The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2021 is another set of honors from a collection of book critics, in this case –

• Adri, from Nerds of a Feather.
• Anna, from There’s Always Room for One More.
• Arina, from The Bookwyrm’s Guide to the Galaxy and Queen’s Asylum
• Fabienne, from Libri Draconis and Grimdark Magazine.
• Jonny, from Parsecs & Parchment.
• Kris, from Cloaked Creators.
• L.A., from Aquavenatus.
• Lisa, from Dear Geek Place.
• Matt aka Womble, from Runalongtheshelves.
• Noria, from Chronicles of Noria.
• Sean, from Nerds of a Feather.
• Sun, from Twitter and Dreamwidth.

Here are The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards: 2021 nominees.

BEST FANTASY

• THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow
• THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk
• COMET WEATHER by Liz Williams
• THE WOLF OF OREN-YARO by K. S. Villoso
• BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse
• THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by T. J. Klune

BEST SCIENCE FICTION

• DEAL WITH THE DEVIL by Kit Rocha
• NOPHEK GLOSS by Essa Hansen
• THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jiminez
• GOLDILOCKS by Laura Lam
• THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS by Micaiah Johnson
• REPO VIRTUAL by Corey J. White

BEST BLURRED BOUNDARIES

• THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrea Stewart
• INTERIOR CHINATOWN by Charles Yu
• THE CITY WE BECAME by N. K. Jemisin
• MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• HARROW THE NINTH by Tamsin Muir

BEST DEBUT

• A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN by Roseanne A. Brown
• LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn
• THE SCAPEGRACERS by Hannah Abigail Clarke
• CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas
• RAYBEARER by Jordan Ifueko
• THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING by Alexis Henderson

BEST SERIES

• DOMINION OF THE FALEN by Alliette de Bodard
• ISLANDS OF BLOOD AND STORM by Kacen Callender
• SWEET BLACK WAVES by Kristina Perez
• THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang
• DAEVABAD by S. A. Chakraborty
• WITCHES OF LYCHFORD by Paul Cornell

BEST NOVELLA

• UPRIGHT WOMEN WANTED by Sarah Gailey
• THE FOUR PROFOUND WEAVES by R. B. Lemberg
• THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE by Nghi Vo
• RIOT BABY by Tochi Onyebuchi
• SWEET HARMONY by Claire North
• RING SHOUT by P. Djeli Clark

BEST SHORT STORY

• TIGER LAWYER GETS IT RIGHT by Sarah Gailey (in Escape Pod: the Science Fiction Anthology)
• CONVERGENCE IN CHAOS ARCHITECTURE by Dare Segun Falowo (in Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora)
• IN KIND by Kayla Whaley (in Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite)
• VOLUMES by Laura Duerr (in Cast of Wonders 435)
• YOU PERFECT, BROKEN THING by C. L. Clark (in Uncanny Magazine 32)
• YELLOW AND THE PERCEPTION OF REALITY by Maureen F. McHugh (at tor.com)
• JUICE LIKE WOUNDS by Seanan McGuire (at tor.com)