The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine’s annual readers’ poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet. Unusually, the publishers of winning works are honored with a certificate. The first Locus Award was given in 1971 for works published in 1970.

Below you can find the list of this year’s winners:

• SF Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon
• Fantasy Novel: Making Money, by Terry Pratchett
• Young Adult Book: Un Lun Dun, by China Miéville
• First Novel: Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill
• Novella: “After the Siege,” by Cory Doctorow
• Novelette: “The Witch’s Headstone,” by Neil Gaiman
• Short Story: “A Small Room in Koboldtown,” by Michael Swanwick
• Collection: The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories, by Connie Willis
• Anthology: The New Space Opera, edited by Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan
• Non-Fiction: Breakfast in the Ruins, by Barry N. Malzberg
• Art Book: The Arrival, by Shaun Tan
• Editor: Ellen Datlow
• Magazine: F&SF
• Publisher: Tor
• Artist: Charles Vess

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He was the one who first showed us a glimpe of Jupiter. He was the first who told us to be cautious with computers, for they might turn against us. He was the first (along witg Stanley Kubrick) who showed us the moon Europa and the loneliness of the Starchild - as well as the future of Science Fiction films.

He was also the one who made communication satellites possible, the one who imagined the huge bridge over the Strait of Gibraltar and the space elevator that can take us into low orbit without rocket propulsion.

He was the one who showed us how the Earth’s Childhood will end, he was the one who showed us Rama and the Monolyth. He told us how it felt (or it will feel) walking on the surface of Halley’s Comet and visiting the sun that has turned into a supernova exactly on the day Jesus was born. He sang to us the Songs of Distant Earth.

As far as I heard, his only wish was that the existence of alien life forms would be confirmed before he passes away. His wish was not fulfilled.

He gave us dreams. He gave us hope. He was 90 going on 91.

Rest in peace, Sir Arthur. You have the answers now.

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Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Neil Marshall (writer)
Release Date: 14 March 2008 (USA)
Genre: Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Tagline: The End Is Nigh.

Great Britain, 2007. A deadly plague, known as the “Reaper Virus,” has broken out, killing hundreds of thousands in its wake. In desperation, the British Government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area, and then builds a wall, preventing the remainder from escaping. Thirty years later, with the wall still up and the victims all but forgotten, the virus breaks out again. The Government decides to send a crack team of operatives, led by Major Eden Sinclair, into the hot zone to investigate the possibility of a cure.

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