David Gemmell Legend Award.

[Susan Boulton]

Might I suggest all David Gemmell fans take a look here and consider voting.


The David Gemmell Legend Award

 

[Pyan]

Bookmarked, Sue...I'll be interested to see what people nominate.

 

[Werthead]

The David Gemmell Award 2009 for Heroic Fantasy

The 2009 (and first) David Gemmell Award is currently being voted upon. The design of the award is to find the best 'heroic' fantasy novel of the year (although that definition seems to be applied rather loosely, based on the shortlist) and there are about 80 books on the final shortlist. My vote went to Paul Kearney's excellent The Ten Thousand but other nominess include Joe Abercrombie's Last Argument of Kings (which seems to have a good chance of winning at the moment), Richard Morgan's The Steel Remains, Peter Brett's The Painted Man (a strong showing for a debut novel), Steven Erikson's Toll the Hounds, Ian Esslemont's Return of the Crimson Guard and KJ Parker's The Company.

Voting is open for all, but I haven't linked it as I'm not sure what the forum policy is on that. It's an interesting year to start the award off, as there's a distinct lack of the normal big names whose fanbases would turn out in strength for this. Next year I can see GRRM (hopefully), Jordan, Rothfuss, Bakker and Lynch fans piling in in huge numbers, but this year the field seems more wide open, and thus the result should be more interesting.

 

[Culhwch]

I've just merged these two threads into a single topic. And to answer your concern, Werthead - we don't mind links so long as they are relevant!

 

[Connavar]

Personally i hope the awards go the closest thing you can find to heroic fantasy. Not ultra big epic stories. I wont keep voting or caring if its just another award going to the most popular fantasy authors today.

 

[drosdelnoch]

Its an award thats being done as a complete vote by the fans. Remember that the voting on the prelim stage ends in the not to distant future, so get your vote in, if you don't vote you can't complain if your favourite doesnt make it.

 

[Connavar]

Its an award thats being done as a complete vote by the fans. Remember that the voting on the prelim stage ends in the not to distant future, so get your vote in, if you don't vote you can't complain if your favourite doesnt make it.

Hi Dros i of course have already voted. Im waiting for the next round.

Still i wont be excited that it isnt only for Gemmell like authors. Those adventure authors need more credit.

Not the ones that dominate other awards,popularity among the fantasy masses.