The recipients of the 5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards for science fiction romance books were announced on January 31. It’s one of fandom’s most more creative and entertaining awards concepts.
The categories are invented and the winners picked by a panel of judges —
How does it work? A select group of science fiction romance readers and bloggers will each create unique awards for up to 5 books released in that year. Judges will create award categories based on criteria of their own choosing. The goal is to deliver a group of awards that are fun, unique, meaningful, and informative for readers
This year there were six judges, and each wrote a separate blog post with short narratives explaining their award choices.
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round One by Riley Moreland
Best Zombie Book for People Who Don’t Read Zombie Books
Nobody’s Hero (The Burned Lands #1) by Bec McMaster
Best New Series
The Rule of Luck (Felicia Sevigny #1) by Catherine Cerveny
Best Anthology
Pets in Space by Cara Bristol, Susan Grant, Laurie A. Green, Pauline Baird Jones, Lea Kirk, Alexis Glynn Latner, Carysa Locke, Veronica Scott, and S.E. Smith
This Series Just Keeps Getting Better Award
Fools Rush In (Interstellar Rescue Series #3) by Donna S. Frelick
Best Series Finale
Prodigal (Maelstrom #3) by Jody Wallace
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round Two by Jo Jones
Best Realistic Ending
The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel
Most Promising New Author
The Dark of Light (Shield of the Starhawke #1) by Audrey Sharpe
Best Misleading Title
Warrior Wench
(The Asarlaí Wars #1) by Marie Andreas
Best Slow Burn Romance
Star Cruise: Outbreak by Veronica Scott
Best Love Story With a Twist
Shades of Treason by Sandy Williams
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round Three by Lee Koven
Best Post-Apocalyptic Paranormal
Nobody’s Hero by Bec McMaster
Best Promise
Crash and Burn (Cyborg Sizzle #3) by Cynthia Sax
Best Lady Cyborg
Jumper’s Hope by Carol Van Natta
Best Swordplay
The Champion of Barésh by Susan Grant
Best Mother-Daughter Dynamic
Vellmar the Blade by Fletcher DeLancey
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round Four by Anna McLain
Best “Invisible Heroine”
Hostage to the Stars by Veronica Scott
Grittiest Hot and Fast Story
Quick Shot by Pippa Jay
Heroine Who’s Most Like Someone I Might Know
Pirate (Space Gypsy Chronicles #1) by Eve Langlais
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round Five by Heather Massey
Most Satisfying Conclusion to a Great Trilogy
Vortex of Crimson (On Deception’s Edge #3) by Lise MacTague
Best Sci-Fi Romance Webcomic
Flesh Machine by Michael Avolio
Most Dapper Heroes
The Clockwork Menagerie by Elliot Cooper
Most Uplifting Sci-Fi Romances
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time by Cherie Dimaline, Gwen Benaway, David Robertson, Richard Van Camp, Mari Kurisato, Nathan Adler, Daniel Heath Justice, Darcie Little Badger, Cleo Keahna; introduction by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair “Manitowapow,” foreword by Grace Dillon “Walking the Clouds”; edited by Hope Nicholson
SFR with the Most Relevant Social Commentary Regarding a Current Affair
Gambit (Felig Chronicles #5) by P.J. Dean
5th Annual SFR Galaxy Awards: Round Six by Marlene Harris
Best Bread and Circuses (Intergalactic Edition)
Galactic Gladiators (Gladiator/Warrior/Hero) by Anna Hackett
Best Interstellar Menagerie
Pets in Space by S.E. Smith, Susan Grant, Cara Bristol, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Laurie A. Green, Alexis Glynn Latner, Lea Kirk, Carysa Locke
Best Spoiler Alert Title
Star Cruise: Outbreak by Veronica Scott
Most Unusual Job for a Heroine
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Most Awesomely Prolific and Prolifically Awesome
Anna Hackett
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Some interesting choices there. I enjoyed Elizabeth Bonesteel’s and Sandy Williams’ novels a whole lot and Bec McMaster’s is on my list to check out.