Saturday 9 January 2016

The Stabbies - reddit r/fantasy awards 2015

It's all about the Stabby. The voted award handed out each year by r/fantasy in many categories, including Best Book, Best Debut, and Best Self-Published Book. 




Check out the official results and the nominations



The book results


Best Fantasy 2015



Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson

The Liar's Key -  Meeeeeee! (I came 2nd to Sanderson last year too!)

Fool's Quest - Robin Hobb

The Autumn Republic - Brian McClellan

The Fifth Season - N.K Jemisin



Best Fantasy Debut 2015



The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

The Grace Of Kings - Ken Liu

Beyond Redemption - Michael R Fletcher

The Vagrant - Peter Newman

The Library At Mount Char - Scott Hawkins



Best Self-published / Independent Fantasy 2015



Labyrinth of Flame - Courtney Schafer

Forging Divinity - Andrew Rowe

Fae - The Sins of the Wyrde - Graham Austin-King

Bloodrush - Ben Galley

Malus Domestica - S.A Hunt



And, seeing as I had a very late entry dog in the race...


Best Anthology / Collection / Periodical 2015



Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues - published by Ragnarok Publications

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George RR Martin

Road Brothers: Tales from the Broken Empire - me!

The Very Best of Kate Elliott - Kate Elliott

Tales of the Black Raven - Seth Skorkowsky




Congratulations to all!


Despite The Liar's Key managing a measly 2nd place behind some Sanderson guy, I did get a surprise compensation in the form of the Stabby for favourite active author on r/fantasy. So HOORAY! Many thanks to everyone ... I promise to stab people responsibly.



See the results of the 2014 Award, 2013 Award and the 2012 Award.



Reddit r/fantasy has 85,000 members (up from 69,000 last year and 45,000 the year before) and is the most active fantasy forum on the internet. Well worth checking out - though the interface is a steep learning curve at first.


http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy








2 comments:

  1. Did you happen to get the Top Five for the Best Anthologies/Collections category? Just curious of the order.

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    1. I didn't, but I'm sure if you ask Steve he'll tell you. He's nice like that!

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