2024 Dragon Awards Ballot

Best Science Fiction Novel

• The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, Samit Basu (Tordotcom)
• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Theft of Fire, Devon Eriksen (self-published)
• These Burning Stars, Bethany Jacobs (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Beyond the Ranges, John Ringo & James Aidee (Baen)
• Starter Villain, John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK)
• System Collapse, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

• Three Kinds of Lucky, Kim Harrison (Ace)
• The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
• He Who Drowned the World, Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor; Mantle)
• My Brother’s Keeper, Tim Powers (Baen; Ad Astra)
• House of Open Wounds, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Ad Astra)
• Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

• Homecoming in Black, J.M. Anjewierden (self-published)
• So Let Them Burn, Kamilah Cole (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• Midnight at the Houdini, Delilah S. Dawson (Delacorte)
• Hideki Smith, Demon Queller, A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, & Kuma Hartley (Falstaff)
• Death Lord Arcanist, Shami Stovall (Capital Station)
• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Andrew Joseph White (Peachtree Teen)

Best Alternate History Novel

• Devil’s Battle, Taylor Anderson (Ace)
• 1638: The Sovereign States, Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett & Gorg Huff (Baen)
• All the Dead Shall Weep, Charlaine Harris (Saga)
• Dirty Water, Tom Kratman (Baen)
• Cahokia Jazz, Francis Spufford (Faber & Faber; Scribner 2/24)
• The Wages of Sin, Harry Turtledove (Caezik)

Best Horror Novel

• The Hollow Dead, Darcy Coates (Poisoned Pen)
• The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)
• Dead Storm Rising, Shane Gries (Cannon)
• The Dead Take the A Train, Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw (Tor Nightfire)
• Black River Orchard, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
• Double Dose, F. Paul Wilson (Gordian Knot)

Best Illustrative Cover

• Justin Adams for Dragonesque, S.C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier, eds. (Zombies Need Brains)
• Jeff Brown for The Silverblood Promise, James Logan (Tor)
• Aliya Chen for Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
• Kelly Chong for Of Jade and Dragons, Amber Chen (Viking Books for Young Readers)
• Sam R. Kennedy for Beyond Enemies, Marisa Wolf (Baen)

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel

• X-Men: Forever, Kieron Gillen & Luca Maresca (Marvel)
• Wonder Woman, Tom King & Daniel Sampere (DC)
• Monstress, Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Image)
• Canary, Scott Snyder & Dan Panosian (Dark Horse)
• Nightwing, Tom Taylor & Bruno Redondo (DC)
• Batman, Chip Zdarsky & Jorge Jimenez (DC)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet

• 3 Body Problem
• Ahsoka
• Fallout
• For All Mankind
• Good Omens
• House of the Dragon
• Loki
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

• Barbie
• Dune: Part Two
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
• Godzilla Minus One
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Wonka

Finalists in digital and tabletop gaming-related categories were also announced. Winners will be announced at Dragon Con, to be held August 29 – September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA.

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