Author record · 2022 to 2025
Ray Nayler: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ray Nayler has won 2 awards, including the Locus Awards (2023) for The Mountain in the Sea, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Tusks of Extinction | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novella | |
| 2025 | The Tusks of Extinction | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novella | |
| 2025 | Where the Axe Is Buried | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Where the Axe Is Buried: A Novel | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | The Mountain in the Sea | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2023 | The Mountain in the Sea | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · First Novel | |
| 2023 | The Mountain in the Sea | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Novel | |
| 2022 | The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction | |
| 2022 | The Mountain in the Sea | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | The Mountain in the Sea | Slate Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2022 | The Mountain in the Sea | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror |
Books
- The Mountain in the Sea7 sources · 2022 to 2024
- The Tusks of Extinction2 sources · 2025
- Where the Axe Is Buried2 sources · 2025