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The Locus Giveaway Master List


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  Written by Benni on Mar 2, 2011 | No comments | Forum Discussion
  Filed under: Fantasy News, Locus Challenge, Locus Giveaways

As part of our Locus challenge, we will be hosting giveaways of over 70 copies of books, collections, and magazines! Make sure you pledge to join our Locus challenge before entering the giveaway below; otherwise, you will not be eligible to win. Want to jump to the entry form? Click here.

Click for a larger cover image! Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks
Novels – Sci-Fi
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of Surface Detail, Iain M. Banks’s new Culture novel—a breathtaking achievement from a writer whose body of work is without parallel in the modern history of science fiction.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear
Novels – Sci-Fi
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of Hull Zero Three, “an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride through the darkest reaches of space.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Feed by Mira Grant
Novels – Sci-Fi
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of Feed, the novel that Publisher’s Weekly is calling “a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what’s true and what’s reported.” Zombies not included in the giveaway!
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Brain Thief by Alexander Jablokov
Novels – Sci-Fi
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of Brain Thief, a “fun, literate speculative fiction adventure, sort of New England cyberpunk noir, set a year or ten from now, somewhere between the Berkshires and Boston, and includes, at no extra charge, a 30-foot-tall fiberglass cowgirl.”
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Click for a larger cover image! The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Novels – Sci-Fi
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of The Dervish House, a novel encompassing “seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core–the eponymous dervish house, a character in itself–that pins all these players together in a weave of intrigue, conflict, drama and a ticking clock of a thriller.”
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Click for a larger cover image! Birdbrain by Johanna Sinisalo
Novels – Sci-Fi
Six lucky readers will receive a copy of Birdbrain, the new novel from Johanna Sinisalo that is “full of her trademark style, surreal invention, and savage humor.”
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Click for a larger cover image! The Golden Age by Michal Ajvaz
Novels – Fantasy
One lucky reader will receive a copy of The Golden Age, which has been hailed as Michal Ajvaz’s “greatest and most ambitious work” and “[h]eir to the philosophical-fantastical tradition of Borges, Calvino, and Perec.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Bird of the River by Kage Baker
Novels – Fantasy
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of The Bird of the River, a new story set in the world of The Anvil of the World and The House of the Stag.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Changeless by Gail Carriger
Novels – Fantasy
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of Changeless, the second book in The Parasol Protectorate series that Fantasy Magazine calls “witty, sexy, graceful, and unpredictable.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Wolf Age by James Enge
Novels – Fantasy
Three lucky readers will receive a copy of The Wolf Age, the latest entry in the adventures of Morlock Ambrosius.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman
Novels – Fantasy
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of The Half-Made World, “[a] fantastical reimagining of the American West which draws its influence from steampunk, the American western tradition, and magical realism.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Horns by Joe Hill
Novels – Fantasy
One lucky U.S. reader will receive a copy of Horns, which has been praised by the New York Times as “wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…a Valentine from hell.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker
Novels – Fantasy
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of The Folding Knife, K.J. Parker’s 2010 masterpiece.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Sorcerer’s House by Gene Wolfe
Novels – Fantasy
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of The Sorcerer’s House, a book that Publishers Weekly calls “[a] complex, spellbinding web of otherworldly sorcery and hauntings.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Young Adult Books
One lucky U.S. reader will receive a copy of Ship Breaker, in which “award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Young Adult Books
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of Mockingjay, the “thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins’s groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Factotum by D. M. Cornish
Young Adult Books
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of Factotum, the thrilling conclusion to the Monster Blood Tattoo/Foundling’s Tale trilogy.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Young Adult Books
One lucky U.S. or Canadian reader will receive a copy of Monsters of Men, the book that The Examiner is calling “[t]he glorious finale of the Chaos Walking series.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
Young Adult Books
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of Lord Sunday, “[t]he fantastic conclusion to Garth Nix’s New York Times bestselling series!”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Young Adult Books
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of Fever Crumb, the book that The Guardian calls “a terrific read, a sci-fi Dickens, full of orphans, villains, chases and mysteries.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Clowns at Midnight by Terry Dowling
First Novels
Ten lucky readers will receive a copy of Clowns at Midnight, “a powerful and spellbinding tale of fear and wonder, of unexpected transformations and genuine redemption.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files
First Novels
Five lucky readers will receive a copy of A Book of Tongues, the book that Tor.com praises as “a breath of fresh air to read.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
First Novels
Two lucky U.S. or Canadian. readers will receive a copy of The Dream of Perpetual Motion, “a heartfelt meditation on the place of love in a world dominated by technology.”
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Click for a larger cover image! Meeks by Julia Holmes
First Novels
One lucky U.S. or Canadian reader will receive a copy of Meeks, which “portrays a world at once hilarious and disquieting, in which frustrated revolutionaries and hopeful youths suffer alongside the lost and the condemned, just for a chance at the permanent bliss of marriage and a slice of sugar-frosted Independence Day cake.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Last Page by Anthony Huso
First Novels
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of The Last Page, the book that has won the hearts of L.E. Modesitt, Jr., David Drake, and Glen Cook, among others.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
First Novels
One lucky U.S. or U.K. reader will receive a copy of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, “the debut novel from a major new voice in fantasy fiction,” N.K. Jemisin.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary R. Kowal
First Novels
Three lucky U.S. or Canadian readers will receive a copy of Shades of Milk and Honey, “[t]he fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
First Novels
One lucky U.S. or Canadian reader will receive a copy of Redemption in Indigo. “Karen Lord’s debut novel, which won the prestigious Frank Collymore Literary Prize in Barbados, is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the human spirit.”
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
First Novels
Three lucky U.S. readers will receive a copy of The Replacement, a novel that has been called a cross between Edward Scissorhands and The Catcher in the Rye.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black
Collections
One lucky U.S. or Canadian reader will receive a copy of The Poison Eaters and Other Stories, a wondrously dark collection of stories from acclaimed writer Holly Black.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! What I Didn’t See and Other Stories by Karen Fowler
Collections
One lucky U.S. or Canadian reader will receive a copy of What I Didn’t See and Other Stories, the “moving and elegant new collection” from New York Times bestseller Karen Joy Fowler.
> Read more
Click for a larger cover image! Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #26
Magazines
Five lucky readers will receive a copy of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #26, the current issue of the unique literary magazine that is up for magazine of the year.
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Good luck to all!
This competition is now closed, but please stay tuned for more challenge-related giveaways in April.


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