Reddit’s r/Fantasy group has chosen the winners of the 2018 Stabby Awards.
BEST NOVEL
- Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
BEST INDEPENDENT NOVEL
- Ghostwater by Will Wight
BEST DEBUT
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
BEST ARTWORK
- Gardens of The Moon (French Edition) by Marc Simonetti
BEST ANTHOLOGY
- Art of War Anthology by Petros Triantafyllou
BEST RELATED WORK
- The Legendarium Podcast by /u/thelegendarium (Craig Hanks / Ryan Buckman)
BEST SERIALIZED FICTION
- Wandering Inn by Pirateaba
BEST FANTASY SITE
BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE
BEST GAME
- God of War by Sony
BEST r/FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR – PROFESSIONAL
BEST r/FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR – COMMUNITY
BEST r/FANTASY ORIGINAL
BEST r/FANTASY POST
BEST SHORT WORK
- Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries #2 by Martha Wells
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It’s interesting that their Short Work winner is Science Fiction (though I wholeheartedly agree with their choice!).
The Poppy War is Fantasy as well. Nice genre picks!
The Stabby Awards are for Fantasy, given by Reddit’s Fantasy group. That’s why the Murderbot choice is unusual.
Despite the name, the subreddit is fine with speculative fiction as a whole (as mentioned in their sidebar).
Plus, Martha Wells is a fan favorite.
And here I was thinking Stabby = Mystery. Ha!
That would be the CWA Dagger Award, which is indeed a mystery and crime fiction award.
Will Wight’s series looks interesting enough that I bought book #1 in the series. Ghostwater is book #5.
Regards,
Dann
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