The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, established in memory of David Gemmell, were awarded from 2009 to 2018. In 2009, only the Legend Award for best fantasy novel was awarded. Beginning in 2010 the Morningstar Award for best fantasy newcomer and the Ravenheart Award for best fantasy cover art were added. The award was closed in 2019. The awards were for

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

novels in the traditional, heroic, epic or high genres, or in the spirit of Gemmell's own work.

Winners and nominations

2009

The 2009 award (best novel only) was presented in June 2009. * Best novel:

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television ...

for '' Blood of Elves'' ** Nominated: Juliet Marillier for ''Heir to Sevenwaters'' ** Nominated:

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the '' Mistb ...

for ''The Hero of Ages'' ** Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for '' Last Argument of Kings'' ** Nominated: Brent Weeks for '' The Way of Shadows''

2010

The 2010 awards were presented in June 2010. * Best novel: Graham McNeill for ''Empire'' ** Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for ''Best Served Cold'' ** Nominated: Pierre Pevel for ''The Cardinal's Blades'' ** Nominated:

Robert Jordan James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan," Robert Jordan" was the name of the protagonist in the 1940 Hemingway novel ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', though this is not how the n ...

for '' The Gathering Storm'' ** Nominated:

for '' Warbreaker'' * Best newcomer: Pierre Pevel for ''The Cardinal's Blades'' ** Nominated: Stephen Deas for ''The Adamantine Palace'' ** Nominated: Amanda Downum for ''The Drowning City'' ** Nominated: Ken Scholes for ''Lamentation'' ** Nominated: Jesse Bullington for ''The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart'' * Cover art: Didier Graffet, Dave Senior and Laura Brett for ''Best Served Cold'' (written by Joe Abercrombie)

2011

The 2011 awards were presented in June 2011. * Best novel:

for '' The Way of Kings'' ** Nominated: Pierre Pevel for ''The Alchemist in the Shadows'' ** Nominated: Brent Weeks for '' The Black Prism'' ** Nominated: Peter V. Brett for '' The Desert Spear'' ** Nominated:

for ''

Towers of Midnight ''Towers of Midnight'' is a fantasy novel by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. It is the sequel to the novel '' The Gathering Storm'', and the 13th book in the ''Wheel of Time'' series. The novel is the second part of '' A Memory of Light'', ...

'' ** Nominated: Markus Heitz for ''The War of the Dwarves'' * Best newcomer: Darius Hinks for ''Warrior Priest'' ** Nominated: N.K. Jemisin for '' The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms'' ** Nominated: Alexey Pehov for ''Shadow Prowler'' ** Nominated: Blake Charlton for ''Spellwright'' ** Nominated: Mary Victoria for ''Tymon's Flight'' * Cover art: Olof Erla Einarsdottir for ''Power and Majesty'' (written by Tansy Rayner Roberts)

2012

The 2012 awards were presented in June 2012. * Best novel:

Patrick Rothfuss Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. He is best known for his highly acclaimed series '' The Kingkiller Chronicle'', beginning with Rothfuss' debut novel, '' The Name of the Wind'' (2007), which won several awards, ...

for ''

The Wise Man's Fear ''The Wise Man's Fear'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss and the second volume in ''The Kingkiller Chronicle''. It was published on March 1, 2011, by DAW Books. It is the sequel to 2007's '' The Name of the Wind''. ...

'' ** Nominated:

for '' The Alloy of Law'' ** Nominated:

Kristen Britain Kristen Britain (born October 18, 1965) is an American author. She is the author of the fantasy series ''Green Rider'' which includes the eponymous first volume (nominated for the Crawford Award), ''First Rider's Call'', ''The High King's Tomb'', ...

for '' Blackveil'' ** Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for ''The Heroes'' ** Nominated:

William King William King may refer to: Arts * Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer * William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King * William King (artist) (1925–2015), ...

for ''Blood of Aenarion'' * Best newcomer: Helen Lowe for '' The Heir of Night'' ** Nominated: Douglas Hulick for ''Among Thieves'' ** Nominated: Mark Lawrence for '' Prince of Thorns'' ** Nominated: Elspeth Cooper for ''Songs of the Earth'' ** Nominated: Peter Orullian for ''The Unremembered'' * Cover art: Raymond Swanland for ''Blood of Aenarion'' (written by

)

2013

The 2013 awards were presented in October 2013. * Best novel: Brent Weeks for '' The Blinding Knife'' ** Nominated: Helen Lowe for ''The Gathering of the Lost'' ** Nominated: Mark Lawrence for ''King of Thorns'' ** Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for ''Red Country'' ** Nominated: Jay Kristoff for '' Stormdancer'' * Best newcomer: John Gwynne for ''Malice'' ** Nominated: Aidan Harte for ''Irenicon'' ** Nominated:

Miles Cameron Christian Gordon Cameron (born August 16, 1962), also known as Miles Cameron and Gordon Kent (used for those novels written with his father, author Kenneth Cameron), is a Canadian novelist. He was educated and trained as both a historian and a f ...

for ''The Red Knight'' ** Nominated: Jay Kristoff for ''Stormdancer'' ** Nominated:

Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an American comic book writer and a science fiction/fantasy poetry and prose writer. His 2012 book '' Throne of the Crescent Moon'' was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the Locus Award ...

for ''

Throne of the Crescent Moon ''Throne of the Crescent Moon'' is a fantasy novel written by American writer Saladin Ahmed. It is the first book in ''The Crescent Moon Kingdoms'' series. The book was published by DAW Books in February 2012. The book was nominated for the 201 ...

'' * Cover art: Didier Graffet and Dave Senior for ''Red Country'' (written by Joe Abercrombie)

2014

The 2014 awards were presented in June 2014. * Best novel: Mark Lawrence for '' Emperor of Thorns'' ** Nominated: Peter V. Brett for ''The Daylight War'' ** Nominated:

for '' A Memory of Light'' ** Nominated: Scott Lynch for '' The Republic of Thieves'' ** Nominated:

Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Czajkowski (spelt as Adrian Tchaikovsky for his books; born June 1972) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is best known for his series ''Shadows of the Apt'', and for his Hugo Award–winning '' Children of Time'' series ...

for ''War Master's Gate'' * Best newcomer: Brian McClellan for '' Promise of Blood'' ** Nominated: Mark T. Barnes for ''The Garden of Stones'' ** Nominated: Luke Scull for ''The Grim Company'' ** Nominated: David Guymer for ''Headtaker'' ** Nominated: Antoine Rouaud for ''The Path of Anger'' * Cover art: Jason Chan for '' Emperor of Thorns'' (written by Mark Lawrence)

2015

The 2015 awards were presented in August 2015. * Best novel:

for ''

Words of Radiance ''Words of Radiance'' is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the second book in ''The Stormlight Archive'' series. The novel was published on March 4, 2014, by Tor Books. ''Words of Radiance'' consists of one pr ...

'' ** Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for '' Half a King'' ** Nominated: John Gwynne for ''Valour'' ** Nominated: Mark Lawrence for ''Prince of Fools'' ** Nominated: Brent Weeks for '' The Broken Eye'' * Best newcomer: Brian Staveley for ''The Emperor's Blades'' ** Nominated:

Sebastien de Castell Sebastien de Castell is a Canadian fantasy writer, most well known for his series ''Greatcoats'' and ''Spellslinger''. History Sebastien de Castell has been nominated for several science fiction and fantasy awards, such as the Astounding Award ...

for ''

Traitor's Blade ''Traitor's Blade'' is a 2014 swashbuckling novel by Canadian author Sebastien de Castell. It is the first book in de Castell's "Greatcoats" series, which follows the adventures and misfortunes of the titular Greatcoats, the remnants of an ancient ...

'' ** Nominated: Kameron Hurley for ''The Mirror Empire'' ** Nominated: Ben Peek for ''The Godless'' ** Nominated: Angus Watson for ''Age of Iron'' * Cover art: Sam Green for ''

'' (written by

)

2016

The 2016 awards were presented in September 2016. * Best novel: Mark Lawrence for '' The Liar’s Key'' ** Nominated:

for '' The Dread Wyrm'' ** Nominated: Larry Correia for '' Son of the Black Sword'' ** Nominated: David Guymer for '' Gotrex & Felix: Slayer'' ** Nominated: John Gwynne for ''Ruin'' * Best newcomer: Peter Newman for '' The Vagrant'' ** Nominated: Stephen Aryan for ''Battlemage'' ** Nominated:

Seth Dickinson Seth Dickinson is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, best known for the 2015 debut novel '' The Traitor Baru Cormorant'' and its sequels ''The Monster Baru Cormorant'' and ''The Tyrant Baru Cormorant''. Career Dickinson graduated ...

for '' The Traitor Baru Cormorant'' ** Nominated: Francesca Haig for ''The Fire Sermon'' ** Nominated: Lucy Hounsom for ''Starborn'' ** Nominated:

Sabaa Tahir Sabaa Tahir is an American Young adult fiction, young adult novelist best known for her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''An Ember in the Ashes'', its sequels, and the novel ''All My Rage''. Two of her novels ...

for ''

An Ember in the Ashes ''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a young adult fantasy romance novel written by American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on April 28, 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the first book in the ''An Ember in the Ashes'' ...

'' * Cover art: Jason Chan for '' The Liar’s Key'' (written by Mark Lawrence)

2017

The 2017 awards were presented in July 2017. * Best novel:

Gav Thorpe Gavin Thorpe is a game designer who has worked primarily on board games. He has also authored a number of novels and short stories for the Black Library. Career Gav Thorpe was a games designer for Games Workshop beginning in 1994. His credits ...

for ''Warbeast'' ** Nominated: John Gwynne for ''

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'' ** Nominated: Jay Kristoff for ''Nevernight'' ** Nominated: Mark Lawrence for ''The Wheel of Osheim'' ** Nominated:

for '' The Bands of Mourning'' * Best newcomer: Megan E. O'Keefe for '' Steal the Sky'' ** Nominated: Mark de Jager for ''Infernal'' ** Nominated: Christopher Husberg for ''Duskfall'' ** Nominated: Adrian Selby for ''Snakewood'' ** Nominated: Jon Skovron for ''Hope and Red'' * Cover art: Alessandro Baldasseroni for ''Black Rift'' (written by Josh Reynolds)

2018

The 2018 David Gemmell Awards winners were announced at a ceremony July 14, 2018 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK: * Best Novel: Robin Hobb for ''Assassin's Fate'' ** Nominated:

for ''Fall of Dragons'' ** Nominated: Mark Lawrence for ''Red Sister'' ** Nominated: Steve McHugh for ''Scorched Shadows'' ** Nominated:

for ''Oathbringer'' * Best newcomer: Nicholas Eames for '' Kings of the Wyld'' ** Nominated: RJ Barker for ''Age of Assassins'' ** Nominated: Melissa Caruso for ''The Tethered Mage'' ** Nominated: Ed McDonald for ''Blackwing'' ** Nominated: Anna Smith Spark for ''The Court of Broken Knives'' *Cover art:

Richard Anderson Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. One of his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in ...

for ''Kings of the Wyld'' by Nicholas Eames ** Nominated: Kerem Beyit for ''The Fall of Dragons'' by

** Nominated: Sam Green for ''Oathbringer'' by

** Nominated: Jackie Morris and Stephen Raw for ''Assassin’s Fate'' by Robin Hobb ** Nominated: Kerby Rosanes for ''Godsgrave'' by Jay Kristoff

References

External links

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