1978 Locus – Fantasy Novel Winner

The Silmarillion
J. R. R. Tolkien
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, THE SILMARILLION is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before THE HOBBIT. Tolkien considered THE SILMARILLION his most …
1978 Locus – Fantasy Novel Shortlist

A Spell for Chameleon
Piers Anthony

Cry Silver Bells
Thomas Burnett Swann

Heir of Sea and Fire
Patricia A. McKillip

Our Lady of Darkness
Fritz Leiber

Queens Walk in the Dusk
Thomas Burnett Swann

Silver on the Tree
Susan Cooper

Sword of the Demon
Richard A. Lupoff

The Book of Merlyn
T. H. White

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Stephen R. Donaldson

The Grey Mane of Morning
Joy Chant

The Shining
Stephen King

The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks
