The year's best science fiction and fantasy in a variety of mediums, as voted by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, aka Worldcon.
2026 winners in the Klamath County Library catalog include:
Best Novel: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Best Novella: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Best Series: The Old Man's War series by John Scalzi
Best Graphic Story or Comic: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin (adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham)
Best Related Work: Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler
Best Game or Interactive Work: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (available for PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X)
Best Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke
Lodestar Award for Best YA Book: Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee
Astounding Award for Best New Writer: Antonia Hodgson