Awards in your library

Summary: 47 Awards.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2006 Edition)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2009, Ages 8↑)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (20)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (28)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• A Spell for Chameleon: (#1) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (18)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (25)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (38)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)
• The Sword of Shannara (The Shannara Series) by Terry Brooks (1977)
• Chickenhawk by Robert Mason (1983)
• Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover) by Terry Brooks (1986)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults Nominee

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2003)

Alex Award

• The Book of Lost Things: A Novel by John Connolly (2007)

Barry Award

• The White Road by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2003)

Barry Award nominee

• Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2001)
• The Killing Kind by John Connolly (British Crime Novel, 2002)

BBC's Big Read

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 47)

Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Poll, placed 6th

• Ogre Ogre by Piers Anthony (1982)

BILBY

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (older readers, 2007)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (Children's Literature Winner, 2004)
• Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (First Novel, 1999)

British Fantasy Award

• A Spell for Chameleon: (#1) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 1978)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)

Florida Teens Read

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2006-2007)

Gandalf

• A Spell for Chameleon: (#1) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (Book-Length Fantasy, 1978)

Geffen Award

• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2007)

Gumshoe Award nominee

• The Unquiet: A Thriller by John Connolly (Mystery, 2008)

Hugo

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel, 1974)

Hugo Nominee

• A Spell for Chameleon: (#1) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (1978)
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (Novel, 2006)

International Horror Guild Nominee

• Nocturnes by John Connolly (Collection, 2004)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2007-2008)

Iowa Teen Award Winner

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2007-2008)

Irish Book Award Nominee

• The Book of Lost Things: A Novel by John Connolly (Novel, 2007)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1974)

Locus

• A Spell for Chameleon: (#1) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (Best Fantasy Novel, placed 9th, 1977)
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel, 1974)

Locus Nominee

• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (SF Novel, 2006)

Locus Poll Nominee

• Dragon on a Pedestal: (#7) (Xanth Novels (Paperback)) by Piers Anthony (Best Fantasy Novel, placed 11th, 1983)
• Ogre Ogre by Piers Anthony (Best Fantasy Novel, 1983)
• Crewel Lye (Xanth Novels) by Piers Anthony (Best Fantasy Novel, placed 11th, 1984)

Locus Recommended Reading

• Old Man's War by John Scalzi (First Novel, 2005)

Nebula

• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel, 1973)

New York Times bestseller

• Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1986)
• WINTERHAWK -- BARGAIN BOOK by CRAIG THOMAS (Fiction, 1987)
• The Scions of Shannara (The Shannara Series) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1990)
• The Druid of Shannara (Book Two of the Heritage of Shannara) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1991)
• The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1992)
• To Green Angel Tower, Book Three: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn) by Tad Williams (Fiction, 1993)
• The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1993)
• The First King of Shannara (Prequel to the Shannara Series) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 1996)
• Ilse Witch (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 1) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 2000)
• Antrax (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book 2) by Terry Brooks (Fiction, 2001)
• Lucky Man : A Memoir by Michael J. Fox (Nonfiction, 2002)
• Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley (Nonfiction, 2003)
• Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford (Nonfiction, 2003)

The New York Times bestseller list

• Ogre Ogre by Piers Anthony

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2006)

Prometheus Award

• Sims by F. Paul Wilson (Novel, 2004)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2006)

Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award

• The White Road by John Connolly (PI Novel, 2003)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford (2003)

SF Site Reader's Choice

• Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton (2004)

Shamus Award

• Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (First Novel, 2000)

South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2005-2006)

TASL Volunteer State Book Children's Choice Award

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (2005-2006)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (2008)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1997, No 87)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini (62)