Reddit’s r/Fantasy group has chosen the winners of the 2017 Stabby Awards.

BEST NOVEL OF 2017

WINNER: Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

• Runner Up: Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2017

WINNER: Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe

• Runner Up: Blackflame by Will Wight

BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2017

WINNER: Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

• Runner Up: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

BEST ACTIVE r/FANTASY PROFESSIONAL

WINNER: Author Mark Lawrence

• Runner Up: Author Michael Sullivan

BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTION / PERIODICAL OF 2017

WINNER: Evil is a Matter of Perspective edited by Adrian Collins

• Runner Up: The Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois

BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE OF 2017

WINNER: Stranger Things Season 2

• Runner Up: Logan

BEST SHORT FICTION OF 2017

WINNER: The Mad Lancers by Brian McClellan

• Runner Up: Her Father’s Sword by Robin Hobb

BEST FANTASY SITE OF 2017

WINNER: The Weatherwax Report

• Runner Up: Fantasy Faction

BEST GAME (ANY FORMAT) OF 2017

WINNER: Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

• Runner Up: Divinity: Original Sin II

BEST RELATED WORK OF 2017

WINNER: Michael Kramer and Kate Reading Narration of Oathbringer

• Runner Up: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2017

WINNER: The Endpapers Character Portraits (Oathbringer) by Dan Dos Santos and Howard Lyon

• Runner Up: Age of Swords Cover by Marc Simonetti
• Special Mention: Stickfigure Oathbringer Cover by /u/huigregg

BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2017

WINNER: Twig by Wildbow

• Runner Up: The Wandering Inn by pirateaba

r/FANTASY BEST COMMUNITY MEMBER OF 2017

WINNER: /u/esmerelda-weatherwax

• Runner Up: /u/HiuGregg

BEST POST OR COMMENT ON r/FANTASY IN 2017

WINNER: /u/Esmeralda-Weatherwax Death Will have to wait — I ATENT DEAD

• Runner Up: /u/darrelldrake Authors of /r/Fantasy: I’m calling you out. Come roast your own book!

BEST r/FANTASY ORIGINAL REVIEW

WINNER: /u/HiuGregg’s NSFW review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stane

• Runner Up: /u/CoffeeArchives’ collected reviews of Hugo Winning Short Stories

The r/Fantasy mods also recognized “individuals who contributed to the community in 2017 and who simply stood out as excellent members”:

2017 r/FANTASY MOD CHOICE AWARDS

• /u/CoffeeArchives – For running one of our r/Fantasy book clubs, helping with the read along, constantly putting out book reviews, and being awesome at every turn
• /u/JosiahBancroft – For contributing as an author and community member with class, humility, and stepping into a leadership role as a contributing writer