.
The Girl Who Loved Animals by Bruce McAllister
33.
Transients by Carter Scholz
34.
The Thing Itself by Michael Blumlein
Best Collection
Winner:
Other Nominees:
2.
Crown of Stars by
James Tiptree, Jr.
3.
The Knight and Knave of Swords by
Fritz Leiber
4.
Other Americas by
Norman Spinrad
5.
John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman
6.
Empire Dreams by Ian McDonald
7.
Cabal by Clive Barker
8.
Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont, edited by Roger Anker
9.
Memories of the Space Age by J.G. Ballard
10.
The Day the Martians Came by
Frederik Pohl
11.
The Toynbee Convector by
Ray Bradbury
12.
Dance Band on the Titanic by Jack Chalker
13.
The Best of John Brunner by John Brunner
14.
Threats. . .And Other Promises by Vernor Vinge
15.
The Book of the Damned by
Tanith Lee
16.
Minds, Machines, & Evolution by James P. Hogan
17.
The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch (3 Volumes) by
Robert Bloch
18.
The Blood Kiss by Dennis Etchison
19.
The Hidden Side of the Moon by Joanna Russ
20.
Time Bomb and Zahndry Others by
Timothy Zahn
21. A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith
22.
Blood and Water and Other Tales by Patrick McGrath
23. Busy About the Tree of Life (aka The Heat Death of the Universe) by Pamela Zoline
24.
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss by Brian W. Aldiss
25.
The Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman
Best Anthology
Winner:
Other Nominees:
2. The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
3.
Terry's Universe edited by
Beth Meacham
4.
The Man-Kzin Wars edited by
Larry Niven
5.
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection edited by
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
6.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad edited by
George R.R. Martin
7.
Prime Evil edited by Douglas E. Winter
8.
Silver Scream edited by David J. Schow
9.
Sword and Sorceress V edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
10.
Blood Is Not Enough edited by
Ellen Datlow
11. The 1988 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim, with Arthur W. Saha
12. (tie)
Night Visions 5 edited by Douglas E. Winter
14.
Other Edens II edited by Christopher Evans and Robert Holdstock
15.
Synergy: New Science Fiction, Number 2 edited by George Zebrowski
16.
Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors edited by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg, and
Martin H. Greenberg
18.
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment edited by David G. Hartwell
19.
Night Visions 6 edited by Anonymous
20. Interzone: The 3rd Anthology edited by John Clute, David Pringle, and Simon Ounsley
21.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume IV edited by Algis Budrys
22.
Spell Singers edited by Alan Bard Newcomer
23.
Tropical Chills edited by Timothy Sullivan
24.
The Year's Best Horror Stories: XVI edited by Karl Edward Wagner
25.
Haunting Women edited by Alan Ryan
26.
Nebula Awards 22 edited by George Zebrowski
27.
Unknown edited by
Stanley Schmidt
Best Nonfiction, Related, or Reference Book
Winner:
1. First Maitz by Don Maitz
Other Nominees:
2.
The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village 1957-1965 by
Samuel R. Delany
3.
The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by
James E. Gunn
4. Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King edited by Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller
5.
Bio of an Ogre: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony by Piers Anthony
6.
Strokes: Essays and Reviews 1966-1986 by John Clute
7.
Imagination: The Art & Technique of David A. Cherry by David A. Cherry
8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987 by Charles N. Brown and William G. Contento
9.
Women of Vision by Denise Dupont
10.
Horror: 100 Best Books by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
11.
Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard by Russell Miller
12. A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists by Robert Weinberg
13.
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock
14.
Philip K. Dick by Douglas A. Mackey
15.
In the Chinks of the World Machine by Sarah Lefanu
16.
Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels by David Pringle
17.
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
18. Dune Master: A Frank Herbert Bibliography by Daniel J.H. Levack and Mark Willard
Best Editor
Winner:
1. Gardner Dozois
Other Nominees:
2. Edward L. Ferman
3. David G. Hartwell
4.
Ellen Datlow
5.
Stanley Schmidt
6. Lou Aronica
7. Charles N. Brown
8.
Shawna McCarthy
9. Charles C. Ryan
10.
Beth Meacham
11. Douglas E. Winter
12. Jim Baen
13.
George R.R. Martin
14. (tie)
Martin H. Greenberg
(tie) Brian Thomsen
Best Magazine
Winner:
1.
Asimov's
Other Nominees:
2.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
3.
Analog
4.
Aboriginal SF
5.
Omni
6. (tie)
Amazing Stories
(tie)
Interzone
8.
Twilight Zone
9.
Science Fiction Chronicle
10.
Weird Tales
11.
Thrust
12.
The Horror Show
13.
Science Fiction Eye
14.
The New York Review of Science Fiction
Best Publisher
Winner:
1. Tor/St. Martin's
Other Nominees:
2. Bantam/Doubleday/Dell
3. Ballantine/Del Rey/Fawcett
4. Putnam/Berkley/Ace
5. Baen
6. DAW
7. Avon/Arbor House/Morrow
8. Warner/Popular Library
9. Dark Harvest
10. Gollancz
11. Mark V. Ziesing
12. Underwood-Miller
13. Arkham House
14. NAL/Signet
15. Donald M. Grant
16. Simon & Schuster/Pocket
17. Scream/Press
Best Artist
Winner:
1. Michael Whelan
Other Nominees:
2. Don Maitz
3. J.K. Potter
4. David A. Cherry
5. Tom Canty
6. Jim Burns
7. Carl Lundgren
8. Boris Vallejo
9. Bob Eggleton
10. Rowena Morrill
11. Frank Kelly Freas
12. Darrell K. Sweet
13. Frank Frazetta
14. W.J. Hodgson
15. David Mattingly
16. Thomas Kidd
17. Vincent Di Fate
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