Locus Award for Best Novel
Winners of the Locus Award for Best Novel, awarded by Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year.
The award for Best Novel was presented from 1971 (when the awards began) to 1979. Since 1980, awards have been presented for Best SF Novel and Best Fantasy Novel.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Ringworld by Larry Niven |
| 1972 | The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 1973 | The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov |
| 1974 | Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke |
| 1975 | The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 1976 | The Forever War by Joe Haldeman |
| 1977 | Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm |
| 1979 | Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre |