Beam me up: here are the Locus Awards winners!

Over the weekend, the winners for this year’s Locus Awards were announced. For a little otherworldly, escapist fiction, read on! (Also, can we talk about this rocket-shaped trophy? The winners must be over the moon!) * SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL Charlie Jane Anders, The City in the Middle of the Night (Tor Books)   FANTASY NOVEL Seanan […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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