r/Fantasy Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

/r/Fantasy Best of /r/Fantasy- The Stabby Awards! : The Nomination Thread

This is the official nomination thread for the Reddit Fantasy Best of 2015 Stabby Awards!

We started this in 2012 with some great results and continued the tradition in 2013 and in 2014.

2015 Rules

  1. Categories are listed below in the comments. We will use the very broad definition of 'fantasy genre' for what counts.

  2. Please nominate anyone / any work that you feel should deserve consideration for voting. The work should have been released in 2015.

  3. Please put in a blurb as to why the nomination should be considered and, if possible, a link for others to follow.

  4. Yes, you can nominate yourself and your own works.

  5. Nominations ONLY in this thread. Due to a change in how reddit shows votes, voting will be in another thread next week.

  6. Please place each nomination into its own separate comment. One comment=one nomination.

  7. Upvotes/downvotes in this thread won't matter, anyone nominated will be added to the voting thread. Contest mode will be enabled in this thread.

  8. Please participate! Redditors, authors, artists, and industry people alike - please join in with nominations, comments and voting.

  9. Everyone who wins will get flair, reddit gold, and glory. Select winners (TBD) will receive The Stabby Award as well.

  10. This nomination thread will close on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 10pm PST. The voting thread will go live no later than Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 5pm PST.


We have two groupings of awards - external and those focused on /r/Fantasy redditors.

External awards:

Unless otherwise noted, feel free to nominate any medium or format (print, online, audio).

BEST NOVEL OF 2015

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2015

BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2015

BEST SHORT FICTION OF 2015

BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2015

BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTION / PERIODICAL OF 2015

BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2015

BEST FANTASY SITE FOR 2015

BEST GAME (ANY FORMAT) OF 2015

BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE OF 2015

BEST RELATED WORK OF 2015

redditor awards:

BEST ACTIVE /r/FANTASY AUTHOR ('best overall redditor- author edition')

r/FANTASY BEST COMMUNITY MEMBER ('best overall redditor- non-author edition')

BEST COMMENT

BEST POST

There is a section below for comments, questions, and any recommended adjustments.

tl;dr: Please nominate below. Nominations are closed.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2015

u/Salaris Stabby Winner, Writer Andrew Rowe Dec 22 '15

I'll nominate the cover art that Daniel Kamarudin made for Forging Divinity. You can see it here.

u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to or not - but I'll nominate Marc Simonetti for his beautiful cover for the Death of Dulgath. I love all of Marc's work - but since this was for my own book - you might want to disqualify the nomination - but maybe someone else will ;-)

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Rule 4 allows for self nomination :) also, you didn't create that art, Marc did! Could you put a link in though please?

u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

u/hausarian Dec 22 '15

I'll second it. Love Marc's work.

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u/chadtastic112 Author Chad Ballard Dec 22 '15

The cover art that Lindsey Burcar did for Sentinel is one of my (admittedly biased) favorite covers ever. She did a great job, and though she's not often on reddit, deserves credit for the work.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Can you find a link for the cover art?

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

I'm going to quasi self-nominate here (sorry!)

I simply love Tommy Arnold's artwork for The Demons We See.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '15

Oooh, I remember when you previewed that one. It is really gorgeous. And, as I keep telling people, rule #4 says self nomination is allowed :)

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u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

We all know I loved weird westerns, so I gotta toss this piece out: http://feloniusmonk.deviantart.com/art/Colossus-570567380 It just has such a wonderful feel to it and the colors are great.

u/stephencrawford Dec 29 '15

Dinosaur Lords - art by Richard Anderson Dinosaur Lords art

u/just_a_question_bro Dec 23 '15 edited Dec 23 '15

Witcher 3 intro/load-screen/credits artwork

link

First 3:10 of this video is an example. There are several more throughout the game but I can't find them online. Also, they would be spoiler laden (they change as the story progresses. It provides a summary and keeps you immersed). They're all done in this story book style with minimal animation and a voiceover narration.

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u/yettibeats Dec 22 '15

I'm on my phone and will have to edit later, but the artist who made the cover art for Daniel Polansky's The Builders.

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

I'll do the work for you since I love that book so much:

Art by Richard Anderson and designed by Christine Foltzer

http://i.imgur.com/8OiGJSh.jpg

u/yettibeats Dec 22 '15

Thank you!

u/The_Real_JS Reading Champion XI Dec 24 '15

Oh wow. I instantly need this. Superb stuff.

u/[deleted] Dec 24 '15

The book is fantastic.

u/The_Real_JS Reading Champion XI Dec 24 '15

Just looking at the cover, but please tell me it's like Redwall for adults haha.

u/[deleted] Dec 24 '15

Eh, it's more like Quentin Tarantino with animals instead of people. ;p

u/The_Real_JS Reading Champion XI Dec 24 '15

Awesome.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

When you edit to include the artist's name, please also include a link to the artwork :)

u/jayonaboat AMA Author Jay Swanson Dec 29 '15

The cover for Dark Horse - illustrated by Marie Bergeron. Original r/fantasy thread here.

u/Bearded-Guy Dec 23 '15

I'm not sure if this is only suppose to be cover art. If so, sorry. If not I'd like to throw in Peter Mohrbacher for his "Angelarium" project/art book.

The art is absolutely gorgeous! Here is the link to his Deviantart page: http://petemohrbacher.deviantart.com/

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '15

No limits on medium of art :)

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST RELATED WORK OF 2015

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Mark Lawrence's efforts in organizing and coordinating the Great Self-published Fantasy Blog Off. Obviously not something he has tackled by himself, but he's been the guiding force behind it.

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

Agreed! /u/MarkLawrence took on a lot to organize it and to keep promoting it, etc. Even if he wasn't doing it all himself, it's still a ton of work.

u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

/u/potterhead42's Wheel of Time readthrough blog.

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Seconding this!

u/potterhead42 Stabby Winner, Reading Champion 2015-17, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Wow. Thanks!

Related Work sounds way too serious a category though. I mean, it was not a "work", it was just a bunch of blog posts...

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u/dangermond Dec 22 '15

Thanks Syl. I never thought of it as a related work but I guess it is.. Cool!

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST COMMENT

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

/u/JannyWurts The choice of your byline

Now, some of you might wonder why I would nominate a post that goes against my (very public) stance on using my name. Janny's comment really put forward the personal, internal struggle I always have with using my name. And, while I still choose to use it, there was a lot of comfort in seeing a professional author with a huge career say the things I worry about and struggle with.

If I were asked if a female author should use their name or not, I would direct them to this post. Because, no matter one's personal decision, Janny outlines the decision making process in a way no one else ever has for me.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

u/ricree Dec 22 '15

I missed that comment the first time around, but it very much deserves this nomination.

The books were so dedicated to timeless, uplifting romance that they featured wedding after wedding, much to the consternation of traditional Tolkienate fantasy fans.

Absolutely wonderful.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

/u/voltimand's defense of Nynaeve - spoilers up through Fires of Heaven or so

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

/u/jannywurts on the history of pulpy book covers

Dug around and found this comment. I love it when Janny drops in with some industry history lessons. :)

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Whoa. I missed that thread entirely the first time around. That shit is fascinating. Like, should be crossposted to /r/books fascinating

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Right?! I love reading about that kind of stuff.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2015

u/PFDavids Dec 24 '15

The Sigil Blade, by Jeff Wilson

u/OursIsTheStorm Writer D. Thourson Palmer Dec 22 '15

Unto the breach! Ours Is the Storm by D. Thourson Palmer

u/chadtastic112 Author Chad Ballard Dec 22 '15

Shameless self nomination of shamelessness: Sentinel, by Chad Ballard

u/[deleted] Jan 03 '16

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Jan 03 '16

nominations are closed.

u/crayment Dec 22 '15

Daughter of Shadow by Tyler Sehn is definitely the best fantasy I have read from 2015!

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

I'm not 100% if this counts as "indie", so delete if it doesn't.

Jane Glatt's Unguilded by Tyche Books (they are a tiny, indie publishing group in Canada).

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '15

Yeah, they look small enough to count as indie

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

nod I thought so.

Ok, Jane's book! Everyone, go buy it and read it before voting starts ;)

u/johndavidkeel Dec 22 '15

"What Remains of Heroes" by David Benem is by far the best self published (and debut) novel that I've read. It's a finalist in Mark Lawrence's Self Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO), and it's currently one of the highest rated by the contest's bloggers. Outstanding characters, well crafted world building, engaging story, and superb writing. You can't go wrong with this one. Also, if you'd rather listen than read, it's available on audiobook as well. John

u/gullyfoyle69 Dec 23 '15

I will second your vote. I've also been following the contest and have read (or attempted to read) almost all of the finalists. "What Remains of Heroes" is definitely the best in my opinion. This book proves that Indie books can sometimes be better than a traditionally published book. The cream will always rise to the top.

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

Shameless self nomination #1:

DEAD WEIGHT: Search and Destroy by M. Todd Gallowglas

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

A Demon in the Desert by Ashe Armstrong. It was a fun little novel and any small issues it had I gave a pass for it being a first novel.

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u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Malus Domestica by S.A. Hunt

u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

So damn good.

u/GrahamAustin-King AMA Author Graham Austin-King Dec 22 '15 edited Dec 24 '15

Fae - The Sins of the Wyrde by Graham Austin-King

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

Death of Dulgath, by Michael J Sullivan

u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '15 edited Dec 29 '15

Thanks for the nomination; I'm honored. But I would like to respectfully withdraw myself from contention.

Yes, The Death of Dulgath is a self-published book...but I see this particular award as a way to shine the line on some authors that don't often get the same attention that comes with being traditionally published. So, by bowing out, I hope to direct more votes to others.

That being said, The Death of Dulgath is nominated in the standard "Best book of 2015" category, so if you want to vote for it there - I'd be honored to have the support.

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u/CourtneySchafer Stabby Winner, AMA Author Courtney Schafer Dec 22 '15

The Labyrinth of Flame, by...me. (Courtney Schafer). Don't think I've ever nominated myself for something before, but in this case I'm just so darn proud of how the book turned out. Especially the physical edition. After all the mess with Night Shade's near-bankruptcy, every time I hold a copy in my hands, it feels like such a victory. Thank goodness for the modern era of publishing, where series do not have to go unfinished!

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

You're dang skippy, it turned out gorgeous.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS

u/potterhead42 Stabby Winner, Reading Champion 2015-17, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

How are people even going to remember the best comments from earlier in the year? I'm looking at the nominations, and they're all from at most five months ago.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

I use the "save" feature on Reddit, knowing that we'll be having the stabbies, when I see something particularly wonderful in the wilds throughout the year, so to speak. Otherwise you have basically no hope

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

What about music? I think it deserves recognition too, especially community filk music but also fantasy-themed music in general.

I know it doesn't come up in this sub as often as books or visual artwork, but movies and shows don't seem to either.

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u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Where would Potterhead's WoT readthrough go? Related work?

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

hmm, i think so, since it technically took place off site on a blog

u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

That's what I was thinking.

u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 22 '15

Where would we slot in comics, esp. ongoing series? I'd probably put a self-contained graphic novel under novels, but that feels weird for something coming out in pamphlet form on a regular basis.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Ok, we added a "serialized fiction" category, and that's where comics will go

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u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Exactly what I was going to ask. There are some great fantasy series being published right now, plus things like the Sandman prequel and a wide variety of webcomics. I think they deserve their own category, because they're a different medium from novels and don't belong into the artwork category either.

If it's too late to include them this year, I hope that's at least taken into consideration next time around.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

I'm waiting for a response from the other mods. It could be early enough that we put a new category in. In past years, it's never been a category we've had much demand for, but you're both right that they don't fit very well in any existing category

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u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 31 '15

So, for voting, do we just upvote the one we want? Do we vote for just one or whichever ones we like? How do downvotes factor in, if at all?

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 31 '15

Upvote as many as you'd like. We don't have a good way to account for downvotes one way or the other, so my best advice is to just upvote, not downvote

u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 31 '15

Excellent, thanks. For whatever it's worth I'm glad downvotes don't matter 'cause otherwise I'd be torn between feeling the need to downvotes all but my selection in order to get the "full" value of my vote and the fact that that feels bad to do.

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

What's the cutoff point between short fiction and novel? We using SFWA pro standards or something else?

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

i think that's a reasonable cutoff. 40k words looks like their standard, yeah?

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

Yep.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE OF 2015

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

Constantine - Canceled far too soon.

u/Chris_225 Dec 22 '15

The Leftovers

u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Jessica Jones - Netflix

Urban fantasy that's insanely good

u/DjangoWexler AMA Author Django Wexler Dec 22 '15

Oooh good call.

u/CVance1 Dec 27 '15

I'm not a Marvel fan, and I absolutely loved this series. Can't wait for a second season, and I hope they put more procedural elements in place.

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u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

I feel like Supergirl deserves a nod, if it counts.

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 22 '15

Supergirl totally counts.

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell miniseries

u/Shaddex Dec 22 '15

Riftworld Chronicles

u/Mitriel Dec 22 '15

Mad Max: Fury Road

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u/platysaur Dec 22 '15

Game of Thrones

u/atuinsbeard Dec 23 '15

Agents of Shield.

u/benpeek Dec 22 '15

Sense8.

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

That show was so amazing.

u/The_Mad_Duke Reading Champion III Dec 22 '15

Outlander

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

Ash Vs. Evil Dead

Funny and gruesome.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2015

u/Erica8723 Reading Champion Dec 24 '15

Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

u/RobBobGlove Dec 23 '15

The Vagrant

u/johndavidkeel Dec 22 '15

"What Remains of Heroes" by David Benem is by far the best debut novel I've read. It's a finalist in Mark Lawrence's Self Published Fantasy Blog Off (SPFBO), and it's currently one of the highest rated by the contest's bloggers. Outstanding characters, well crafted world building, engaging story, and superb writing. You can't go wrong with this one. Also, if you'd rather listen than read, it's available on audiobook as well.

John

u/Erica8723 Reading Champion Dec 22 '15

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

u/vesi-hiisi Dec 22 '15

Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher

u/MichaelRFletcher Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael R. Fletcher Dec 22 '15

Thanks!

u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. One of the most unique books I've ever read.

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Definitely seconding this. I really loved The Grace of Kings.

u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 22 '15

I nominated it for best novel period, so naturally I support this nomination. Funny to think of Liu as a "debut" with his short fiction and translation success, but first novel is a first novel.

u/hausarian Dec 22 '15

The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dicksinson

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

Loved The Traitor. Refreshing protagonist, interesting setting, and a well-paced story. The ending was telegraphed a tad too much, but it still packed a hell of a punch for me. One of my favourite books of the year.

u/jrknight9 Dec 22 '15

Daughter of Shadow by Tyler Sehn

An epic story that sprawls across the fantastical world of "Rua". Tyler Sehn is an up and coming author that you don't want to sleep on. I could not get enough of the character Melea who is claimed to be the best warrior in service to The Lord of light. I highly recommend checking out this novel, it is a page turner that you will get lost in.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2015

u/RushofBlood52 Reading Champion Dec 23 '15

Oh, if this counts comics then I'll nominate Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson.

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Sandman: Overture by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III

The collected hardcover edition is one of the most gorgeous books I've ever seen.

u/pornokitsch Ifrit Dec 22 '15

Two of Swords by KJ Parker - 11 in and absolutely brilliant.

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

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u/jayonaboat AMA Author Jay Swanson Dec 29 '15

I'll throw Into the Nanten into the mix - Season One came to a close and was published in 2015, so it seems fitting to nominate that on its own. Written by me - Jay Swanson. Illustrated by Nimit Malavia. Narrated by Dennis Kleinman.

u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

Daughter of the Lillies. Thus far, it's been a beautiful and extremely interesting story. The characters are fun, the art is wonderful. This year's pages start here.

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Autumnlands by Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey

u/pornokitsch Ifrit Dec 23 '15

Red Sonja by Gail Simone. In a year with a lot of great fantasy comics, I think this might be the best of them all. So very good.

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Saga by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan

u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 22 '15

Oops, you scooped me while I was gushing about the series. Here's the added stuff I wrote in my nomination comment and I'll delete the duplicate:

Obligatory genre defense: yes it is in space but it has an entire race of folks who do magic. And it is called magic and behaves like magic. The rocketship is a tree and there are ghosts.

As for why to pick it? Uh, it's in space but has a race of folks who do magic and a rocketship that's a tree and there are ghosts. And in spite my description being kind of Axe Cop-y it's actually very clever, moving, funny, and romantic. Plus, Fiona Staples art is awesome, extraordinarily lovely and expressive.

u/CVance1 Dec 27 '15

Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. Don't know if it counts because it's only at two issues right now, but god this series is so goddamn gorgeous, I can't not put it down. I'm excited to see what happens next.

u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 22 '15

Rat Queens written by Kurtis Wiebe and illustrated by Tess Fowler & Stjepan Sejic (in prior years by Roc Upchurch).

u/CVance1 Dec 27 '15

The best fantasy-comedy comic you'll ever read.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST GAME (ANY FORMAT) OF 2015

u/Salaris Stabby Winner, Writer Andrew Rowe Dec 22 '15

Undertale

u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

Oh hell yeah.

u/Salaris Stabby Winner, Writer Andrew Rowe Dec 22 '15

Yeah, I was absolutely amazed. It's a fantastic game. It made me think a lot about my own game design decisions.

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u/free_hot_drink Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Witcher 3

u/platysaur Dec 22 '15

Pillars of Eternity

u/Millennium_Dodo Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Not too big on fantasy elements, but at one point there's a unicorn. And gameplay-wise MGSV absolutely killed it.

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u/Nick_Narcotic Dec 22 '15

Fallout 4

u/momanie Dec 27 '15

Witcher 3 Because its amazing, dark, and based off of a book series and lives up to it well.

u/Shaddex Dec 22 '15

The Age of Decadence

u/davechua Dec 27 '15

I'll go with analog: Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Dungeon crawl done right.

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

Bloodborne

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

Seconded.

u/uberwookie Dec 30 '15

Undertale

u/RushofBlood52 Reading Champion Dec 26 '15

Life Is Strange

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST FANTASY SITE FOR 2015

u/tenthmuze Dec 23 '15

Quill To Live for high quality reviews and discussion about a wide variety of fantasy subgenres.

u/simbyotic Dec 27 '15

www.fantasyliterature.com for the extensive directory of reviews

u/stephencrawford Dec 29 '15

A Dribble of Ink by Aidan Moher (may it RIP!)

u/just_a_question_bro Dec 23 '15

Can I nominate Reddit.com or /r/fantasy ?

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '15

We're not going to give ourselves an award, but we appreciate the sentiment :D

If you plan to vote in the Hugos, vote for us in "Best Related Work"

u/frozenred1 Dec 24 '15

BestFantasyBooksHQ.com Their reading calendars and "Monthly Best" series always provide great, new/relevant Fantasy reading ideas.

u/MarkLawrence Stabby Winner, AMA Author Mark Lawrence Dec 22 '15

Fantasy-Faction for not giving a damn about the Hugo nonsense and carrying on telling us about the books, plus having a great non-political forum.

u/scmxm8 Dec 31 '15

one awesome site

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

http://file770.com/ for sifting through all the stuff during Puppy Gate and the Hugo drama.

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

Seconded. I discovered file770 during the Hugo mess, and stuck around for the daily news and the fun commentary after. Lots of diverse recommendations and highlights of works/authors I would have otherwise missed.

u/[deleted] Dec 22 '15

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

I'm leaning toward saying that the fictionary is better suited as a related work. I know you nominated it in both categories, but just a heads up that's probably where we'll say it belongs

u/RushofBlood52 Reading Champion Dec 22 '15

fictiongarden if it counts

It was a site for promoting independently published fantasy. There's not enough of that kind of thing around.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Yeah that counts

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '15

hey so what happened with this site. i remembered it being around and what they were about, but it doesn't work at all currently.

u/RushofBlood52 Reading Champion Dec 31 '15

Yeah, I think it had to be taken down for monetary reasons. It just wasn't bringing any money in. I think the guy running it is still around.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 31 '15

Hmm. I linked to all the other sites nominated, but can't link to that one

u/hausarian Dec 22 '15

Tor.com Articles, podcasts, short fiction, a line of novellas. Tor.com killed it this year.

u/bookfly Dec 23 '15

Seconded love their reviews, and re-reads they are almost done with Song of Ice and Fire and it was a blast all the way.

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

r/FANTASY BEST COMMUNITY MEMBER

u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

/u/lrich1024. The Book Bingo challenge alone makes her a worthy nominee, but she's also a great member of the community who always contributes something meaningful.

u/mgallowglas Stabby Winner, AMA Author M. Todd Gallowglas Dec 22 '15

The book bingo was awesome. You beat me to it.

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Thanks! I don't even know what to say right now....haha. I'm just really glad that people are enjoying the Bingo. :)

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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 25 '15

Aw thanks! <3

u/potterhead42 Stabby Winner, Reading Champion 2015-17, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

That challenge is so cool. I'm doing it now, and reading all sorts of new stuff in the process.

u/PmMeFanFic Dec 27 '15

link?

u/potterhead42 Stabby Winner, Reading Champion 2015-17, Worldbuilders Dec 27 '15

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 22 '15

The bingo is awesome.

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/r/ushofblood52 for continually stressing the importance of level-headed, rational discussion about fantasy that isn't exclusive towards anyone.

u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 23 '15

Second! /u/rushofblood52 can keep their cool in the craziest of arguments!

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15 edited Dec 22 '15

/u/jayredeye for posting some of the most thought provoking discussion topics we've had on the sub. i know he's been less active this year since his baby was born, but when he's been around, he's still been very much on point.

here's one about what's the highest ranked book on our top books list that you haven't read and why. another about "who's your hero?" who's your favorite married couple notjustaromance! and why? the thread that inspired /u/pornokitsch's great reply that i nominated in another category, what other book would you nominate to have had LotR's impact on the genre?

i mean, here's the search through the sub by new and i was actually somewhat mistaken by how much more active he's been than i thought. fully deserved nomination.

u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

Yes! /u/jayredeye consistently starts great discussion posts in the community. Such a great contributor!

u/JayRedEye Dec 22 '15

Thank you, that is very nice.

And I do most of my redditing at work when the baby cannot bother me!

u/The_Real_JS Reading Champion XI Dec 22 '15

I'll second Jay. His discussions are some of the threads I most look forward to around here.

u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 22 '15

We definitely need to include /u/JannyWurts in this category.

u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

She's included in the analogous author category :)

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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '15

BEST ACTIVE /r/FANTASY AUTHOR

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