2021 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

Best Science Fiction Novel

• The Second Star, Alma Alexander (Crossroad)
• Storm Shattered, Patrick Dugan (Falstaff)
• High Mountain Hunters, William Alan Webb (Seventh Seal)
• Hope’s Game, Mick Williams (Hydra)

Best Fantasy Novel

• Curling Vines & Crimson Trades, Kellie Doherty (Desert Palm)
• The Watchers of Moniah, Barbara V. Evers (New Mythology)
• They Eat Their Own, Amanda King (Ismae)
• Sarania: The Legacy of the Magicians, Simon André Kledtke (Brighton Verlag GmbH)
• Move the Stars, Sandy Lender (Iyf/Dragon Hoard)

Best Horror Novel

• Dead End Drive, Ian Kirkpatrick (Steak House)
• The Cassowary, James Sabata (self-published)
• Along Come Evening, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Necro)

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

• Corpse Whisperer Sworn, H.R. Boldwood (Third Street)
• Life Among the Tombstones, H.R. Boldwood (Third Street)
• Casting Shadows, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)
• Faerie Forged, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)

Best Paranormal Romance

• The Stone Warriors: Dragan, D.B. Reynolds (ImaJinn)
• Xavier, D.B. Reynolds (ImaJinn)
• Finder, Lilith Saintcrow (ImaJinn)
• Coyote Blues, Karen F. Williams (Bold Strokes)

Best Young Adult Novel

• Treetops, Peter Bremer (self-published)
• Guardians of the Edge: The Paths of Power, Patti Larsen (Purely Paranormal)
• The Prophecy, Erin Pemberton (Intrigue)
• Just One Song, Lynn Stevens (self-published)

Best Anthology

• Outback Horrors Down Under, Steve Dillon, ed. (self-published)
• Tales of the Lost Volume Two, Steve Dillon and Eugene Johnson, eds. (Plaid Dragon)
• Bridges, First City Books collective (First City Books)
• Mirrormaze: A Dreampunk Anthology, Cliff Jones Jr., ed. (Fractured Mirror)

Best Short Story Collection

• Val Hall: The Even Years, Alma Alexander (Book View Cafe)
• Val Hall: The Odd Years, Alma Alexander (Book View Cafe)
• Grotesque: Monster Stories, Lee Murray (self-published)
• Snapshots: A Collection of Short Stories, Eliot Parker (Morgan James Fiction)

Best Short Story

• Upon A Wicked Sea, S. Cinders (self-published)
• The Far Side of Heaven, D.L. Gardner (self-published)
• The In Between: A Carnelevarium Origin Story, Patti Larsen (Purely Paranormal)
• “The Last Day”, Paul Moore and Gene Johnson (Infected 1: Tales to Read at Home)

Best Audiobook Narration

• The Squeaky Clean Skeleton, R. A. Muth, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (Tantor)

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