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MY ACCOUNT 2018 Dragon Awards Ballot  August 7, 2018

Dragon Con has announced the ballot for the 2018 Dragon Awards. Voting is open to the public at the Dragon Awards website; registration for voting is open until August 31, 2018, 11:59PM (EDT). Winners will be announced at Dragon Con, held August 30 – September 3, 2018 in Atlanta GA.

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) Buy Current Issue Artemis, Andy Weir (Crown) It Takes Death to Reach a Star, Gareth Worthington & Stu Jones (Vesuvian) See All Issues

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) https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-dragon-awards-ballot/[3/3/2020 1:29:40 PM] 2018 Dragon Awards Ballot – Locus Online

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) Latest Posts The Sea Peoples, S.M. Stirling (Ace) Dark State, Charles Stross (Tor) 2020 PEN/Faulkner Finalists  March 3, 2020

Best Media Tie-In Novel

Phasma, Delilah S. Dawson (Del Rey) Legacy of Onyx, Matt Forbeck (Gallery) https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-dragon-awards-ballot/[3/3/2020 1:29:40 PM] 2018 Dragon Awards Ballot – Locus Online Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Claudia Gray (Disney Lucasfilm) Before the Storm, Christie Golden (Del Rey) Desperate Hours, David Mack (Pocket) 2020 Audie Awards Winners  March 3, 2020 Fear Itself, James Swallow (Pocket)

Best Horror Novel 2020 PEN America Winners Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero (Doubleday)  March 3, 2020 Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King & Owen King (Scribner) Beneath the Lighthouse, Julieanne Lynch (Vesuvian)

Glimpse, Jonathan Maberry (St. Martin’s) SF in Translation in 2019 by The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay (Morrow) Rachel S. Cordasco  March 3, 2020 A Time to Run, Mark Wandrey (Blood Moon)

Best Comic Book Russell Letson Reviews World Engines: Destroyer by Stephen Mighty Thor, Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman (Marvel) Baxter Doomsday Clock, Geoff Johns & Gary Frank (DC)  March 3, 2020 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) Categories Chicago Typewriter: The Red Ribbon, Brandon Fiadino, Djibril Morissette-Phan, & James Greatorex (Dark Legion) The Vision, Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel) Announcements Archives Monstress: Volume 2: The Blood, Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Image) Awards Bestsellers Blinks Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand: Volume 1, Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin, & Julius M. Gopez (Dynamite Entertainment) Blurb Books Bookstores Classic Paper Girls: Volume 4, Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang (Image) Reprints Commentary Contests

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series Conventions Cory Doctorow

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Finalists in various gaming-related categories were also announced. For more information, visit the Dragon Awards website.

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My co-author and I are stoked to be on the finalists list for It Takes Death To Reach A Star!

There’s a dedicated website with a lot of info at: http://www.ittakesdeathtoreachastar.com

See you at the con!

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