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Dragon Award Winners!

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The Dragon awards were handed out yesterday, with the following winners in each category:

Best Science Fiction Novel

Somewhither: A Tale of the Unwithering Realm by John C. Wright

 

Best Fantasy Novel

Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia

 

Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel

The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett

 

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

Hell’s Foundations Quiver by David Weber

 

Best Alternate History Novel

League of Dragons by Naomi Novak

 

Best Apocalyptic Novel

Ctrl Alt Revolt! by Nick Cole

 

Best Horror Novel

Souldancer by Brian Niemeier

 

Best Comic Book

Ms. Marvel

 

Best Graphic Novel

The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman

 

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

Game of Thrones – HBO

 

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

The Martian

 

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game

Fallout 4 by Bethesda Softworks

 

Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Mobile Game

Fallout Shelter by Bethesda Softworks

 

Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Board Game

Pandemic: Legacy by ZMan Games

 

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures/Collectible Card/Role Playing Game

Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game (7th edition) by Chaosium Inc.

 

I’m glad to see four of my six picks won (all of whom I have had the honour of either chatting with online or meeting in person this year) and my congratulations go out to all of the winners, well deserved and may you all get a substantial boost in sales as a result.

Dragon Award Nominees!

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Dragon_Logo_no_backgroundSmallThe final list of nominees for the Dragon Awards has been announced. I did not have any works that were eligible for an award (Nobility Among Us was published too early, Beyond the Mist was published 4 days too late for this year’s Hugo Awards, and was too short for the Dragon Awards, but will be eligible for next year’s Hugo Awards, for whatever that’s worth). Several of my friends, fellow SuperversiveSF contributors and one of our guests have been nominated, so my congratulations go out to them and all other nominees. Registration to vote is free and open to all, so this is truly an award for fans by fans, go over to http://awards.dragoncon.org/ to register and have your voice heard!

The full list of nominees is as follows:

  1. Best Science Fiction Novel

The Life Engineered by J-F Dubeau
Somewhither: A Tale of the Unwitheriing Realm by John C. Wright
Raising Caine by Charles E. Gannon
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

  1. Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

Grave Measures by R.R. Virdi
Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin
Changeling’s Island by Dave Freer
The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
Asteroid Made of Dragons by G. Derek Adams

 

  1. Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Updraft by Fran Wilde
The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett
Changeling’s Island by Dave Freer
Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley
Trix and the Faerie Queen by Alethea Kontis
Calamity by Brandon Sanderson

 

  1. Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

Blood in the Water by Taylor Anderson
The Price of Valor by Django Wexler
The End of All Things by John Scalzi
Wrath of an Angry God: A Military Space Opera by Gibson Michaels
Hell’s Foundations Quiver by David Weber
Allies and Enemies: Fallen by Amy J. Murphy
Chains of Command by Marko Kloos

 

  1. Best Alternate History Novel

Germanica by Robert Conroy
Deadlands: Ghostwalkers by Jonathan Maberry
Bombs Away: The Hot War by Harry Turtledove
1636: The Cardinal Virtues by Eric Flint & Walter H. Hunt
League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
1635: A Parcel of Rogues by Eric Flint & Andrew Dennis

 

  1. Best Apocalyptic Novel

Chasing Freedom by Marina Fontaine
The Desert and the Blade by S.M. Stirling
Ctrl Alt Revolt! by Nick Cole
Dark Age by Felix O. Hartmann
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
A Time to Die by Mark Wandrey

 

  1. Best Horror Novel

Souldancer by Brian Niemeier
An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel
Alice by Christina Henry
Chapelwood by Cherie Priest
Honor at Stake by Declan Finn
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay

 

  1. Best Comic Book

Civil War II
Providence
DC Universe: Rebirth
Daredevil
Ms. Marvel
Saga
Astro City

 

  1. Best Graphic Novel

The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman
Chicago by Glenn Head
Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia
March: Book Two by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin
Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine
Virgil by Steve Orlando

 

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

Daredevil – Netflix
Doctor Who – BBC
Game of Thrones – HBO
Outlander – Starz
The Flash – CW
Jessica Jones – Netflix
The Expanse – Syfy

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Crimson Peak
The Martian
Deadpool
Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens

 

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game

Overwatch by Blizzard Entertainment
Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios
Metal Gear Solid V by Konami Digital Entertainment
Fallout 4 by Bethesda Softworks
XCOM 2 by 2k Games
Undertale by Toby Fox

 

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game

Hyper Burner by Patrick Cook
Fallout Shelter by Bethesda Softworks
PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist by Outerminds Inc.
Quaser One by Emre Taskin
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes by Electronic Arts

 

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game

Codenames by Vlaada Chvatil
Blood Rage by Cool Mini or Not
Monopoly: CTHULHU by USAopoly
Star Wars: Rebellion by Fantasy Flight Games
Pandemic: Legacy by ZMan Games
Talon by GMT Games

 

  1. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game

Magic the Gathering: Shadows over Innistrad by Wizards of the Coast
Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls by Flying Buffalo
Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game (7th Edition) by Chaosium Inc.
Star Wars: Armada by Fantasy Flight Games
Magic the Gathering: Battle of Zendikar by Wizards of the Coast
Mousguard 2nd Edition by David Petersen & Luke Crane

 

My personal picks are

Somewhither by John C. Wright for best science fiction novel,

Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia for best fantasy novel

Ctrl Alt Revolt! by Nick Cole for best apocalyptic novel

Souldancer by Brian Niemeier for best horror novel

Daredevil – Netflix for best science fiction or fantasy TV series

and Captain America: Civil War for best science fiction or fantasy movie

(those are the categories in which I was able to make an informed choice, and are just my opinions, feel free to vote otherwise)