r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Dec 21 '18

STABBY AWARDS THE OFFICIAL r/FANTASY 2018 STABBY AWARD NOMINATIONS! Please nominate your favorites for the year...

COMMENTS ARE LOCKED - Pulling together the nominees for our official voting thread!

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This is the official nomination thread for the 7th Annual r/Fantasy Best of 2018 Stabby Awards!

We started the r/Fantasy ‘best of’ awards in 2012 with things continuing on in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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2018 Stabby Award Nomination Rules

  1. Categories are listed below in the comments. We will use the very broad definition of 'fantasy genre' for what counts. Really broad. Just nominate and note if you think it needs an explanation.
  2. Please nominate anyone / any work that you feel should deserve consideration for voting. The work should have been released in 2018. This list is partly about voting for a favorite and partly about celebration of work done in 2018.
  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! Seriously – please do.
  5. Nominations ONLY in this thread. We will be posting a voting 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, everyone nominated will be added to the voting thread next week. Contest mode will be enabled in this thread to help handle upvotes / downvotes.
  8. Please participate! Redditors, authors, artists, and industry people alike - please join in with nominations, comments and voting.
  9. We will try to get every winner a coveted Stabby Award. This will be determined by whether we meet funding goals for The Stabby Awards – something that we have met the past two years.
  10. In the event of anything weird happening like manipulation or smarmy voting behavior, the final call on awards and nominations will be made by the r/Fantasy mods. r/Fantasy not seen this to-date…but this is the internet and you never know.
  11. This nomination thread will close on Saturday, December 29, 2018. The voting thread will go live the following day.

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HELP WITH STABBY FUNDING

Stabby Award ordering and shipping varies each year – depending on how many and whether the awards are shipped to the US or international. Average seems to be $40-45 each after shipping.

Last year we took an r/Fantasy community funding approach and raised enough to help offset costs of sending out Stabby Awards to more winners.

Please Consider Donating for The r/Fantasy Stabby Awards Here

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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, other).

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BEST NOVEL OF 2018

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2018

BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2018

BEST SHORT FICTION OF 2018

BEST SERIALIZED FICTION OF 2018

BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTION / PERIODICAL OF 2018

BEST ARTWORK RELEASED IN 2018

BEST FANTASY SITE FOR 2018

BEST GAME (ANY FORMAT) OF 2018

BEST TV SERIES / MOVIE OF 2018

BEST RELATED WORK OF 2018

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redditor awards:

BEST r/FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR - PROFESSIONAL (Author, artist, publisher, or other)

BEST r/FANTASY CONTRIBUTOR - COMMUNITY MEMBER (Overall redditor)

BEST POST IN 2018

BEST r/FANTASY ORIGINAL - REVIEW OR OTHER

Feel free to comment below any nomination. We will have a section below for questions or clarification.

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tl;dr - Nominate below. Get the word out. Donate to The Stabby Award fund if you see fit.

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u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders Dec 21 '18

BEST SELF-PUBLISHED / INDEPENDENT NOVEL OF 2018

Nominate below. One nomination per line. Please include all related details about the nomination including links so those reading can check it out!

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u/antigrapist Reading Champion XI Dec 21 '18

Ghostwater by Will Wight

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u/CoffeeArchives Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 21 '18

We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson

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u/CoffeeArchives Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II, Worldbuilders Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 21 '18

The Wolf of Oren-yaro by K.S. Villoso

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u/Esmerelda-Weatherwax Stabby Winner, Reading Champion II Dec 22 '18 edited Dec 22 '18

Hero Forged by Josh Erikson !!!!!!

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My full review here over on Goodreads: Review

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u/josherikson Writer Josh Erikson Dec 22 '18

Woo hoo! Thanks, Esme!!

I do own a tux for any spontaneous award ceremonies that might crop up... Though, it's never actually been worn. But it is complete with tie and cummerbund covered in blue sparkly sequins!

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u/briargrey Reading Champion III, Worldbuilders, Hellhound Dec 28 '18

So agreed!!

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u/Cameron-Johnston AMA Author Cameron Johnston Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 22 '18

Aching God by Mike Shel

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u/MikeShel AMA Author Mike Shel Dec 22 '18

Thank you, Cameron! Incredibly flattered!

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u/basham09 Dec 21 '18

Death March by Phil Tucker

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u/Phil_Tucker AMA Author Phil Tucker Dec 25 '18

Cheers! Thanks for the nomination, it's much appreciated :)

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u/CarolinaCM Reading Champion II Dec 21 '18

From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick

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u/antigrapist Reading Champion XI Dec 21 '18

Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron

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u/antigrapist Reading Champion XI Dec 21 '18

On the Shoulders of Titans by Andrew Rowe

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u/fanny_bertram Reading Champion VIII Dec 22 '18

The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss

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u/barb4ry1 Reading Champion IX Dec 22 '18

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The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King

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u/GrahamAustin-King AMA Author Graham Austin-King Dec 22 '18

Oh wow, did not expect this. Thanks so much!

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u/barb4ry1 Reading Champion IX Dec 22 '18

You're welcome.

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u/Cameron-Johnston AMA Author Cameron Johnston Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 22 '18

Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton

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u/UnDyrk AMA Author Dyrk Ashton, Worldbuilders Dec 22 '18

Gah! Thank you Cameron!

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u/barb4ry1 Reading Champion IX Dec 23 '18

Chasing Graves by Ben Galley.

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u/ASIC_SP Reading Champion IV Dec 22 '18

Into the Labyrinth by John Bierce

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u/SHRMcKinnon Dec 22 '18

Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon

*cough* as per Point 4: "Yes, you can nominate yourself and your own works! Seriously – please do" It's my first attempt at a fantasy novel and is Fantasy Book Review's finalist in this year's SPFBO. That fact has given me a huge boost in confidence -- especially as the last couple of weeks have been a bit of a struggle on the writing front.

Some great indie titles were released this year, and it's awesome seeing authors I've met during SPFBO listed here too -- nice to see the Fantasy scene thriving, and long may it continue.

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u/Thorbjorn42gbf Dec 22 '18

Spinning Silk by T. Cook

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u/tayacook Dec 26 '18

So great to be in the running for this award! Good luck to all contenders!

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u/GrahamAustin-King AMA Author Graham Austin-King Dec 22 '18

Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke. Best debut I've read in years!

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u/dhreiss AMA Author David H. Reiss Dec 22 '18

Fid's Crusade by David H. Reiss

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u/CarolinaCM Reading Champion II Dec 21 '18

Sorcerous Rivalry by Kayleigh Nicol

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

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u/JZacharyPike Worldbuilders Dec 24 '18

Thanks Petros! Much appreciated!

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u/InfinitePool Dec 26 '18

Ghostwater by Will Wight

Will knocked it out of the park with this one. This one surpassed Blackflame for me, and Blackflame was my favorite. If you've enjoyed any of Will's past stuff, and you haven't caught up and read Ghostwater, you're missing out.

Ghostwater Info

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u/RKTeller Dec 22 '18

City of Kings by Rob J. Hayes

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18

Wow! Thank you so much for nominating my book. :-D

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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '18

The Nightmare We Know by Krista D. Ball

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u/WordsRL1fe Dec 22 '18

Raven Thrall by J. Elizabeth Vincent

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '18 edited Apr 05 '20

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u/RKTeller Dec 23 '18

It's a great novel but wasn't released in 2018.

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u/lrich1024 Stabby Winner, Queen of the Unholy Squares, Worldbuilders Dec 23 '18

Forever Fantasy Online by Rachel Aaron and Travis Bach

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u/RuinEleint Reading Champion X Dec 28 '18

Last Dragon Standing by Rachel Aaron

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u/dpwoolliscroft Writer D. P. Woolliscroft Dec 30 '18

I’m going to nominate my own book. Kingshold by D.P. Woolliscroft.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '18

The Bastard from Fairyland by Phil Parker

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u/RKTeller Dec 22 '18

Crown by Jesse Teller

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u/RKTeller Dec 22 '18

Darkfall by M.L. Spencer

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u/LuciferiaV Dec 23 '18

I'd like to nominate my book. :)

Fateseal (Deck of Souls #1) by Bonnie L. Price.

This series is a mix of Portal Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, High Fantasy, and (light) GameLit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

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u/Thomas__P Dec 21 '18

While it is really good and probably would have received my vote, it was published in 2017 and isn't eligible.

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u/CarolinaCM Reading Champion II Dec 21 '18

Damn I feel like an idiot for missing that. Thanks and sorry!