Hello and welcome to the 2019 BOOKNEST FANTASY AWARDS!

It is with great pleasure that BOOKNEST.EU welcomes you all to vote for your favourite fantasy novels and Imprints from amongst this year's Longlist contestants! We would like to extend our thanks to the eight Fantasy Blogs (Fantasy Faction, Fantasy Book Critic, Grimdark Magazine, Novel Notions, Fantasy Hive, The Weatherwax Report, RockStarlit BookAsylum and Under a Pile Of Books) and to the four Fantasy Imprints (Harper Voyager, Tor Books, ACE and Gollancz) that created the Longlists by nominating their favorite books, published from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.

PHASE 1

In Phase 1, you can vote for your favorite books and publishers by Saturday, March 7 2020. Only the 10 books and the 5 Imprints with the highest number of votes in each category will make it to the Shortlists in Phase 2, where you'll be able to vote for the Winners that will get the engraved swords! Best of luck to all contestants!

BEST TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED NOVEL

Best Traditionally Published Novel Best Traditionally Published Novel (Longlist) A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

A Time of Blood by John Gwynne

Aru Shah & The Song Of Death by Roshani Chokshi

Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley Beaulieu

Bloodchild by Anna Stephens

Blood of Empire by Brian McClellan

Crowfall by Ed McDonald

Crownbreaker by Sebastien DeCastell

Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

Dark Forge by Miles Cameron

Dispel Illusion by Mark Lawrence

Dragonslayer by Duncan M. Hamilton

Endgames by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade

Ghosts of Gotham by Craig Schaefer

God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston

God of Gnomes by Demi Harper

Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence

Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio

Jade War by Fonda Lee

Lent by Jo Walton

Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence

Master of Sorrows by Justin Call

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence

Pale Kings by Micah Yongo

Priest of Lies by Peter McLean

Red-Stained Wings by Elizabeth Bear

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

Shadow of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger

The Blackest Heart by Brian Lee Durfee

The Black Hawks by David Wragg

The Bone Ships by RJ Barker

The Burning White by Brent Weeks

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson

The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder Hanrahan

The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards;

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft

The House of Sacrifice by Anna Smith Spark

The Iron Dragon’s Mother by Michael Swanwick

The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes

The Light of All that Falls by James Islington;

The Poison Song by Jen Williams

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

The Ruthless by Peter Newman

The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

The Winter of The Witch by Katherine Arden

The Wolf’s Call by Anthony Ryan

True Bastards by Jonathan French

Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan

Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

We Are the Dead by Mike Shackle

Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock Best Traditionally Published Novel (Longlist) You must select at least one item to vote! Close

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED NOVEL

Best Self-Published Novel Best Self-Published Novel (Longlist) A Tale of Stars and Shadow by Lisa Cassidy

Beneath Cruel Fathoms by Anela Deen

Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke

Bring The Fire by Craig Schaefer

Chasing Graves by Ben Galley

Cursebreaker by Carol A. Park

Fate Lashed by Josh Erikson

Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord

Ioth, City of Lights by D.P. Woolliscroft

Kings of Ash by Richard Nell

Never Die by Rob J. Hayes

Part-Time Gods by Rachel Aaron

Pilgrim's Storm Brooding by Damien Black

Queens of the Wyrd by Timandra Whitecastle

Seraphina's Lament by Sarah Chorn

Shattered Fears by Ulff Lehmann

Sin Eater by Mike Shel

Smoke and Stone by Michael R. Fletcher

Sweetblade by Carol A. Park

The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon by Benedict Patrick

The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King

The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson

The Prince of Cats by Daniel E. Olesen

The Shadow King by Alec Hutson

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

Underlord by Will Wight Best Self-Published Novel (Longlist) You must select at least one item to vote! Close

BEST DEBUT NOVEL

Best Debut Novel Best Debut Novel (Longlist) A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Beggar’s Rebellion by Levi Jacobs

Blood of an Exile by Brian Naslund

Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke

Books and Bone by Victoria Corva

Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway

Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord;

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

God of Gnomes by Demi Harper

Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward

Master of Sorrows by Justin Call

River Of Thieves by Clayton Snyder

Rocks Fall. Everyone Dies by Eddie Skelson

Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall

The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan

The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes

The Library Of The Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith

The Lord Of Stariel by A. J. Lancaster

The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt

The Occultist by Oliver Mayes

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

We Are the Dead by Mike Shackle Best Debut Novel (Longlist) You must select at least one item to vote! Close

BEST FANTASY IMPRINT

Best Fantasy Imprint (Longlist) Best Fantasy Imprint (Publisher) ACE

Angry Robot

Baen Books

Bantam Spectra

DAW

Del Rey Books

Gollancz

Harper Voyager

Orbit

Tor Books Best Fantasy Imprint (Publisher) You must select at least one item to vote! Close

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