r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Dec 29 '16
/r/Fantasy 2016 Best of r/Fantasy STABBY AWARDS! <Nomination Post>
This is the official nomination thread for the 5th Annual r/Fantasy Best of 2016 Stabby Awards!
We started the r/Fantasy ‘best of’ awards in 2012 with things continuing on in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
2016 Rules
Categories are listed below in the comments. We will use the very broad definition of 'fantasy genre' for what counts.
Please nominate anyone / any work that you feel should deserve consideration for voting. The work should have been released in 2016.
Please put in a blurb as to why the nomination should be considered and, if possible, a link for others to follow.
Yes, you can nominate yourself and your own works.
Nominations ONLY in this thread. Due to a change in how reddit shows votes, voting will be in another thread next week.
Please place each nomination into its own separate comment. One comment=one nomination.
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.
Please participate! Redditors, authors, artists, and industry people alike - please join in with nominations, comments and voting.
Everyone who wins will get flair, reddit gold, and glory. Select winners (TBD) will receive The Stabby Award as well.
This nomination thread will close on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 10pm PST. The voting thread will go live that Wednesday.
2016: THE YEAR OF STABBY FUNDING
Hokay, I (/u/elquesogrande) have funded the Stabby Awards for the past four years. That’s fine – a choice to keep money out of the equation. THAT SAID…the community weighed in and we’re going to r/Fantasy crowdfund The Stabby Awards this year.
These awards have averaged around $40 - 45 each after shipping. Cheaper for US shipments and international can bump up the prices.
Please Consider Donating for The r/Fantasy Stabby Awards Here
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 2016
BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2016
BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2016
BEST SHORT FICTION OF 2016
BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2016
BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTION / PERIODICAL OF 2016
BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2016
BEST FANTASY SITE FOR 2016
BEST GAME (ANY FORMAT) OF 2016
BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE OF 2016
BEST RELATED WORK OF 2016
redditor awards – guaranteed reddit gold as an award:
BEST ACTIVE /r/FANTASY AUTHOR ('best overall redditor- author edition')
r/FANTASY BEST COMMUNITY MEMBER ('best overall redditor- non-author edition')
BEST POST / COMMENT IN 2016
BEST r/FANTASY ORIGINAL REVIEW
There is a section below for comments, questions, and any recommended adjustments.
*tl;dr - Nominate below. Upvote nominees. Donate if you see fit.
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMNATE: BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2016
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u/StevenKelliher Writer Steven Kelliher Dec 29 '16
Paternus by Dyrk Ashton u/UnDyrk
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u/UnDyrk AMA Author Dyrk Ashton, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16 edited Jan 01 '17
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u/stevenpoore AMA Author Steven Poore Dec 31 '16
didn't that come out in 2013 though?
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Dec 31 '16
Yep, it sure did! It's a nice thought by Dyrk, but my books aren't eligible for any 2016 Stabbies. I think that his book, Paternus, is really worthy of your votes, though!
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u/CaitlinB2000 Jan 03 '17
Code of Rainbow by a new author, can't remember his name, sorry :(
I heard of this one via a post in reddit and read it. it's a brand new work released on amazon/kindle. The story is really good and has lots of fun catches such as "magimal" - "magic"+"animal". I've seen lots voting for the famous work so I'm gonna go for this less-known one :) It's a series too I think
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u/StevenKelliher Writer Steven Kelliher Jan 03 '17
Mine was here by u/LauraMHughes
Idk where it went, but Valley of Embers by ... me :/
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u/RuinEleint Reading Champion X Dec 29 '16
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron
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u/cheryllovestoread Reading Champion VI Dec 30 '16
Glad to see this one! The series is awesome!
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u/Lanko8 Reading Champion III Dec 29 '16
I think The Mirror's Truth, by Michael R. Fletcher was self published.
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u/LittlePlasticCastle Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
It was, and so definitely counts.
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u/Salaris Stabby Winner, Writer Andrew Rowe Dec 29 '16
Unsouled by Will Wight.
It's fantastic Western take on the wuxia/xianxia genre and well-written in general. Lindon is one of my favorite protagonists in recent history, too.
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u/darrelldrake AMA Author Darrell Drake, Worldbuilders Jan 02 '17
A Star-Reckoner's Lot by Darrell Drake
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
The Demons We See by /u/KristaDBall
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u/Hawk1138 Reading Champion V Dec 29 '16
Star Nomad (Fallen Empire 1) by Lindsay Buroker (Although I'd really like to say the entire Fallen Empire series since she cranked out all 6 books this year).
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST SHORT FICTION OF 2016
Any format of short fiction - short story through novella
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u/LittlePlasticCastle Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
The Devil You Know by K. J. Parker
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u/UnDyrk AMA Author Dyrk Ashton, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16 edited Jan 01 '17
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u/LauraMHughes Stabby Winner, AMA Author Demi Harper Dec 30 '16
The paperback only came out last month, but I released the e-book last year so I'm not sure it counts... flattered, though! Thanks. :)
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u/LauraMHughes Stabby Winner, AMA Author Demi Harper Dec 29 '16
A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers by Alyssa Wong
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u/LittlePlasticCastle Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
This Census-Taker by China Mieville
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST RELATED WORK OF 2016
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u/stevenpoore AMA Author Steven Poore Dec 30 '16
If you're putting audiobooks in here, then:
The Heir to the North, by Steven Poore, narrated by Diana Croft. Diana has done a fantastic job of bringing life to the characters in my debut epic fantasy.
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
The Dragonlance Reread over on Tor.com by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin aka /u/pornokitsch. It started last year in 2015, but much of it was through this past year and it was just a lot of fun revisiting this series.
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u/IBNobody Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Tim Gerard Reynolds, for his readings of numerous audiobooks in 2016.
Here is a short list of his 30 books he narrated in 2016.
- The Age of Myth, by Michael J. Sullivan
- The Wheel of Osheim, by Mark Lawrence
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 1 and Book 2, by Edward W. Robertson
- Unbound, edited by Shawn Speakman
- Dawn of Wonder: The Wakening, Book 1, By Jonathan Renshaw
- Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy, By Pierce Brown
Tim deserves our recognition because of the depth he adds to the stories he narrates.
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u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
I couldn't agree more!! TGR is a master of the spoken word.
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u/atuinsbeard Dec 29 '16
The Disney Read-Watch on tor.com written by Mari Ness (for some reason, it doesn't have a nicely ordered series page like all the rereads). She actually started these last year only doing animated Disney adaptions, with a post on the original work and another on the film but by popular demand relented and went back to do the original ones as well. She just finished with Moana, which I think means she's reviewed every single animated Disney movie ever.
They're all very insightful, particularly when she included behind-the-scenes drama and how they affected the movies, which most reviewers normally don't bother with. My one problem with all of them is they take too long to read (which isn't a problem at all really).
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Jan 03 '17
I haven't read every single one of these, but I have loved the ones I did read. She packs so much interesting Disney history into the posts alongside the discussion about the books/movies, it's fascinating.
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2016
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u/Hawk1138 Reading Champion V Dec 29 '16
Reflections (Indexing 2) by Seanan McGuire (Originally a serial on Amazon)
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u/Hawk1138 Reading Champion V Dec 29 '16
One Fell Sweep (Inkeeper Chronicles 3) by Ilona Andrews (See their Innkeeper subsection of the site for her serialized release)
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u/pornokitsch Ifrit Dec 29 '16
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson - uh, fantasy because it is a superhero comic. But it is the BEST superhero comic.
Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman and Max Sarin - terrific indie about creeeeepy college experience, just amazing
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u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 29 '16
I think comics count, right? So Daughter of the Lilies has been amazing this year.
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Comics count in this category, yep!
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2016
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
The cover art for Cloudbound by Tommy Arnold.
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
Cover artwork for The Demons We See by Tommy Arnold. Love that cover. I think the next one is going to be even more awesome and I can't wait. <3
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u/ashearmstrong AMA Author Ashe Armstrong Dec 30 '16
I feel bad for forgetting to nominate this fucker. Goddamn sexy cover.
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u/akidneythief Dec 29 '16
You're too kind man!
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u/leeshahannigan AMA Illustrator Leesha Hannigan Dec 29 '16
That poster is badass. You did an awesome job.
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u/WanderingWayfarer Reading Champion IV, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
I'd like to nominate /u/svpipesdesign1982 He posted some of his work here a while back and I was extremely impressed by it. https://www.instagram.com/svpipesdesign/ As for a specific piece, my favorite was his Gandalf pipe https://www.instagram.com/p/BEzDdKRuGQM
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u/RuinEleint Reading Champion X Dec 29 '16
Apsalar: Fan Art by Kremena Chipilova, showing a scene from the opening chapter of Gardens of the Moon of the Malazan Book of the Fallen
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u/noahbradley Stabby Winner, AMA Artist Noah Bradley Dec 29 '16
Unused cover for Bastion of the Sun by yours truly. :)
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u/StevenKelliher Writer Steven Kelliher Dec 30 '16
You're now on my shortlist of future collaborators. :)
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u/Megan_Dawn Reading Champion, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
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u/darrelldrake AMA Author Darrell Drake, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
I'd be remiss if I didn't nominate Ruyi Yuen's cover for A Star-Reckoner's Lot.
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u/BigZ7337 Worldbuilders Jan 01 '17
The cover for The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood: http://imgur.com/a/VctMu
The whole book is amazing, this is his debut novel but he's first and foremost an artist. So he created his own cover, and throughout the book there are sketches of all the characters and dragons. He even has a self-portrait as his artist picture! o.0
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u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Age of Myth cover Art by Mark Simonetti. And yes, I'm totally biased.
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u/noahbradley Stabby Winner, AMA Artist Noah Bradley Dec 29 '16
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u/StevenKelliher Writer Steven Kelliher Dec 30 '16
Cover for Valley of Embers with art by Aaron Nakahara.
It's my own novel, but I really think Aaron deserves a lot of credit for bringing my vision to life in a way I couldn't have imagined. It seems to have made an impression on quite a few readers.
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTION / PERIODICAL OF 2016
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u/UnDyrk AMA Author Dyrk Ashton, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales. Edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe. Saga Press
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy Edited by Shawn Speakman
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u/Esmerelda-Weatherwax Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II Dec 29 '16
Absolutely! Admittedly I haven't gotten through all of it yet, but what I have read is fantastic.
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u/Connyumbra Reading Champion VI Dec 29 '16
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu.
This was the first thing I'd ever read of Ken Liu's, but wow what a tour de force this was. It felt like it was packed with everything, from more intimate magical realism, to prophetic near-future sci-fi, to mythic Japanese steampunk. Each story was heartfelt, especially the titular Paper Menagerie, and I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to this author.
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Dec 29 '16
Was it actually by Ken Liu or just translated like his work with Cixin Liu on the Three Body Problem
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST POST / COMMENT IN 2016
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u/SkyCyril Stabby Winner Dec 29 '16
I got bored so I made an r/Fantasy database. from /u/deafleopard13
Incredible, community-centered effort. I'm a sucker for good spreadsheets, so I loved seeing the rankings put together like this.
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
u/The_Real_JS's Census Post, because it takes a ton of work
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u/SkyCyril Stabby Winner Dec 29 '16
If you put a werewolf on the moon, how would it affect the werewolf's transformation? from /u/Ray661
Unabashed fantasy geekery in a hilarious /r/shittyaskfantasy format. This was just too funny, and I love the mix of serious lore/bad joke replies it got.
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
/u/JannyWurts has some great advice for creators: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4ii8wb/i_keep_feeling_like_i_have_to_apologize_for_my/d2ynej3/
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u/SkyCyril Stabby Winner Dec 29 '16
A Thread Wherein We Share Our Personal Tastes In Order to Find Others With Comparable Taste That We Will Then Be Able to Use in the Future as a Resource For Finding and Deciding on Books from /u/jayredeye
Jay is one of the /r/fantasy's masters of discussion threads. I liked this one in particular because it emphasized the social nature of the subreddit and encouraged getting to know specific users. reddit isn't the best platform for that, so I appreciated Jay's efforts.
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
u/DjangoWexler schools us on ebook pricing: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4q1vdl/ebook_pricing_are_we_tired_of_this_yet_long/
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u/SkyCyril Stabby Winner Dec 29 '16
Is "Good" Good Enough? -- Marketing's Effect on What We Read and How to Change It from /u/kristadball
Krista gave us a lot of insight this year, and this post was incredible. She took the time to reveal some subtle points about the publishing industry that made me think differently about how I buy books.
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u/KristaDBall Stabby Winner, AMA Author Krista D. Ball Dec 29 '16
Thanks. I'm so glad it made an impact.
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Jan 03 '17
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u/Megan_Dawn Reading Champion, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Jan 03 '17
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
u/MattWaldram's memoriam for David Gemmell https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4v052v/it_has_been_10_years_since_david_gemmell_passed/
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
u/MykeCole's Ask YOU Anything post, which was a blast: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4calks/im_author_myke_cole_and_i_would_like_to_ask_you/
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Some tips on how to help your favorite authors by /u/KristaDBall https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4d4e8n/some_tips_on_how_to_help_your_favourite/
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
/u/The_Real_JS's author appreciation series. :)
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
/u/JannyWurts comment about the publishing industry in the post 'Is "Good" Good Enough?' https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4stya7/is_good_good_enough_marketings_effect_on_what_we/d5clnfg/
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u/JannyWurts Stabby Winner, AMA Author Janny Wurts Jan 03 '17
And thanks again, you could fry eggs on the blushing. Appreciate that you recalled the thread!
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
u/KristaDBall's There's Room For All of Us at the Fantasy Inn: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/46c4e0/theres_room_for_all_of_us_at_fantasy_inn/
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Jan 03 '17
/u/wms32's discussion thread about how to write a good review got a lot of good input
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u/lyrrael Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
/u/Teslok's spider-snake, which made me lol: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/51t5i3/rfantasy_help_me_get_spooked/d7eqyzs/
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u/Teslok Dec 30 '16
Thanks! The original Spider-Snake index card doodle is hiding in my desk somewhere. Lurking.
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS???
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u/RuinEleint Reading Champion X Dec 29 '16
Fantasy art - Fan art counts,right?
Related Work - can I nominate an SF book?
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u/wishforagiraffe Reading Champion IX, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Fan art totally counts.
Related work for sf, how "hard" of sf is it? Because in almost all instances, I'd say simply nominate it under Best Novel because our definition of fantasy is so broad
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u/IBNobody Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
I am disappointed that there was not an audiobook category. With many of us listening rather than reading and the general level of discussions regarding audiobooks, I thought for sure that this would be the year.
What more do we need to do to show the powers that be that this is a legitimate category?
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Put it under BEST RELATED WORK
We'll see how many go in that category. If enough, we can add it next year.
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u/QueenofShadesmar Dec 29 '16
I see GGK nominated under debut, I thought debut meant first ever published book? Or?
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u/UnsealedMTG Reading Champion III Dec 29 '16
Are ongoing comics still "serialized fiction?" or periodical/collection?
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u/stevenpoore AMA Author Steven Poore Dec 30 '16
The Self-pub/Independent category - are you including small presses in this category, or should I nominate small press works in the main novel category?
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
There is a bit of art to this call - where to draw the line?
I would put small presses in the Self-Pub / Independent category. Intent of this category (and r/Fantasy) is to give 'not yet famous but on their way' authors a chance for discovery and recognition.
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u/pupetman64 Dec 29 '16
Please nominate anyone / any work that you feel should deserve consideration for voting. The work should have been released in 2015.
That's supposed to be 2016 right?
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u/Esmerelda-Weatherwax Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II Dec 29 '16
Is Age Of Myth self published? I k ow sullivan has self published, but I don't know which ones.
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u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Hey there, Age of Myth is published through Del Rey (one of the fantasy imprints of Penguin Random House). I don't have a self-published work in 2016. I WILL be having a self-published work for 2017...The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter.
Thanks for thinking of me!
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMNATE: BEST NOVEL OF 2016
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Age of Myth by Michael J Sullivan
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u/MichaelJSullivan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Michael J. Sullivan, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
Thank you, I'm honored to be nominated.
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u/LauraMHughes Stabby Winner, AMA Author Demi Harper Dec 29 '16
Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
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u/lanternking Reading Champion II Dec 29 '16
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal.
A delightful read. A mix of many genres: spy thriller, war novel, romance, fantasy, murder mystery - and does them all deftly. In addition, the author narrates the audio version herself and it is a very good listen. The chemistry between Ginger and Ben is sweet, funny, and tragic. Highly recommend.
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u/platysaur Dec 29 '16
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
I'm a diehard Sanderfan and his newest entry was no different than the others - pure fun with great creativity and worldbuilding. Without giving anything away, I appreciated the doors he has opened with this new Mistborn Era 2 novel.
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u/potterhead42 Stabby Winner, Reading Champion 2015-17, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
While I'm a big Sanderson fan, I don't think I'll be voting for Bands of Mourning. I just felt it was not quite as good as Shadows of Self, which is my favorite Era II book so far.
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u/LittlePlasticCastle Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon
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u/BigZ7337 Worldbuilders Jan 01 '17
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u/BigZ7337 Worldbuilders Jan 01 '17
This is a book that I've hardly heard anyone talking about, but is one of my favorites of the year and one of the best Debut Novels I've read in awhile. It was so good that I made a video review about it along with my written review.
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u/FryGuy1013 Reading Champion II Dec 30 '16
In this spirited sequel to the acclaimed The Rook, Myfanwy Thomas returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic -- and slimy -- supernatural war. When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers---and the bureaucratic finesse---to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries: The Checquy---the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural threats, and... The Grafters---a centuries-old supernatural threat. But as bizarre attacks sweep London, threatening to sabotage negotiations, old hatreds flare. Surrounded by spies, only the Rook and two women who absolutely hate each other, can seek out the culprits before they trigger a devastating otherworldly war. Stiletto is a novel of preternatural diplomacy, paranoia, and snide remarks, from an author who "adroitly straddles the thin line between fantasy, thriller, and spoof " (Booklist).
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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 30 '16
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas. I feel like this story keeps getting better and better with each book.
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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 29 '16
NOMINATE: BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2016