2018 Dragon Awards Ballot

Best Science Fiction Novel

• Persepolis Rising, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Mutineer’s Daughter, Chris Kennedy & Thomas A. Mays (Theogony)
• Sins of Her Father, Mike Kupari (Baen)
• Win, Vera Nazarian (Norilana)
• Artemis, Andy Weir (Crown)
• It Takes Death to Reach a Star, Gareth Worthington & Stu Jones (Vesuvian)

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

• Shoot the Messenger, Pippa DaCosta (Crazy Ace)
• The Traitor God, Cameron Johnston (Angry Robot)
• The Land: Predators, Aleron Kong (Tamori)
• A Tempered Warrior, Jon R. Osborne (New Mythology)
• Oathbringer, Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
• War Hammer, Shayne Silvers (Argento)

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

• Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi (Holt)
• Brightly Burning, Alexa Donne (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Cold Bath Street, A.J. Hartley (UCLan)
• When Tinker Met Bell, Alethea Kontis (self-published)
• Warcross, Marie Lu (Putnam)
• A Court of Frost and Starlight, Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

• Ghost Marines: Integration, Jonathan P. Brazee (Semper Fi)
• Points of Impact, Marko Kloos (47North)
• Price of Freedom, Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle (LMBPN)
• A Call to Vengeance, David Weber, Timothy Zahn, & Thomas Pope (Baen)
• Legend, Christopher Woods (Seventh Seal)
• Communications Failure, Joe Zieja (Saga)

Best Alternate History Novel

• Uncharted, Kevin J. Anderson & Sarah A. Hoyt (Baen)
• Witchy Winter, D.J. Butler (Baen)
• Minds of Men, Kacey Ezell (Theogony)
• The Dream of the Iron Dragon, Robert Kroese (self-published)
• The Sea Peoples, S.M. Stirling (Ace)
• Dark State, Charles Stross (Tor)

Best Media Tie-In Novel

• Phasma, Delilah S. Dawson (Del Rey)
• Legacy of Onyx, Matt Forbeck (Gallery)
• Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Claudia Gray (Disney Lucasfilm)
• Before the Storm, Christie Golden (Del Rey)
• Desperate Hours, David Mack (Pocket)
• Fear Itself, James Swallow (Pocket)

Best Horror Novel

• Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero (Doubleday)
• Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King & Owen King (Scribner)
• Beneath the Lighthouse, Julieanne Lynch (Vesuvian)
• Glimpse, Jonathan Maberry (St. Martin’s)
• The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (Morrow)
• A Time to Run, Mark Wandrey (Blood Moon)

Best Comic Book

• Mighty Thor, Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman (Marvel)
• Doomsday Clock, Geoff Johns & Gary Frank (DC)
• Mister Miracle, Tom King & Mitch Gerads (DC)
• Saga, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Image)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader, Charles D. Soule & Giuseppe Camuncoli (Marvel)
• Aliens: Dead Orbit, James Stokoe (Dark Horse)

Best Graphic Novel

• Be Prepared, Vera Brosgol (First Second)
• Chicago Typewriter: The Red Ribbon, Brandon Fiadino, Djibril Morissette-Phan, & James Greatorex (Dark Legion)
• The Vision, Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel)
• Monstress: Volume 2: The Blood, Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Image)
• Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand: Volume 1, Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin, & Julius M. Gopez (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Paper Girls: Volume 4, Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang (Image)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

• Altered Carbon
• The Expanse
• Game of Thrones
• Lucifer
• Star Trek: Discovery
• Stranger Things
• Supernatural

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

• Avengers: Infinity War
• Black Panther
• Blade Runner 2049
• Deadpool 2
• Incredibles 2
• Ready Player One
• Thor: Ragnorok