2016 Gemmell Award Shortlist
The 2016 David Gemmell Awards finalists have been announced:
The Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- The Dread Wyrm, Miles Cameron (Gollancz)
- Son of the Black Sword, Larry Correia (Baen)
- Gotrek & Felix: Slayer, David Guymer (Black Library)
- Ruin, John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan)
- The Liar’s Key, Mark Lawrence (Harper Voyager)
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer
- Battlemage, Stephen Aryan (Orbit)
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson (Pan Macmillan)
- The Fire Sermon, Francesca Haig (Harper Voyager)
- Starborn, Lucy Hounsom (Pan Macmillan)
- The Vagrant, Peter Newman (Harper Voyager)
- An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir (Harper Voyager)
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art
- Kerem Beyit for the cover of The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron (Gollancz)
- Jason Chan for the cover of The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence (Harper Voyager)
- Larry Elmore & Carol Russo Design for the cover of Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia (Baen)
- Raymond Swanland for the cover of Archaon: Lord of Chaos by Rob Sanders (Black Library)
- Paul Young for the cover of Ruin by John Gwynne (Pan Macmillan)
The winners will be announced September 24, 2016 at Fantasycon, held at the Grand Hotel and the Royal in Scarborough UK.
