David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy

The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, established in memory of David Gemmell, were awarded from 2009 to 2018.[1] In 2009, only the Legend Award for best fantasy novel was awarded. Beginning in 2010 the Morningstar Award for best fantasy newcomer and the Ravenheart Award for best fantasy cover art were added. The award was closed in 2019.[2]

The awards were for fantasy novels in the traditional, heroic, epic or high genres, or in the spirit of Gemmell's own work.[3]

Winners and nominations

2009

The 2009 award (best novel only) was presented in June 2009.[4][5]

2010

The 2010 awards were presented in June 2010.[6]

  • Best novel: Graham McNeill for Empire
  • Best newcomer: Pierre Pevel for The Cardinal's Blades
    • Nominated: Stephen Deas for The Adamantine Palace
    • Nominated: Amanda Downum for The Drowning City
    • Nominated: Ken Scholes for Lamentation
    • Nominated: Jesse Bullington for The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart
  • Cover art: Didier Graffet, Dave Senior and Laura Brett for Best Served Cold (written by Joe Abercrombie)

2011

The 2011 awards were presented in June 2011.[7]

2012

The 2012 awards were presented in June 2012.[8]

2013

The 2013 awards were presented in October 2013.[9]

2014

The 2014 awards were presented in June 2014.[10]

  • Best novel: Mark Lawrence for Emperor of Thorns
  • Best newcomer: Brian McClellan for Promise of Blood
    • Nominated: Mark T. Barnes for The Garden of Stones
    • Nominated: Luke Scull for The Grim Company
    • Nominated: David Guymer for Headtaker
    • Nominated: Antoine Rouaud for The Path of Anger
  • Cover art: Jason Chan for Emperor of Thorns (written by Mark Lawrence)

2015

The 2015 awards were presented in August 2015.[11]

2016

The 2016 awards were presented in September 2016.[12]

  • Best novel: Mark Lawrence for The Liar’s Key
    • Nominated: Miles Cameron for The Dread Wyrm
    • Nominated: Larry Correia for Son of the Black Sword
    • Nominated: David Guymer for Gotrex & Felix: Slayer
    • Nominated: John Gwynne for Ruin
  • Best newcomer: Peter Newman for The Vagrant
    • Nominated: Stephen Aryan for Battlemage
    • Nominated: Seth Dickinson for The Traitor Baru Cormorant
    • Nominated: Francesca Haig for The Fire Sermon
    • Nominated: Lucy Hounsom for Starborn
    • Nominated: Sabaa Tahir for An Ember in the Ashes
  • Cover art: Jason Chan for The Liar’s Key (written by Mark Lawrence)

2017

The 2017 awards were presented in July 2017.[13][14]

  • Best novel: Gav Thorpe for Warbeast
  • Best newcomer: Megan E O'Keefe for Steal the Sky
    • Nominated: Mark de Jager for Infernal
    • Nominated: Christopher Husberg for Duskfall
    • Nominated: Adrian Selby for Snakewood
    • Nominated: Jon Skovron for Hope and Red
  • Cover art: Alessandro Baldasseroni for Black Rift (written by Josh Reynolds)

2018

The 2018 David Gemmell Awards winners were announced at a ceremony July 14, 2018 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK:

  • Best Novel: Robin Hobb for Assassin's Fate
    • Nominated: Miles Cameron for Fall of Dragons
    • Nominated: Mark Lawrence for Red Sister
    • Nominated: Steve McHugh for Scorched Shadows
    • Nominated: Brandon Sanderson for Oathbringer
  • Best newcomer: Nicholas Eames for Kings of the Wyld
    • Nominated: RJ Barker for Age of Assassins
    • Nominated: Melissa Caruso for The Tethered Mage
    • Nominated: Ed McDonald for Blackwing
    • Nominated: Anna Smith Spark for The Court of Broken Knives
  • Cover art: Richard Anderson for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

References
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