2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists - Locus Online Finalists for the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer have been announced by LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. There were 1,488 valid nominating ballots received and counted from members of the 2025 and 2026 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2026 Hugo Awards. Voting on the final ballot will open during May 2026. Members of …Read More

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Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by K.J. Parker: Review by Adrienne Martini - Locus Online Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead, K.J. Parker (Orbit 978-0316566988, $18.99, 352pp, tp) January 2026. K.J. Parker (AKA Tom Holt) is back in his medievalesque world with Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead. If you've enjoyed previous visits to this world – Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City is a standout – you already know what to expect from this story of Brother Desiderius, a monk/forger, is …Read More

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The Bone Queen by Will Shindler: Review by Gabino Iglesias - Locus Online The Bone Queen, Will Shindler (Minotaur 978-1-25039-331-9, $29.00, 272pp, hc) February 2026. Cover by Omar Chapa. The Bone Queen is Will Shindler's horror debut, but the self-assured voice and deft handling of pacing and plot are quick reminders that a seasoned author is at the helm. A horror narrative built like a thriller, this novel about a troubled mother desperately looking for her missing daughter and said daughter's journey in …Read More

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What the Bones Know by Kirstyn McDermott: Review by Ian Mond - Locus Online What the Bones Know, Kirstyn McDermott (HQ Fiction, 978-1-03892-277-9, $19.99, 338pp, tp) February 2026. I have actively avoided any novel that's set during the COVID lockdowns. Melbourne, my hometown, spent 263 cumulative days across six lockdown periods – the most of any place in the world (Buenos Aires came in second with 234 days, most of these consecutive). While I supported the lockdowns then and still do now, they left …Read More

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Seasons of Glass & Iron by Amal El-Mohtar: Review by Gary K. Wolfe Seasons of Glass & Iron, Amal El-Mohtar (Tor­dotcom 978-1-250-34100-6, $24.99, 208pp, hc) March 2026. Like Mills, Amal El-Mohtar was discovered by many readers with her multiple award-winning n…

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