Award overlap

Books That Won Both the Alex Awards and the Locus Awards

7 books won both the Alex Awards and the Locus Awards between 2006 and 2023, most recently Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution (2023/2023). 14 more were recognized by both without winning both.

Years are award years. Alex Awards · Locus Awards

Won both

Books that won both the Alex Awards and the Locus Awards, most recent first.
BookAuthorAlex AwardsLocus Awards
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' RevolutionR. F. Kuang
  • 2023 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2023 Winner (Fantasy Novel)
The Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn Scalzi
  • 2023 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2023 Winner (SF Novel)
MiddlegameSeanan McGuire
  • 2020 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2020 Winner (Fantasy Novel)
How Long ’Til Black Future Month?N. K. Jemisin
  • 2019 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2019 Winner (Collection)
Spinning SilverNaomi Novik
  • 2019 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2019 Winner (Fantasy Novel)
The Night CircusErin Morgenstern
  • 2012 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2012 Winner (First Novel)
Anansi BoysNeil Gaiman
  • 2006 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2006 Winner (Fantasy Novel)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Alex Awards and the Locus Awards without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorAlex AwardsLocus Awards
The Dead Cat Tail AssassinsP. Djèlí Clark
  • 2025 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2025 Finalist (Fantasy Novel)
Chain-Gang All-StarsNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
  • 2024 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2024 Finalist (First Novel)
Starter VillainJohn Scalzi
  • 2024 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2024 Finalist (SF Novel)
Light from Uncommon StarsRyka Aoki
  • 2022 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2022 Finalist (Fantasy Novel)
Winter’s OrbitEverina Maxwell
  • 2022 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2022 Finalist (First Novel)
Black SunRebecca Roanhorse
  • 2021 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2021 Finalist (Fantasy Novel)
Plain Bad Heroinesemily m. danforth
  • 2021 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2021 Finalist (Horror Novel)
The Only Good IndiansStephen Graham Jones
  • 2021 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2021 Finalist (Horror Novel)
Half the WorldJoe Abercrombie
  • 2016 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2016 Finalist (Young Adult Book)
Lock InJohn Scalzi
  • 2015 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2015 Finalist (SF Novel)
Ready Player OneErnest Cline
  • 2012 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2012 Finalist (First Novel)
SoullessGail Carriger
  • 2010 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2010 Finalist (First Novel)
The Dragons of BabelMichael Swanwick
  • 2009 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2009 Finalist (Fantasy Novel)
The Name of the WindPatrick Rothfuss
  • 2008 Winner (Adult Books for Teens)
  • 2008 Finalist (First Novel)