Legend Award

The Legend Award, named after David Gemmell’s first and most popular novel, is presented to the fantasy title judged the year’s best by open vote.

The trophy, pictured here, is a scale model of Snaga, the axe wielded by Gemmell’s iconic hero Druss, and is created specially each year by Simon Fearnhamm of Raven Armoury.

Voting on 2016’s Legend longlist opens at midday on Friday 13th May and closes at midnight on Friday 24th June.

Voting on the shortlist opens at midday on Friday 8th July and closes at midnight on Friday 19th August.

The presentation takes place at 8pm on Saturday 24th September at Fantasycon in Scarborough.

NOMINATIONS (coming soon)