David Gemmell Awards
Are Terminated

The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy website today announced the closing of the awards after a ten-year run:

With a lack of suitable volunteers to take on current committee roles, and insufficient manpower to deliver the wide range of tasks involved, the present team has been left with no choice but to wind up the awards.

There were three Gemmell awards, the Legend for the year’s best fantasy novel, the Morningstar for the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction, and Ravenheart for the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art. The winners were chosen by open public vote.

Departing Gemmell Awards Chair Stan Nicholls said: “This is a decision that has not been taken lightly, and indeed is one that myself and my committee members make with a heavy heart. It was always important to us to do things to a high standard, and in the current situation I don’t think that we could deliver something befitting the reputation the Gemmell Awards has. I hope that the awards will be remembered for the good work they have done in supporting and championing the cause of fantasy fiction over the last ten years, and that we’ve left a legacy behind that people can look at fondly in years to come.”

2018 David Gemmell Awards

The 2018 David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — were presented July 14 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK.

The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork.

LEGEND AWARD

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • Robin Hobb: Assassin’s Fate, Book 3 of Fitz and The Fool (HarperVoyager)

MORNINGSTAR AWARD

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Nicholas Eames: Kings of the Wyld, Book 1 of The Band (Orbit)

RAVENHEART AWARD

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • Richard Anderson for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (Orbit): Design by Lisa Marie Pompilio.

This is the awards’ tenth year.

[Thanks to Mark Hepworth for the story.]

2018 David Gemmell Awards Longlists

Longlists for The David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — have been posted. The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork. Open voting to determine the finalists has begun and will continue until midnight on March 30.

Next, voting on the shortlist will open midday on April 20 and close at midnight on June 1. The awards will be presented July 14 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK.

LEGEND AWARD (Longlist)

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • Mageborn, Book One of The Age of Dread by Stephen Aryan
  • The Unholy Consult, The Aspect Emperor Book Four by R. Scott Bakker
  • The Stone in the Skull, Book 1 of the Lotus Kingsoms by Elizabeth Bear
  • With Blood Upon the Sand, Book Two of The Song of the Shattered Sands by Bradley Beaulieu
  • City of Miracles, Book 3 of the Divine Cities by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • The Core, Book 5 of The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
  • Firebrand, Green Rider Book 6 by Kristen Britain
  • The Black Elfstone, Book 1 of the Fall of Shannara by Terry Brooks
  • The Fall of Dragons, Traitor Son Cycle Book Five by Miles Cameron
  • Successor’s Promise, Millennium’s Rule Book Three by Trudi Canavan
  • Coldmaker by Daniel A. Cohen
  • 1Shadowborn, Seraphim Book Three by David Dalglish
  • The Amber Arrow, Book 2 of Wulf’s Saga by Tony Daniel
  • The House of Binding Thorns, Dominion of The Fallen Book 2 by Aliette de Bodard
  • Tyrant’s Throne, Book 4 of The Greatcoats by Sebastien de Castell
  • Among the Fallen, Book 2 of the Godserfs Series by NS Dolkart
  • Seventh Decimate, The Great God’s War Book 1 by Stephen Donaldson
  • Death’s Mistress, Book 1 of The Nicci Chronicles by Terry Goodkind
  • Empress of the Fall, Book 1 of The Sunsurge Quintet by David Hair
  • A Plague of Giants, Book 1 of The Seven Kennings by Kevin Hearne
  • Assassin’s Fate, Book 3 of Fitz and The Fool by Robin Hobb
  • The Gates of Tagmeth, Book 5 of the Kencyrath Series by P.C. Hodgell
  • The Dragon Lords: False Idols, Book 2 of The Dragon Lords by Jon Hollins
  • Heartland, Book 2 of the Worldmaker Trilogy by Lucy Hounsom
  • Firestorm, Book 3 of the Worldmaker Trilogy by Lucy Hounsom
  • Dark Immolation, Book Two of the Chaos Queen Quintet by Christopher Husberg
  • The Fatal Gate, Book Two of The Gates of Good and Evil by Ian Irvine
  • An Echo of Things to Come, Book Two of the Licanius Trilogy by James Islington
  • Infernal Machines, The Incorruptibles Book 3 by John Hornor Jacobs
  • The Stone Sky, Book 3 of The Broken Earth by NK Jemisin
  • Throne of the Bastards, The sequel to King of the Bastards by Brian Keene and Steven L. Shrewsbury
  • Godsgrave, The Nevernight Chronicle Book 2 by Jay Kristoff
  • Red Sister, Book 1 of The Book of the Ancestor by Mark Lawrence
  • Princess of Blood, Book Two of The God Fragments by Tom Lloyd
  • A War in Crimson Embers, Book Three of the Crimson Empire by Alex Marshall
  • Scourge, A Darkhurst Novel by Gail Z. Martin
  • The Fallen Kingdom, Book Three of The Falconer by Elizabeth May
  • Sins of Empire, Book 1 of Gods of Blood and Powder by Brian McClellan
  • Scorched Shadows, The Hellequin Chronicles Book 7 by Steve McHugh
  • The Last Sacrifice, Book 1 of The Tides of War by James A. Moore
  • The Seven, Book 3 of The Vagrant Trilogy by Peter Newman
  • A Gathering of Ravens by Scott Oden
  • The Two of Swords, Volume One of The Two of Swords by K.J. Parker
  • Lightbringers, The Age of Myth and Legends by David Price
  • Eight Lamentations: Spear of Shadows, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar by Josh Reynolds
  • Legion of Flame, The Draconis Memoria Book Two by Anthony Ryan
  • Oathbringer, The Stormlight Archive Book 3 by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Lady of the Lake, The Witcher Saga Book 5 by Andrzej Sapkowski
  • Bane of Shadow, The Empire of Storms Book Two by Jon Skovron
  • Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
  • God’s Last Breath, Bring Down Heaven Book 3 by Sam Sykes
  • Strange the Dreamer, Strange the Dreamer Book 1 by Laini Taylor
  • The Bear and The Serpent, Book 2 of Echoes of the Fall by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • You Die When You Die by Angus Watson
  • Overlords of the Iron Dragon, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar by CL Werner
  • The Ninth Rain, Book One of The Winnowing Flame Trilogy by Jen Williams
  • The Witchwood Crown, Book One of The Last King of Osten Ard by Tad Williams
  • Destiny’s Conflict, Book Ten of the Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts

MORNINGSTAR AWARD (Longlist)

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Age of Assassins, Book 1 of The Wounded Kingdom by RJ Barker
  • The Waking Land by Callie Bates
  • Witchy Eye by D.J. Butler
  • Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott
  • The Tethered Mage, Book 1 of The Swords and Fire Trilogy by Melissa Caruso
  • The Last Namsara, Iskari Book One by Kristen Ciccarelli
  • Kings of the Wyld, Book 1 of The Band by Nicholas Eames
  • Darien: Empire of Salt by C.F. Iggulden
  • The Last Myon by Rudi Jennings
  • The Bloodprint, Book 1 of The Khorasan Archives by Ausma Zehanat Khan
  • One Cog Turning by Anthony Laken
  • Jade City, Book 1 of The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee
  • The Fifth Ward: First Watch, Book 1 of The Fifth Ward by Dale Lucas
  • Soul of the World, Book 1 of The Ascension Cycle by David Mealing
  • Blackwing, Book 1 of The Raven’s Mark by Ed McDonald
  • Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
  • Cold Counsel by Chris Sharp
  • The Court of Broken Knives, Book 1 of The Empires of Dust by Anna Smith-Spark
  • Godblind, Book 1 of The Godblind Trilogy by Anna Stephens
  • The Dragon’s Legacy, Book 1 of The Dragon’s Legacy Saga by Deborah A. Wolf

RAVENHEART AWARD (Longlist)

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • Richard Anderson for The Stone in The Skull by Elizabeth Bear
  • Richard Anderson for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
  • Arcangel Images (Crystal Ben) for The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso
  • Arcangel Images for The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin
  • Arcangel Images for The Soul of the World by David Mealing
  • Arcangel Images for God’s Last Breath by Sam Sykes
  • Arcangel and Shutterstock for Mageborn by Stephen Aryan
  • Tommy Arnold for Shadowborn by David Dalglish
  • Kerem Beyit for The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron
  • Christian Bravery for The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan
  • Laura Brett for Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley Beaulieu
  • Mike Bryan for The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks
  • www.buerosued.de for Tyrant’s Throne by Sebastien De Castell
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Last Sacrifice by James A Moore
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski
  • John Coulthart for Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
  • Das Illustrat, Ervin Usman and Dan Smith for The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
  • Bastien Lecouffe Deharme for Bane and Shadow by Jon Skovron
  • Adam Doyle for The Witch of Torinia by Clifford Beal
  • Terrence Drysdale (Trevillion Images) and Joana Kruse for The Waking Land by Callie Bates
  • Getty Images and Shutterstock for Jade City by Fonda Lee
  • Sam Green for Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
  • Johan Grenier for Overlords of the Iron Dragon by C.L. Werner
  • Gill Heeley and Larry Rostant for Darien: Empire of Salt by C.F. Iggulden
  • Jaime Jones for The Seven by Peter Newman
  • Rory Kee for City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • Rory Kee for Empress of the Fall by David Hair
  • Patrick Knowles for Infernal Machines by John Hornor Jacobs
  • Jon McCoy for Princess of Blood by Tom Lloyd
  • Gene Mollica for A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne
  • Gene Mollica for The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
  • Jackie Morris and Stephen Raw for Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
  • Stephen Mulcahey for Coldmaker by Daniel A Cohen
  • Nekro for Seventh Decimate by Stephen Donaldson
  • Leo Nickols for Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott
  • Dave Palumbo for Cold Counsel by Chris Sharp
  • Lauren Panepinto for A War in Crimson Embers by Alex Marshall
  • the-parish.com (Tom Sanderson) for Age of Assassins by RJ Barker
  • plainpicture (Dieter Reichelt) for Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
  • Kerby Rosanes for Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
  • Larry Rostant for You Die When You Die by Angus Watson
  • Larry Rostant and Millennium FX Ltd for The Core by Peter V Brett
  • Daniel Dos Santos for Witchy Eye by DJ Butler
  • Daniel Dos Santos for The Amber Arrow by Tony Daniel
  • Dominick Saponaro for An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington
  • April Schumacher for Firebrand by Kristen Britain
  • Shutterstock (Kiselev Andrey Valerevich) for The Unholy Consult by R. Scott Bakker
  • Shutterstock for The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard
  • Shutterstock for Death’s Mistress by Terry Goodkind
  • Shutterstock for Firestorm by Lucy Hounsom
  • Shutterstock for Heartland by Lucy Hounsom
  • Shutterstock for The Fatal Gate by Ian Irvine
  • Shutterstock for The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan
  • Shutterstock for The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith-Spark
  • Shutterstock for Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
  • Shutterstock for Godblind by Anna Stephens
  • Shutterstock for The Bear and the Serpent by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Shutterstock and depositphotos for Blackwing by Ed McDonald
  • Duncan Spilling and Shutterstock for Successor’s Promise by Trudi Canavan
  • Crystal Sully for The Dragon Lords: False Idols by Jon Hollins
  • Thom Tenery for Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan
  • Trevillion Images for The Two of Swords: Volume One by K.J. Parker
  • Michael Whelan for The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
  • Eric Williams for The Gates of Tagmeth by P.C. Hodgell
  • Janny Wurts for Destiny’s Conflict by Janny Wurts
  • Sammy Yuen for The Fifth Ward: First Watch by Dale Lucas
  • Jantine Zandbergen for Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

[Thanks to Mark Hepworth for the story.]

2017 David Gemmell Awards

The winners of the 2017 David Gemmell Awards were announced today at Edge-Lit 6 in Derby, UK.

Legend Award – 2017

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • Warbeast by Gav Thorpe

Morningstar Award – 2017

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Steal the Sky by Megan E. O’Keefe

Ravenheart Award — 2017

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • Alessandro Baldasseroni for Black Rift by Josh Reynolds

2017 David Gemmell Awards Shortlists

The finalists for the 2017 David Gemmell Awards have been announced. <Open public voting on the shortlist continues until at midnight on June 2. The awards will be presented July 15 at Edge-Lit 6 in Derby, UK.

Legend Award – 2017

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • Wrath by John Gwynne
  • Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
  • The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
  • The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
  • Warbeast by Gav Thorpe

Morningstar Award – 2017

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Infernal by Mark De Jager
  • Duskfall by Christopher Husberg
  • Steal the Sky by Megan E. O’Keefe
  • Snakewood by Adrian Selby
  • Hope and Red by Jon Skovron

Ravenheart Award — 2017

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • Alessandro Baldasseroni for Black Rift by Josh Reynolds
  • Jason Chan for The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
  • Sam Green for The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
  • Kerby Rosanes for Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
  • Paul Young for Wrath by John Gwynne

2017 David Gemmell Awards Longlists

Longlists for The David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — have been posted. The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork. Open voting to determine the finalists has begun and will continue until midnight on March 31.

Next, voting on the shortlist will open midday on April 21 and close at midnight on June 2. The awards will be presented July 15 at Edge-Lit 6 in Derby, UK.

LEGEND AWARD (Longlist)

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • The Spider’s War by Daniel Abraham
  • The Pagan Night by Tim Akers
  • Blood Mage by Stephen Aryan
  • The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker
  • The Guns of Ivrea by Clifford Beal
  • City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • The Sorcerer’s Daughter: The Defenders of Shannara by Terry Brooks
  • A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron
  • The Sky Slayer by Joel Cornah
  • The Watcher of Dead TIme by Edward Cox
  • Fireborn by David Dalglish
  • Saint’s Blood by Sebastien De Castell
  • The Path of the Hawk by Ian Graham
  • Wrath by John Gwynne
  • The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall
  • The Dragon Lords: Fool’s Gold by Jon Hollins
  • The Stealers’ War by Stephen Hunt
  • The Summon Stone by Ian Irvine
  • Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
  • Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
  • The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin
  • Gods of Nabban by KV Johansen
  • Assassin Queen by Anna Kashina
  • The Fall of the Dagger by Glenda Larke
  • The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
  • Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd
  • The Seer by Sonia Orin Lyris
  • Daughter of Blood by Helen Lowe
  • A Blade of Black Steel by Alex Marshall
  • Shadow and Flame by Gail Z. Martin
  • An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows
  • The Silent Army by James A. Moore
  • Forgotten Hero by Brian G. Murray
  • The Malice by Peter Newman
  • Break the Chains by Megan E. O’Keefe
  • The Obsidian Throne by J. D. Oswald
  • The Girl on the Liar’s Throne by Den Patrick
  • Leviathan’s Blood by Ben Peek
  • Those Below by Daniel Polansky
  • The High King’s Vengeance by Steven Poore
  • Twilight of the Dragons by Andy Remic
  • The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
  • Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
  • Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Tower of the Swallow by Andrezj Sapkowski
  • Dead Man’s Steel by Luke Scull
  • The World Raven by AJ Smith
  • Phoenix Ascendant by Ryk E. Spoor
  • The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
  • Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
  • Fair Rebel by Steph Swainston
  • The Mortal Tally by Sam Sykes
  • The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Warbeast by Gav Thorpe
  • Dragon Hunter by Marc Turner
  • Red Tide by Marc Turner
  • The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
  • The Silver Tide by Jen Williams

MORNINGSTAR AWARD (Longlist)

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Infernal by Mark De Jager
  • Silent Hall by NS Dolkart
  • Duskfall by Christopher Husberg
  • Steal the Sky by Megan E. O’Keefe
  • Snakewood by Adrian Selby
  • Hope and Red by Jon Skovron
  • The Cracked Amulet by RB Watkinson

RAVENHEART AWARD (Longlist)

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • KG Images and Joseph Martin for Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
  • Arcangel, Margie Hurwich, and Mohammad Itani for The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
  • Arcangel and Lauren Panepinto for The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin
  • Tommy Arnold for Fireborn by David Dalglish
  • L. Bachman for Forgotten Hero by Brian G. Murray
  • Ihar Balakain and Dusan Kostic for Dragon Hunters by Marc Turner
  • Alessandro Baldasseroni for Black Rift by Josh Reynolds
  • Kirk Benshoff for The Spider’s War by Daniel Abraham
  • Kerem Beyit for A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron
  • Black Sheep UK for The Stealer’s War by Stephen Hunt
  • Buerosued for Saint’s Blood by Sebastien De Castell
  • Jason Chan for The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
  • CollaborationJS for Shadow and Flame by Gail Z. Martin
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Pagan Night by Tim Akers
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Tower of the Swallow by Andrezj Sapkowski
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Girl on the Liar’s Throne by Den Patrick
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Silent Army by James A. Moore
  • Jason Deem for The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall
  • Bastion Lecouffe Deharme for Hope and Red by Jon Skovron
  • Bastion Lecouffe Deharme for The Sorcerer’s Daughter by Terry Brooks
  • Evelinn Enoksen for The Sky Slayer by Joel Cornah
  • Sam Green for Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
  • Sam Green for The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
  • Head Design for Infernal by Mark De Jager
  • Jaime Jones for The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
  • Jaime Jones for The Malice by Peter Newman
  • Jet Design Ltd. for The Watcher of Dead Time by Edward Cox
  • Nik Keevil for The World Raven by AJ Smith
  • Sam Kennedy for The Seer by Sonia Orin Lyris
  • Patrick Knowles Design for The Mortal Tally by Sam Sykes
  • Michael Komarck for The Shadowed Path by Gail Z. Martin
  • Neil Lang and Shutterstock for The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Julia Lloyd for Duskfall by Christopher Husberg
  • Todd Lockwood for Phoenix Ascendant by Ryk E. Spoor
  • Silas Manhood for Daughter of Blood by Helen Lowe
  • Silas Manhood for The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
  • Jon McCoy for Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd
  • Stephen Mulcahey, Neil Lang, and Shutterstock for Leviathan’s Blood by Ben Peek
  • KS Agency for City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • David Palumbo for Snakewood by Adrian Selby
  • Ryan Pancoast for Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
  • Lauren Panepinto for A Blade of Black Steel by Alex Marshall
  • Rhett Podersoo for Those Below by Daniel Polansky
  • Andreas Rocha for Silent Hall by NS Dolkart
  • Kerby Rosanes for Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
  • Larry Rostant for The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker
  • Larry Rostant for Dead Man’s Steel by Luke Scull
  • Shutterstock for The Silver Tide by Jen Williams
  • Karl Simon for The Dragon Lords: Fool’s Gold by Jon Hollins
  • Marc Simonetti for Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
  • Jake Smyth and Shutterstock for The Summon Stone by Ian Irvine
  • Steve Stone for The Fall of the Dagger by Glenda Larke
  • Steve Stone for Blood Mage by Stephen Aryan
  • Steve Stone for Chaos Mage by Stephen Aryan
  • Raymond Swanland for Gods of Nabban by KV Johansen
  • Jorge Luis Torres for The High King’s Vengeance by Steven Poore
  • Unknown for Fair Rebel by Steph Swainston
  • Paul Young for Wrath by John Gwynne

[Thanks to Mark-kitteh for the story.]

Edge-Lit 6 Will Host 2017 David Gemmell Awards

The 2017 David Gemmell Awards ceremony will take place as part of Edge-Lit 6 in Derby (UK) on July 15.

Edge-Lit 6 will be held at QUAD, Derby’s independent cinema and art space.

With a growing reputation for quality and an audience of 200+ each year, the event offers an array of panels, workshops and book launches as well as popular yearly features such as the live Edge-Lit raffle.

Alex Davis, Literature Officer for QUAD, said: ‘Over the last decade the Gemmell Awards have become a high point in the genre calendar, and have been presented at some of the biggest conventions and fantasy events in the UK. I’m delighted to be working with them to bring the ceremony to Edge-Lit, which makes the 2017 running even more exciting!’

Stan Nicholls, Chair of the David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy, said: ‘Edge-Lit has established itself as one of the highlight events of the genre year, and the Gemmell Awards are thrilled to be part of 2017’s line-up. Devoted as they both are to championing the best of speculative fiction, the Gemmells and Edge-Lit are a perfect match. Roll on next July!’

Tickets for Edge-Lit 6 on sale at http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/film/edge-lit-6.aspx and cost £30, including access to all sessions on the day and an event goodie bag.

2016 David Gemmell Awards Shortlist

The finalists for the 2016 David Gemmell Awards have been announced. Open public voting will continue through August 19. The winners will be announced September 24 at Fantasycon in Scarborough (UK).

Legend Award – 2016

The Legend Award is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote. 

  • Miles Cameron, The Dread Wyrm  (Gollancz)
  • Larry Correia, Son of the Black Sword  (Baen)
  • David Guymer, Gotrek & Felix: Slayer (Black Library)
  • John Gwynne, Ruin  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Mark Lawrence, The Liar’s Key  (Harper/Voyager)

Morningstar Award – 2016

The Morningstar Award honours the author judged, by open vote, to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Stephen Aryan, Battlemage  (Orbit)
  • Seth Dickinson, The Traitor  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Francesca Haig, The Fire Sermon  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Lucy Hounsom, Starborn  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Peter Newman, The Vagrant  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes  (Harper/Voyager)

All of the works that made the longlist have been rolled over as finalists. The administrators explained:

We normally have five finalists in each category, except in the case of a draw, which has happened only once in the awards’ history.  However, as we had just six nominees for the Morningstar this year, and the number of votes separating fifth and sixth place weren’t that great, we thought it was fairest to let all six nominees go through to the final.

Ravenheart Award

The Ravenheart Award is given to the artist/s responsible for the year’s best fantasy book cover art, as chosen by open vote.

View the artwork from each of the nominees here.

  • Kerem Beyit for The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron  (Gollancz)
  • Jason Chan for The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Larry Elmore & Carol Russo Design for Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia
  • (Baen)
  • Raymond Swanland for Archaon: Lord of Chaos by Rob Sanders (Black Library)
  • Paul Young for Ruin by John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan)

2016 David Gemmell Awards Longlists

Longlists for The David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy — the Legend, Morningstar, and Ravenheart Awards — have been posted. The awards recognize the best in fantasy fiction and artwork. Open voting to determine the finalists has begun and will continue until midnight on Friday June 24.

Next, voting on the shortlist will open midday on Friday July 8 and close at midnight on Friday August 19. The awards will be presented September 24 at Fantasycon in Scarborough, UK.

LEGEND AWARD

The Legend Award, is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

  • Joe Abercrombie, Half A War  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Bradley Beaulieu, Twelve Kings  (Gollancz)
  • Peter V. Brett, The Skull Throne  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Terry Brooks, The Darkling Child  (Orbit)
  • Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut’s Windlass  (Orbit)
  • Miles Cameron, The Dread Wyrm  (Gollancz)
  • Trudi Canavan, Angel of Storms (Orbit)
  • Larry Correia, Son of the Black Sword  (Baen)
  • Edward Cox, The Cathedral of Known Things  (Gollancz)
  • David Dalglish, Skyborn  (Orbit)
  • Stephen Deas, The Silver Kings  (Gollancz)
  • Aliette de Bodard, The House of Shattered Wings  (Gollancz)
  • Sebastien de CastellKnight’s Shadow  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • Kate Elliott, Black Wolves  (Orbit)
  • David Guymer, Gotrek & Felix: Slayer (Black Library)
  • John Gwynne, Ruin  (Pan Macmillan)
  • David HairAscendant’s Rite  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • Joanne Hall, Spark and Carousel  (Kristell Ink)
  • Markus Heitz, Devastating Hate  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • Robin Hobb, Fool’s Quest  (Harper/Voyager)
  • John Hornor Jacobs, Foreign Devils  (Gollancz)
  • NK Jemisin, The Fifth Season  (Orbit)
  • Drew Karpyshyn, Chaos Unleashed  (Del Rey)
  • Julia Knight, Swords and Scoundrels  (Orbit)
  • Snorri KristjanssonPath of Gods  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • M.D. Lachlan, Valkyrie’s Song  (Gollancz)
  • Glenda Larke, The Dagger’s Path  (Orbit)
  • Mark Lawrence, The Liar’s Key  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Rebecca Levene, The Hunter’s Kind  (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Tom Lloyd, Old Man’s Ghosts  (Gollancz)
  • Alex Marshall, A Crown For Cold Silver  (Orbit)
  • Gail Z. Martin, War of Shadows  (Orbit)
  • Brian McClellan, The Autumn Republic(Orbit)
  • Naomi Novik, Uprooted  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Den Patrick, The Boy Who Wept Blood  (Gollancz)
  • Daniel Polansky, Those Above  (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Steven Poore, The Heir to the North  (Kristell Ink)
  • Anthony Ryan, Queen of Fire  (Orbit)
  • Rob Sanders, Archaon: Lord of Chaos  (Black Library)
  • Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self  (Gollancz)
  • Anna Sheehan, Spinning Thorns  (Gollancz)
  • Brian Staveley, The Providence of Fire  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Adrian Tchaikovsky, Guns of the Dawn  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Ian Tregillis, The Mechanical  (Orbit)
  • Angus Watson, Reign of Iron (Orbit)
  • David Weber, The Sword of the South  (Baen)
  • Django Wexler, The Price of Valour  (Del Rey)
  • Jen Williams, The Iron Ghost  (Headline)

MORNINGSTAR AWARD

The Morningstar Award honors the author judged to have made the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction.

  • Stephen Aryan, Battlemage  (Orbit)
  • Seth Dickinson, The Traitor  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Francesca Haig, The Fire Sermon  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Lucy Hounsom, Starborn  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Peter Newman, The Vagrant  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes  (Harper/Voyager)

RAVENHEART AWARD

The Ravenheart Award is given to the creator of the year’s best fantasy book cover art.

  • James Annal for Uprooted by Naomi Novik  (Pan Macmillan)
  • Tommy Arnold for Skyborn by David Dalglish  (Orbit)
  • Kerem Beyit for The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron  (Gollancz)
  • Jason Chan for The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Wendy Chan for Swords and Scoundrels  by Julia Knight  (Orbit)
  • Alejandro Colucci for The Boy Who Wept Blood  by Den Patrick  (Gollancz)
  • Bastien Lecouffe Deharme for The Darkling Child  by Terry Brooks  (Orbit)
  • Krzysztof Domaradzki for Old Man’s Ghosts  by Tom Lloyd  (Gollancz)
  • Larry Elmore & Carol Russo Design for Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia (Baen)
  • Mark Ferrari for The Flotsam Trilogy Omnibus by Peter M Ball  (Apocalypse Ink Productions)
  • Christopher Gibbs for The Cathedral of Known Things  by Edward Cox (Gollancz)
  • Sam Green for Shadows of Self  by Brandon Sanderson  (Gollancz)
  • Manuela Hackl for Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • Mohamad Hani/Archangel Images for An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Harper/Voyager)
  • Teddy Eduardo Iglesias for The House of Shattered Wings  by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz)
  • Patrick Insole for The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams  (Headline)
  • Jaime Jones for The Vagrant by Peter Newman  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Nik Keevil & Nick Castle for Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan(Orbit)
  • Patrick Knowles for Foreign Devils by John Hornor Jacobs  (Gollancz)
  • Laura B for Spinning Thorns  by Anna Sheehan  (Gollancz)
  • Tim McDonagh for The Hunter’s Kind by Rebecca Levene  (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Chris McGrath for The Aeronaut’s Windlass  by Jim Butcher  (Orbit)
  • Jackie Morris for Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Lauren Panepinto for The Fifth Season  by NK Jemisin  (Orbit)
  • Lauren Panepinto, Gene Mollica & Michael Frost for The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan  (Orbit)
  • Rhett Podersoo for Those Above by Daniel Polansky  (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Larry Rostant for The Skull Throne by Peter V Brett  (Harper/Voyager)
  • Larry Rostant for Black Wolves  by Kate Elliott  (Orbit)
  • Larry Rostant for War of Shadows by Gail Z. Martin  (Orbit)
  • Larry Rostant for Reign of Iron by Angus Watson  (Orbit)
  • Duncan Spilling for Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan  (Orbit)
  • Steve Stone for Battlemage by Stephen Aryan(Orbit)
  • Steve Stone for The Dagger’s Path by Glenda Larke  (Orbit)
  • Raymond Swanland for Archaon: Lord of Chaos by Rob Sanders (Black Library)
  • Andrew Unangst for Twelve Kings by Bradley Beaulieu  (Gollancz)
  • Stephen Youll for The Silver Kings by Stephen Deas  (Gollancz)
  • Paul Young for Ruin by John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan)
  • Paul Young for Acendant’s Rite by David Hair  (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • Paul Young for Valkyrie’s Song  by MD Lachlan  (Gollancz)

Voting Opens for 2015 David Gemmell Awards

The finalists for the 2015 David Gemmell Awards have been announced. Online voting by the public has commenced and continues through July 17. The Gemmell Awards will be presented at Nine Worlds Geekfest on August 8.

The Legend Award
(for the year’s best fantasy title)

  • Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (HarperCollins)
  • Valour by John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan/Tor UK)
  • Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence (HarperCollins)
  • Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (Gollancz)
  • The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Orbit)

The Morningstar Award
(for the author of the year’s best debut in fantasy fiction)

  • Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell (Jo Fletcher Books)
  • The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley (Angry Robot)
  • The Godless by Ben Peek (Pan Macmillan/Tor UK)
  • The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley (Pan Macmillan/Tor UK)
  • Age of Iron by Angus Watson (Orbit)

Ravenheart Award
(given to the artist of the year’s best fantasy book cover)

  •  Laura Brett for The Slow Regard of Silent Things
  • Mike Bryan for Half a King
  • Jason Chan for Prince of Fools
  • Sam Green for Words of Radiance
  • Jackie Morris for The Fool’s Assassin

Here is a link to all the nominees’ artwork.