Books: 2009 Locus Award Winners

Here are the 2009 Locus Award winners for best science fiction/related books published in 2008. (On a related note, these lists make for a great starting point if you're new to the genre.)

• Science Fiction Novel: Anathem, Neal Stephenson (Atlantic UK, Morrow)

• Fantasy Novel: Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt)

• First Novel: Singularity's Ring, Paul Melko (Tor)

• Young-Adult Book: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins, Bloomsbury)

• Novella: "Pretty Monsters", Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters)

• Novelette: "Pump Six", Paolo Bacigalupi (Pump Six and Other Stories)

• Short Story: "Exhalation", Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)

• Anthology: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin's)

• Collection: Pump Six and Other Stories, Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books)

• Non-Fiction/Art Book: P. Craig Russell, Coraline: The Graphic Novel, Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins)

• Editor: Ellen Datlow

• Artist: Michael Whelan

• Magazine: F&SF

• Publisher: Tor