David Gemmell Award
The David Gemmell Award is a British literary prize that has been awarded since 2009 for works in the field of fantasy . In the first year the award was only given for the best fantasy novel ( Best Fantasy Novel ). Since 2010, two further prizes have been awarded or it is awarded in two further categories, namely the Ravenheart Award for the best cover image of a fantasy title ( Best Fantasy Cover Art ) and the Morningstar Award for the best debut in the fantasy genre ( Best Fantasy Newcomers ). Since 2011 the award for the best fantasy novel has been called the Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel . The winners are determined through an open voting process.
The award honors the memory of British heroic fantasy writer David Gemmell, who died in 2006 . The Legend Award trophy is a model of Snaga , the ax of the warrior Druss from Gemmell's best-known novel The Legend , made by Simon Fearnhamm. The Ravenheart Award and Morningstar Award trophies are fantasy figurines made by Lee Blair.
The award is presented annually at the edge-lit - Convention in Derby awarded. British fantasy writer Stan Nicholls is the organizer and chairman of the award committee .
| category | Award winners | title |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| Best Fantasy Novel | Andrzej Sapkowski | Blood of Elves |
| 2010 | ||
| Best Fantasy Novel | Graham McNeill | Empire: The Legend of Sigmar |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Didier Graffet & Dave Senior & Laura Brett | Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold |
| Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer | Pierre Pevel | The Cardinal's Blades |
| 2011 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Brandon Sanderson | The Way of Kings |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Olof Erla Einarssdottir | Tansy Rayner Roberts, Power and Majesty |
| Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer | Darius Hinks | Warrior Priest |
| 2012 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Novel | Patrick Rothfuss | The Wise Man's Fear |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Raymond Swanland | Warhammer: Blood of Aenarion |
| Morningstar Award for Best Debut | Helen Lowe | The Heir of Night |
| 2013 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Novel | Brent Weeks | The Blinding Knife |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Didier Graffet & Dave Sr. | Joe Abercrombie, Red Country |
| Morningstar Award for Best Debut | John Gwynne | Malice |
| 2014 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Novel | Mark Lawrence | Emperor of Thorns |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Jason Chan | Mark Lawrence, Emperor of Thorns |
| Morningstar Award for Best Debut | Brian McLellan | Promise of Blood |
| 2015 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Novel | Brandon Sanderson | Words of Radiance |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Sam Green | Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance |
| Morningstar Award for Best Debut | Brian Staveley | The Emperor's Blades |
| 2016 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Novel | Mark Lawrence | The Liar's Key |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Jason Chan | Mark Lawrence, The Liar's Key |
| Morningstar Award for Best Debut | Peter Newman | The Vagrant |
| 2017 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Gav Thorpe | Warbeast |
| Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut | Megan E. O'Keefe | Steal the sky |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Alessandro Baldaserroni | Josh Reynolds, Black Rift |
| 2018 | ||
| Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Robin hobb | Assassin's Fate |
| Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut | Nicholas Eames | Kings of the Wyld |
| Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art | Richard Anderson | Nicholas Eames, Kings of the Wyld |
Web links
- The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy , Gemmell Awards Facebook page
- Gemmell Awards ( Memento from July 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- David Gemmel Legend Awards , entry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy , overview in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Stan Nicholls , entry in Fancyclopedia 3 .