Winners
Fiction: Science Fiction & Fantasy
2024 FINALISTS - FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
See below for the list of 2024 finalists in the FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY category, for books with a copyright date of 2023.
The Byways: A Novel
2024 Finalist
Author: Mary Pascual
Publisher: SparkPress
ISBN: 9781684631902
Neurodivergent CeeCee doesn’t want to be defined by her reputation or her temper, but when she’s magically pulled into the hidden society of the Byways, where monsters and forgotten people rule, she must question everything she knows about belonging in order to find an escape, or risk being trapped for good.
Ghost Tamer
2024 Finalist
Author: Meredith R. Lyons
Publisher: CamCat Books
ISBN: 9780744302790
Raely survives a train wreck that kills her best friend and awakens an ability to see ghosts, including one who has watched over her all her life, and another who is hell-bent on destroying her.
The Oxygen Farmer
2024 Finalist
Author: Colin Holmes
Publisher: CamCat Books
ISBN: 9780744306675
A cranky old oxygen farmer on the Moon stumbles onto a century old secret that threatens to derail the first mission to Mars, possibly destroy the Luna colony, and maybe even life on Earth.
2023 WINNERS - FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
See below for the list of 2023 winners in the FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY category, for books with a copyright date of 2022.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume 38
2023 Gold Winner
Authors: Various (edited by David Farland)
Publisher: Galaxy Press
ISBN: 9781619867635
Anthology of award-winning sci-fi and fantasy short stories. These writers provide a diverse array of stories that will transport you and reshape your reality. 3 bonus short stories by David Farland, Frank Herbert, and L. Ron Hubbard. Plus, a 16-page color gallery of artwork.
Grayshade: The Gray Assassin Trilogy, Book One
2023 Silver Winner
Author: Gregory A. Wilson
Publisher: Atthis Arts, LLC
ISBN: 9781945009853
The elite assassin, Grayshade, eliminates threats in the name of Argoth, the Just God, until, after an unusual mission—he asks why. Grayshade is a dark fantasy novel of violent faith and shifting loyalties—a story about whether we can rise above our pasts to craft new futures.
Son of the Salt Chaser
2023 Silver Winner
Author: A.S. Thornton
Publisher: CamCat Books
ISBN: 9780744306132
After freeing Saalim, Emel realizes he is even more out of her reach. Saalim is a king and has no recollection of Emel. Emel uses her newfound freedom to follow Saalim to Madinat Almulihi to get back what she lost—him. But their pasts lurk close behind and carry with them dark secrets.
2022 WINNERS - FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
See below for the list of 2022 winners in the FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY category, for books with a copyright date of 2021.
The Brass Queen
2022 Gold Winner
Author: Elizabeth Chatsworth
Publisher: CamCat Books
ISBN: 9780744300093
In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war.
Any Other World Will Do
2022 Silver Winner
Author: Alex Lubertozzi
Publisher: Top Five Books
ISBN: 9781938938580
On the overnight train to Barcelona, Vikram stumbles across a promising new recruit. Miles, an 18-year-old running from a past he’d just as soon forget, is seduced by Barcelona and another recruit, Anna. When Miles and Anna become unwitting ambassadors to Vikram’s devastated world, the vacation ends and life begins.
Fallen: Book Two of the Antediluvian Legacy
2022 Silver Winner
Author: R.M. Huffman
Publisher: Brown Books Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781612545325
Noah of Eden, a preacher of righteousness, has spent the last few centuries as a wanderer in the world, proclaiming the old, true ways. His mission is interrupted when a brutal, mysterious enemy fans the embers of lust for power into flames of war. Gathering companions, he races to avert disaster.
2021 WINNERS - FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
See below for the list of 2021 winners in the FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY category, for books with a copyright date of 2020. Click here to watch the Gold and Silver winner speeches.
Leviathan: Book One of the Antediluvian Legacy
2021 Gold Winner
Author: R.M. Huffman
Publisher: Brown Books Publishing
ISBN: 9781612544533
The Earth is cursed, humans scrape meager livings from the soil, and legendary beasts roam the wilderness. When a fearsome leviathan threatens his homelands, Noah must find a way to defeat the monster. Desperate to discover its weakness, he journeys to seek the aid of the half-angel giants called the Nephilim.
Echoes of Darkness: Book Two in the Echoes Trilogy
2021 Silver Winner
Author: Cheryl Campbell
Publisher: Sonar Press
ISBN: 9780989760867
The decades-long conflict with the Wardens, the genocidal faction of alien Echoes that started the war on Earth, rages on. Dani, an Echo, fights alongside humans and other aliens against them. When one Warden makes an attack personal and aimed at Dani, her retaliation becomes focused on rescue and revenge.
H'Ilgraith
2021 Silver Winner
Author: Mary Elizabeth Ames
Publisher: Koehler Books
ISBN: 9781646630004
H’Ilgraith could transform at will into a gray fox, a lynx, a badger, and a great horned owl. These species influenced her personality, forging an independent, resourceful, and driven individual. One day, H’Ilgraith confronted a gray mountain wolf who tested her patience and changed her way of life.
2020 WINNERS - FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
See below for the list of 2020 winners in the FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY category, for books with a copyright date of 2019.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol. 35
2020 Gold Winner
Editor: David Farland
Publisher: Galaxy Press
ISBN: 9781619866041
Internationally acclaimed bestselling anthology of award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories. 24 Award-Winning Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors and Illustrators.
Echoes of War: Book One in the Echoes Trilogy
2020 Silver Winner
Editor: Cheryl Campbell
Publisher: SparkPress
ISBN: 9781684630066
Dani’s life among other refugees on a war-torn Earth is upended when she learns that she is not the human she’s always thought herself to be.
Gardeners of the Universe: A Novel
2020 Silver Winner
Author: Ronald E. Peterson
Publisher: PTB Books
ISBN: 9780999703519
Three gifted humans help guide Earth through the most dangerous and consequential time in its history. What do we want humans to become?
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