The Gemmell Awards Announced
Last week I posted about the Gemmell Awards here, with a follow-up here. As you may recall the Gemmells are a reader voted award and the results of the final vote were announced at the award ceremony in London on Friday evening, as follows:
The Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel of the Year:
- Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings (Gollancz, UK; Tor US)
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer/Debut:
- Darius Hinks, Warrior Priest (Black Library)
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Book Jacket/Artist:
- Olof Erla Einarsdottir for the cover of Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts (Harper Voyager, Australia)
Congratulations to all the winners—and also to all those shortlisted as this is no mean feat for an international award. (I’ve featured the cover of Power and Majesty as the “downunder” representative in the winners’ parade—although the artist, Olof Erla Einarsdottir, is Icelandic of course!)
On Wednesday or Thursday I hope to post about the Mythopoeic Awards, another category of international awards that has recently had a finalists’ shortlist out.
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Completed Today
OK, now for the current update on the Gathering revision:
- 15 further pages of manuscript rewritten;
- Total Pages Until Completion: 104 plus Glossary.
Now I know I have to read The Way of Kings.
I was a little sceptical when I read that The Way of Kings was the first volume in a planned ten-novel series.
Giada, I am very wary of huge series these days, ie ‘huge’ book and a huge number of the same before one reaches the end of the series. But Steven Erikson has just finished his Malazan series of 10 so I guess it can be done. But I think he is actually the first of the mega-series authors to “complete.” Another reason I am very keen to stay on top of my series, even if it is “only” a quartet.
Congratulations to the winners!
Yes indeed-y!:)
I *love* how Icelandic names look!
Pretty cool, huh?! I think my penchant for long names in my stories may owe much to the Icelandic sagas …
Congrats to the winners. I havent read anything by Sanderson yet, but I have read really good things about his books.
I’ve also heard good things about both Mistborn and Elantris & shall probably try those first. I am definitely chary of the 10-book series: a nice little quartet is more my style! 😉