Legend Award Finalists
The 2013 David Gemmell Legend Awards nominees have been announced:
The Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- The Red Country, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff (Pan Macmillan UK)
- King of Thorns, Mark Lawrence (HarperCollins/Voyager)
- The Gathering of the Lost, Helen Lowe (Orbit)
- The Blinding Knife, Brent Weeks (Orbit)
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer
- Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (Gollancz / DAW)
- The Red Knight, Miles Cameron (Gollancz)
- Malice, John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan UK)
- Irenicon, Aidan Harte (Jo Fletcher Books)
- Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff (Pan Macmillan UK)
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art:
- Didier Graffet & Dave Senior for the cover of The Red Country by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Dominic Harman for the cover of Legion of Shadow by Michael J. Ward (Gollancz)
- Clint Langley for the cover of Besieged by Rowenna Cory Daniells (Solaris)
- Silas Manhood for the cover of The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks (Orbit)
- Colin Thomas for the cover of Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (Pan Macmillan UK)
- Stephen Youll for the cover of The Black Mausoleum by Stephen Deas (Gollancz)
The winners will be announced October 31, 2013 in a ceremony at the World Fantasy Convention, at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton, UK.