2025 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

Best Science Fiction Novel

• Path to Freedom, James Copley (Cannon)
• Salvage Purgatory, Jason Cordova, Kevin Steverson & Nick Steverson (Theogony)
• Prince Conqueror, Fred Hughes (Chris Kennedy)
• 2028: Tomorrow Is the Day, L.R. O’Brien (Austin Macauley)

Best Fantasy Novel

• Cursed by a Siren’s Kiss, LS Embers & Riley Hunt (self-published)
• Chosen By The Sword, Charles Hackney (Cannon)
• Atlantis, Land of Dreams, Edale Lane (self-published)

Best Horror Novel

• Ink Vine, Elizabeth Broadbent (Undertaker)
• Mountain of Fire, Jason Cordova (Baen)
• Those Left Behind, Tom Deady (Greymore)
• Never Have I Ever, Harker Jones (self-published)

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

• Pinky Promise, J.D. Blackrose (Bell Bridge)
• Lies and Illusion, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)
• Reka’s Grasp, H.Y. Gregor (New Mythology)

Best Paranormal Romance

• What a Dragon Desires, Ava Cuvay (Drinking the Stars)
• The House on Darkling Street, Annette Miller (The Wild Rose)
• Spider King: Lord of Arachnia, Paige Skye (self-published)

Best Young Adult Novel

• Superficial, Diane Billas (Creative James)
• The Dreams of Gemini, KB Carlisle (Woods)
• Pride and Persistence, Joe Chianakas (Mad Cat)
• The Princess Scout, Henry Vogel (Rampant Loon)

Best Cross Genre Novel

• Cursed by Bandits, Stephanie K. Clemens (Adventures in Ink)
• Armored Hours, Stephanie Hansen (Hypothesis)
• The Fae Wars: Insurgent, J.F. Holmes (Cannon)

Best Anthology

• It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 3.5, Philip K. Booker & William Joseph Roberts, eds. (Three Ravens)
• The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks,  Tom Deady, ed. (Greymore)
• Express Elevator to Hell, Kelley Jones & Chris Kennedy, eds. (Theogony)

Best Short Story Collection

• Doll Seed: Stories, Michele Tracy Berger (Aunt Lute)
• Side Hustle: Volume 1, Jason Cordova (Kurp)
• Self-Made Monsters, Rebecca Cuthbert (self-published)
• Shadow’s Gate: Tales from the Threshold of Terror, Sharon Marie Provost (Dragon Crown)

Best Short Story

• “Kaleidoscope”, Barbara V. Evers (A Magnificent Display of Marvelous Wonders: JordanCon 2024 Anthology)
• “Las Envies”, John Palisano (Shadows in the Stacks)
• Bran Mak Morn: Red Waves of Slaughter, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Titan)
• Northward Stones Mark a Crooked Path, Tommy B. Smith (Raven Tale)

Best Audiobook Narration

• Prince Liberator, Fred Hughes, narrated by Michael Joss (Theogony)
• The Grey Man: Sunset, J.L. Curtis, narrated by Marcus Barton (Three Ravens)
• Blood, Sweat, and Steel: Tales of Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare, David Drake, Kevin Ikenberry & William Joseph Roberts, eds; narrated by Brian Fairbank (Three Ravens)

Best Steampunk Novel

• The Darkness of Dying in the Light, S.E. Reed (Conquest)
• Hell’s Acre, Lilith Saintcrow (Bell Bridge)