SF Site News » Books http://www.sfsite.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SFX Awards http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/05/sfx-awards/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/02/05/sfx-awards/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:41:35 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1866 SFX announced the winners of the SFX Awards at the SFX Weekender 3 on February 4. The awards are a mix of reader voted awards and awards given by a jury. The Elisabeth Sladen Award is a new category which was added in memory of Elisabeth Sladen. It will be given for contributions to children’s sf/f in any media.

Reader-Voted Awards

  • Best Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
  • Best Director: Matthew Vaughn for X-Men: First Class
  • Best Comic: The Walking Dead
  • Best Novel: A Dance with Dragons, by George R. R. Martin
  • Best TV Show: Doctor Who
  • Best New Show: Game of Thrones
  • Best Actor: Matt Smith for Doctor Who
  • Best Actress: Alex Kingston for Doctor Who
  • Biggest Disappointment: No cameo for Stan Lee in X-Men: First Class

SFX Team Choice Awards

  • Outstanding Literary Contribution: Brian W. Aldiss
  • Screenwriting Excellence: Neil Gaiman for Doctor Who “The Doctor’s Wife”
  • Breakout: Joe Gilgun for Misfits
  • Living Legend: Brian Blessed
  • Elisabeth Sladen Award: The Sarah Jane Adventures
  • Lifetime Achievement: John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra
  • Hope for the Future: Dirk Gently
  • Phenomenon: Merlin

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/11/10/clarkesworld-book-sale/feed/ 0 Science Fiction Encyclopedia 3 Goes Live http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:57:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1700 The beta text of the third edition of the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, edited by John Clute and David Langford has gone live. The editors note that additional entries will continue to be added and the current version is not final. The on-line version is sponsored by Gollancz.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/10/10/science-fiction-encyclopedia-3-goes-live/feed/ 0 EPIC Nominations http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/27/epic-nominations/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/27/epic-nominations/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:24:28 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1677 The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition has announced the nominees for the 2012 Epic Awards for e-published books. Categories with nominees of genre interest are listed below. The winners will be announced at EPICon in March, 2012.

Anthology

  • Dame Topaz Treasures, by Carrie S. Masek
  • Dragon’s Lure, edited by Neal Levin
  • Winter Wishes, edited by Angela James

Fantasy

  • Psyche’s Prophecy, by Ann Gimpel
  • The Sevenfold Spell, by Tia Nevitt
  • Thief of Hope, by Cindy Young-Turner

Horror

  • Pillar’s Fall, by Ben Larken
  • The Death of Lou Grant, by David Halliday
  • The Last Vampire, by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Paranormal

  • Healey’s Cave, by Aaron Paul Lazar
  • One Blood, by E.F. Watkins
  • Piper’s Fury, by Rachel Firasek
  • Revelations, by Carrie Lynn Barker

Science Fiction

  • Crewkin, by Rhobin L. Courtright
  • The Crystal Desert, by Catherine Wells
  • The Immortality Virus, by Christine Amsden

Novella

  • “Almost Heaven,” by Kimberly Gardner
  • “Do Over,” by Mari Carr
  • “Eagle’s Redemption,” by Cindy Spencer Pape
  • “Hearts in Darkness,” by Laura Kaye
  • “Jaq’s Harp,” by Ella Drake
  • “Song from the Abyss,” by Margaret L. Carter
  • “Stormy Wedding,” by Kelli Scott

Fantasy Romance

  • Bound: A Faery Story, by Sophie Oak
  • Knightfall, by Berinn Rae
  • One Thousand Kisses, by Jody Wallace
  • The Sleigh Maker, by Candace Sams

Horror Romance

  • A Demon Inside, by Rick R. Reed
  • Demon’s Dance, by Evey Brett
  • Devil Music, by E.C. Stacy and Thia Myles
  • Endless Lust, by Lexxie Couper

Paranormal Romance

  • Blacque/Bleu, by Belinda McBride
  • Capricorn: Forgotten Faces, by Vivien Dean
  • Dead Sexy, by Paige Tyler
  • Key of Solomon, by Cassiel Knight
  • Mask of Ice, by Elaine Lowe

Science Fiction Romance

  • Outcast Mine, by Jamie Craig
  • Silver Bound, by Ella Drake
  • Steam and Sorcery, by Cindy Spencer Pape
  • To Kiss Or To Kill, by Jean Lorrah

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/09/21/harbour-books-to-close/feed/ 0 Phoenix Pick Project http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/07/21/phoenix-pick-project/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/07/21/phoenix-pick-project/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:00:03 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1592 Phoenix Pick, an imprint of Arc Manor, is planning on producing a series of six books which pair an established science fiction/fantasy writer with a new writer. Each book will consist of two stories which may be set in the same universe or complement the other in some other manner. The project is being edited by Mike Resnick. Kevin J. Anderson and Mercedes Lackey have both signed on to participate.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/07/21/phoenix-pick-project/feed/ 0 If You Lived Here http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/28/if-you-lived-here/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/28/if-you-lived-here/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:10:30 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1560 Jeff VanderMeer has announced that he will be publishing If You Lived Here, a look at the top 50 science fiction and fantasy worlds. He is looking for input from fans as to which worlds should be included. And fans can nominate worlds from literature , along with an explanation for why the world would fit into the project.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/28/if-you-lived-here/feed/ 0 Golden Duck Awards http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/18/golden-duck-awards-2/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/18/golden-duck-awards-2/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:54:00 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1536 The winners of the Golden Duck Awards, presented annually by SupderConDuckTivity, have been announced. The Golden Ducks are given to recognize excellence in young adult science fiction. The awards will be presented at Renovation, this year’s Worldcon.

Picture Book: Oh, No, or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, by Mac Bennett
Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades: Alien Encounter, by Pamela Service and Mike Gorman
Hal Clement Award for Young Adults: WWW: Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/18/golden-duck-awards-2/feed/ 0 Compton Crook Winner http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/05/26/compton-crook-winner-3/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/05/26/compton-crook-winner-3/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:06:49 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1496 James Knapp won this year’s Compton Crook Award for best first novel for his book State of Decay. The award comes with a prize of $1,000 and the winner will be treated as a guest of honor for two consecutive Balticons.

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The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer:

  • Spellwright , by Blake Charlton
  • Warrior Priest, by Darius Hinks
  • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin
  • Shadow Prowler, by Alexey Pehov
  • Tymon’s Flight, by Mary Victoria

The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art:

  • Olof Erla Einarsdottir for the cover of Power & Majesty
  • Victoria Frank for the cover of Tymon’s Flight
  • Todd Lockwood for the cover of The Ragged Man
  • Cliff Nielson for the cover of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
  • Jon Sullivan for the cover of Shadow King

The David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2010:

  • The Desert Spear, by Peter V. Brett
  • War of the Dwarves, by Markus Heitz
  • Towers of Midnight, by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
  • The Alchemist in the Shadow, by Pierre Pevel
  • The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Black Prism, by Brent Weeks

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/05/18/pyr-goes-young-adult/feed/ 0 Dick Award Winner http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/23/dick-award-winner-2/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/23/dick-award-winner-2/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:42:24 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1423 Mark Hodder’s novel The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack won this year’s Philip K. Dick Award, presented at Norwescon. The Philip K. Dick Award honors books published originally in paperback (mass market or trade), and is selected by a panel of judges which included William Barton, Andy Duncan, Bruce McAllister, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and David Walton. The judges also gave a special citation award to Project Itoh for the book Harmony, translated by Alexander O. Smith . Next year’s judges have been announced as Scott Baker, Mark Budz, Roby James, Darrell Schweitzer, and Alice K. Turner.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/23/dick-award-winner-2/feed/ 0 Prometheus Novel Nominees http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/05/prometheus-novel-nominees/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/04/05/prometheus-novel-nominees/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:52:00 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1401 This year’s nominees for the Prometheus Award have been announced. The awards are presented by the Libertarian Futurist Society and winners will be announced in August at Renovation, which will be held in Reno, Nevada. The nominees for the Hall of Fame were previously announced.

  • For the Win, by Cory Doctorow
  • Darkship Thieves, by Sarah Hoyt
  • The Last Trumpet Project, by Kevin MacArdry
  • Live Free or Die, by John Ringo
  • Ceres, by L. Neil Smith

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/23/google-books-settlement-rejected/feed/ 0 Tiptree Award Winner http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/21/tiptree-award-winner/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/21/tiptree-award-winner/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:51:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1377 The winners of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, given annually for gender-bending speculative fiction, have been announced. The awards will be presented at Wiscon on Memorial Day weekend. This year’s judges included Penny Hill, Euan Bear, Jessa Crispin, Alice Kim, and
Lawrence Schimel.

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, by Dubravka Ugresic

Furthermore, an honor list of six works was announced:

The Bone Palace, by Amanda Downum
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin
“Diana Comet and the Disappearing Lover,” (a.k.a. “Diana Comet”) by Sandra McDonald
“Drag Queen Astronaut,” by Sandra McDonald
The Secret Feminist Cabal, by Helen Merrick
Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor
Living with Ghosts, by Kari Sperring
The Colony, by Jillian Weise

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/21/tiptree-award-winner/feed/ 0 One Book, One City: Chicago Chooses Gaiman http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/04/one-book-one-city-chicago-chooses-gaiman/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/04/one-book-one-city-chicago-chooses-gaiman/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:07:39 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1355 Chicago’s One Book, One City program has selected to read Neil Gaiman’s 2003 novel Neverwhere for its Spring 2011 choice. The Chicago Public Library chooses two books a year and this Fall’s selection will mark the program’s tenth anniversary. The program includes book discussions, public programs, a script reading of last year’s dramatic production of the play, and Gaiman will speak in Chicago on April 12 and 13.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/03/04/one-book-one-city-chicago-chooses-gaiman/feed/ 0 Lost Pages Title Contest http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/17/lost-pages-title-contest/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/17/lost-pages-title-contest/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:21:46 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1323 In support of Claude Lalumière’s forthcoming The Door to Lost Pages, ChiZine is running a contest to provide names of imaginary books. Two winners will be selected, one by voters, one by Lalumière. The two grand-prize winners each get a free, signed, limited-edition hardcover copy of The Door to Lost Pages, and ten postcards featuring their winning entry. The contest is open from February 17 through March 15.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/17/lost-pages-title-contest/feed/ 0 Atlanta Nights Optioned http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/13/atlanta-nights-optioned/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/13/atlanta-nights-optioned/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:28:13 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1310 Atlanta Nights, by Travis Tea, has been optioned for a film. The book was created in 2004 as part of a sting operation by members of SFWA against the publisher PublishAmerica. After the book was accepted the the hoax revealed, PublishAmerica canceled the contract. Each chapter of the work was written by a different author with no regard for plot, continuity, spelling, or grammar. According to one of the authors, the film would take the form of a joint documentary and partial dramatic presentation. As with the money raised through past sales of the book, the option money will be used for the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund. The project is being crowdfunded.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/06/napiers-bones-giveaway/feed/ 0 Liverpool Literary Walk http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/05/liverpool-literary-walk/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/05/liverpool-literary-walk/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:10:15 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1299 The Liverpool Central Library in the UK will be incorporating a walkway listing book, movie, and album titles, a literary panel listing authors, and a series of quotations in its £50 million redevelopment plan. A panel of experts have released a potential listing of the inclusions and welcomes comments. Authors on the panel primarily of genre interest include Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Olaf Stapledon. Works on the walk of genre interest include Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Lord of the Rings, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Star Wars, The Mabinogion, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/02/05/liverpool-literary-walk/feed/ 0 Crawford Winner Announced http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/01/28/crawford-winner-announced/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/01/28/crawford-winner-announced/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:41:45 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1282 Karen Lord’s debut novel Redemption in Indigo has been announced as the winner of the William L. Crawford Award. The Crawford Award is presented annually for a new fantasy author whose first book appeared during the previous year. It is presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, which will be held this year from March 16-20 in Orlando, Florida.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/01/28/crawford-winner-announced/feed/ 0 Literary Outreach Program http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/11/23/literary-outreach-program/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/11/23/literary-outreach-program/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:31:58 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1181 The Science Fiction Outreach Initiative has been established to provide free books to conmembers at various conventions, beginning with Wondercon, a comic book convention in San Francisco in April. Wondercon attracts 34,000 people and the books will be given out, along with information about Renovation, Chicon 7, and Worldcons in general with the hope that it will attract new members to Worldcons. The first book drive was hosted by Loscon and the Science Fiction Outreach Initiative is sponsored by RCFI, Chicon 7, SFSFC Inc., the London in 2014 Worldcon bid, and a very generous private donor.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/11/23/literary-outreach-program/feed/ 0 Narnia Sweepstakes http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/10/05/narnia-sweepstakes/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/10/05/narnia-sweepstakes/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:23:25 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1089 HarperCollins is sponsoring a drawing in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Five winners of the sweepstakes will receive a copy of a single volume edition of all seven books in the series, including a full-color map and a timeline of Narnia history. Entries must be received no later than December 1, 2010.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/09/06/mass-gateways-signing/feed/ 0 Bentley Book Giveaway http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/08/28/bentley-book-giveaway/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/08/28/bentley-book-giveaway/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:19:00 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=1024 In honor of the paperback release of C.F. Bentley’s Enigma, Phyllis Irene Radford (who wrote the book under the Bentley name) is giving away three copies of the book to random Book View Café readers. The drawing is open until September 1, 2010. Anyone (in the US) who wants to enter can send an email to contest@bookviewcafe.com with your name and street mail address.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/08/28/bentley-book-giveaway/feed/ 0 Van Name Donates Proceeds http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/07/30/van-name-donates-proceeds/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/07/30/van-name-donates-proceeds/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:56 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=998 Mark L. Van Name has announced that he will be donated 100% of the hardcover proceeds of his novel Children No More to the organization Falling Whistles. Children No More is about children soldiers being rehabilitated into society and Falling Whistles is an organization that tries to do just that. Van Name’s novel will be released by Baen Books next week.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/07/30/van-name-donates-proceeds/feed/ 0 Gaiman Takes Carnegie http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/06/25/gaiman-takes-carnegie/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/06/25/gaiman-takes-carnegie/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:31:56 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=952 Neil Gaiman has won the Carnegie Medal for his novel The Graveyard Book. The award was established in 1936 in memory of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and includes a prize of a gold medal and a donation of books to the library of Gaiman’s choice. The Graveyard Book is the first book ever to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Newbery Medal.

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]]> http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/06/25/gaiman-takes-carnegie/feed/ 0 Gemmell Award Winners http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/06/23/gemmell-award-winners/ http://www.sfsite.com/news/2010/06/23/gemmell-award-winners/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:47:50 +0000 Steven H Silver http://www.sfsite.com/news/?p=948 The winners of the David Gemmell Legend Awards have been announced. The awards are popularly selected by internet voters from around the world.

Best Fantasy Novel: Empire: The Legend of Sigmar, by Graham McNeill
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer:The Cardinal’s Blades, by Pierre Pevel
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art: Best Served Cold, by Didier Graffet & Dave Senior

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Best Novel in English: Wake, by Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleur Roman en Français (Best Novel In French): Suprématie, by Laurent McAllister
Best Short-Form Work in English: ”Pawns Dreaming of Roses,” by Eileen Bell
Meilleure Nouvelle en Français (Best Short-Form In French): «Ors blancs» by Alain Bergeron
Best Work in English (Other): Women of the Apocalypse, edited by the Apocalyptic Four
Meilleur Ouvrage en Français (Autre) / (Best Work In French (Other): Revue. Joel Champetier, éditeur
Artistic Achievement: Dan O’Driscoll, Cover of Steel Whispers
Fan Accomplishment (Fanzine): WCFSAZine , edited by Richard Graeme Cameron
Fan Accomplishment (Organization): David Hayman, organization Filk Hall of Fame
Fan Accomplishment (Other): Ray Badgerow, Astronomy Lecture at USS Hudson Bay

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The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer:

  • The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, by Jesse Bullington
  • The Adamantine Palace, by Stephen Deaas
  • The Drowning City, by Amanda Downum
  • The Cardinals’ Blades, by Pierre Pevel
  • Lamentation, by Ken Scholes

The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art:

  • Didier Graffet and Dave Senior for illustration, and Laura Brett for art direction, for the cover of Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie
  • Jackie Morris for illustration, and Dominic Forbes for art direction, for the cover of The Dragon Keeper, by Robin Hobb
  • Larry Rostant for illustration, and Loulou Clarke for art direction, for the cover of Fire, by Kristin Cashore
  • Jon Sullivan for the cover of Empire, by Graham McNeill
  • Jon Sullivan for illustration, and Sue Michniewicz for art direction, for the cover of The Cardinals’ Blades, by Pierre Pevel

The David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2010:

  • Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie
  • The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
  • Empire, by Graham McNeill
  • The Cardinals’ Blades, by Pierre Pevel
  • Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson

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Best Novel 2009: The City and the City, by China Miéville
Best Short Fiction 2009: “The Beloved Time of Their Lives, by Ian Watson and Roberto Quaglia
Best Non-Fiction 2009: “Mutant Popcorn,” by Nick Lowe
Best Artwork 2009: Cover of Desolation Road by Stephen Martiniére

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  • Spirit, by Gwyneth Jones
  • The City & The City, by China Miéville
  • Yellow Blue Tibia, by Adam Roberts
  • Galileo’s Dream, by Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Far North, by Marcel Theroux
  • Retribution Falls, by Chris Wooding

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Best Novel

  • Hidden Empire, by Orson Scott Card
  • Makers, by Cory Doctorow
  • The Unincorporated Man, by Dani and Eytan Kollin
  • Liberating Atlantis, by Harry Turtledove
  • The United States of Atlantis, by Harry Turtledove

Hall of Fame

  • “As Easy as A.B.C.,” a story by Rudyard Kipling
  • Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
  • “No Truce with Kings,” by Poul Anderson
  • “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman,” by Harlan Ellison

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LGBT Children’s/Young Adult

  • Ash, by Malinda Lo
  • How Beautiful the Ordinary, edited by Michael Cart
  • In Mike We Trust, by P.E. Ryan
  • Sprout, by Dale Peck
  • The Vast Fields of Ordinary, by Nick Burd

LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror

  • Centuries Ago and Very Fast, by Rebecca Ore
  • Fist of the Spider Woman, by Amber Dawn
  • In the Closet, Under the Bed, by Lee Thomas
  • Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valente
  • Pumpkin Teeth, by Tom Cardamone

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Cloud and Ashes: Three Winter’s Tales, by Greer Gilman
Ooku: The Inner Chambers (volumes 1 & 2), by Fumi Yoshinaga

The jury also indicated a special honor to L. Timmel Duchamp for her five volume Marq’ssan Cycle series. Furthermore, an honor list of six works was announced:

“Wives,” by Paul Haines
“Galapagos,” by Caitlin R. Kiernan
“Beautiful White Bodies,”, by Alice Sola Kim
“Useless Things”, by Maureen F. McHugh
Distances, by Vandana Singh
Lifelode, by Jo Walton

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Superior Achievement in a Novel
Audrey’s Door, by Sarah Langan
Patient Zero, by Jonathan Maberry
Quarantined, by Joe McKinney
Cursed, by Jeremy Shipp

Superior Achievement in a First Novel
Breathers, by S. G. Browne
Solomon’s Grave, by Daniel G. Keohane
Damnable, by Hank Schwaeble
The Little Sleep, by Paul Tremblay

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
“Dreaming Robot Monster,” by Mort Castle
The Hunger of Empty Vessels, by Scott Edelman
The Lucid Dreaming, by Lisa Morton
Doc Good’s Traveling Show, by Gene O’Neill

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
“Keeping Watch” by Nate Kenyon
“The Crossing of Aldo Ray” by Weston Ochse
“In the Porches of My Ears” by Norman Prentiss
“The Night Nurse” by Harry Shannon

Superior Achievement in Fiction Collection
Martyrs and Monsters, by Robert Dunbar
Got to Kill Them All and Other Stories, by Dennis Etchison
A Taste of Tenderloin, by Gene O’Neill
In the Closet, Under the Bed, by Lee Thomas

Superior Achievement in Anthology (Editing)
He is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson, edited by Christopher Conlon
Lovecraft Unbound, edited by Ellen Datlow
Poe, edited by Ellen Datlow
Midnight Walk, edited by Lisa Morton

Superior Achievement in Nonfiction
Writers Workshop of Horror, by Michael Knost
Cinema Knife Fight, by L. L. Soares and Michael Arruda
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, by Bev Vincent
Stephen King: The Non-fiction, by Rocky Wood and Justin Brook

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
Double Visions, by Bruce Boston
North Left of Earth, by Bruce Boston
Barfodder, by Rain Graves
Chimeric Machines, by Lucy A. Snyder

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  • Horror: Last Days, by Brian Evenson
  • Fantasy: Lamentations, by Ken Scholes
  • Science Fiction: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi

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  • Bitter Angels, by C. L. Anderson
  • The Prisoner, by Carlos J. Cortes
  • The Repossession Mambo, by Eric Garcia
  • The Devil’s Alphabet, by Daryl Gregory
  • Cyberabad Days, by Ian McDonald
  • Centuries Ago and Very Fast, by Rebecca Ore
  • Prophets, S. Andrew Swann

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