2009 Legend Awards Winners
The 2009 David Gemmell Legend Awards winners have been announced:
Best Fantasy Novel:
- Empire: The Legend of Sigmar, Graham McNeill (Black Library)
- Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz, Orbit)
- The Gathering Storm, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
- The Cardinal’s Blades, Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
- Warbreaker, Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer:
- The Cardinal’s Blades, Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
- The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, Jesse Bullington (Orbit)
- The Adamantine Palace, Stephen Deas (Gollancz)
- The Drowning City, Amanda Downum (Orbit)
- Lamentation, Ken Scholes (Tor)
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art:
- Didier Graffet & Dave Senior (Illustration) and Laura Brett (Art Direction) for the cover of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Jackie Morris (Illustration) and Dominic Forbes (Art Direction) for the cover of The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (Voyager)
- Larry Rostant (Illustration) and Loulou Clarke (Art Direction) for the cover of Fire by Kristin Cashore (Gollancz)
- Jon Sullivan (Illustration) for the cover of Empire by Graham McNeill (Black Library)
- Jon Sullivan (Illustration) and Sue Michniewitz (Art Direction) for the cover of The Cardinal’s Blades by Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
