

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD



- Ian Tregillis



The author suffered so many setbacks that saw the pub date for The Coldest War being pushed back, again and again. Still, the second installment of the Milkweed Triptych was well worth the wait!





UNEXPECTED SURPRISE AWARD



- Legion by Brandon Sanderson



I never thought Sanderson would excel to such a degree at writing short fiction.





MOST DISAPPOINTING NOVEL AWARD



- Blood and Bone by Ian Cameron Esslemont



Though I haven't written my review yet, this was by far the weakest and most disappointing Malazan installment to date.







ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: BEST DEBUT



- Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole



As I said in my review, Shadow Ops: Control Point is a fun, intelligent, action-packed, entertaining read with a generous dose of ass-kicking! And I'm more than halfway through the sequel, Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier and it's as good.



Looks like Myke Cole is for real!







MVP AWARD



- Paul Kearney



After being dropped by Bantam on both sides of the pond, Kearney was approached by Mark Newton to sign a new book deal with Solaris. Kings of the Morning is the conclusion of The Macht trilogy, Kearney's signature work. The author suffered so many setbacks that saw the pub date forbeing pushed back, again and again. Still, the second installment of the Milkweed Triptych was well worth the wait!by Brandon SandersonI never thought Sanderson would excel to such a degree at writing short fiction.by Ian Cameron EsslemontThough I haven't written my review yet, this was by far the weakest and most disappointing Malazan installment to date.by Myke ColeAs I said in my review,is a fun, intelligent, action-packed, entertaining read with a generous dose of ass-kicking! And I'm more than halfway through the sequel,and it's as good.Looks like Myke Cole is for real!- Paul KearneyAfter being dropped by Bantam on both sides of the pond, Kearney was approached by Mark Newton to sign a new book deal with Solaris.is the conclusion of The Macht trilogy, Kearney's signature work.

Okay, we may not be as prestigious or glamorous as the Hugo, the Nebula, or the World Fantasy Awards. . . But winning a Hottie still means something, right!?! :PFor the sake of posterity, I've also included my Top 10 SFF titles in this post.Without further ado, here are the 2012 Hottie Awards!1-by Ian Tregillis ( Canada 2-by Paul Kearney ( Canada 3-by James S. A. Corey ( Canada 4-by Kameron Hurley ( Canada 5-by Bradley P. Beaulieu ( Canada 6-by Steven Erikson ( Canada 7-by Myke Cole ( Canada 8-by Joe Abercrombie ( Canada 9-by Mark Lawrence ( Canada 10-by Tad Williams ( Canada - Night Shade BooksWith two titles in my Top 5 and plenty of quality SFF novels released in the last year or so, Night Shade Books have established themselves as one of the very best genre imprint in the world.We may not always see eye to eye, yet Adam remains one of my most trusted sources when it comes to SFF books!Honorable mention: SFFWorld.com Hands down, these two remain the most interesting and lively SFF message boards on the web! By far!- The Expanse, by James S. A. CoreyIn terms of depth and scope,revealed that the plot was even more multilayered than we had ever thought.by Naomi NovikThis used to be one of my favorite ongoing SFF series, but the last few installments were uninspired and lackluster efforts. Can't quite believe this book garnered so many positive reviews. . .by Ken MacLeodThis science fiction novel came out a few years ago in the UK, and Pyr released it on this side of the pond this spring. It was another quality offering from Pyr and I can't believe that it feels as though I'm the only one who read it. Terrific novel!(UK edition)It hasn't been a memorable year in terms of great cover art. Although I haven't been able to find out who did this one, it's my favorite of 2012.by Lois McMaster BujoldAnother Baen winner!The Bel Dame Apocrypha is one of the very best science fiction series of the new millennium, if not the best. Hurley is definitely an author to keep an eye on.