List of Dragon Award nominees
This is a list of Dragon Award nominees.
Novels
Best Science Fiction Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Somewhither: Being the First Part of A Tale of the Unwithering Realm * | John C. Wright | Castalia House | [1] |
Agent of the Imperium | Marc Miller | Far Future Enterprises | [1] | |
Ancillary Mercy | Ann Leckie | Orbit | [1] | |
Aurora | Kim Stanley Robinson | Orbit | [1] | |
The Life Engineered | J-F. Dubeau | Sword & Laser | [1] | |
Raising Caine | Charles E. Gannon | Baen Books | [1] | |
2017 | Babylon's Ashes * | James S. A. Corey | Orbit Books | [2] |
A Closed and Common Orbit | Becky Chambers | Harper Voyager | [2] | |
The Collapsing Empire[3] | John Scalzi | Tor Books | [2] | |
Death's End | Cixin Liu | Tor Books | [2] | |
Escaping Infinity | Richard Paolinelli | Tuscany Bay Books | [2] | |
Rise | Brian Guthrie | self-published | [2] | |
The Secret Kings | Brian Niemeier | self-published | [2] | |
Space Tripping | Patrick Edwards | Inkshares | [2] | |
2018 | Artemis * | Andy Weir | Crown Publishing Group | [4] |
It Takes Death to Reach a Star | Gareth Worthington and Stu Jones | Vesuvian Books | [4] | |
The Mutineer's Daughter | Chris Kennedy and Thomas A. Mays | Theogony Books | [4] | |
Persepolis Rising | James S. A. Corey | Orbit Books | [4] | |
Sins of Her Father | Mike Kupari | Baen Books | [4] | |
Win | Vera Nazarian | Norilana Books | [4] | |
2019 | A Memory Called Empire | Arkady Martine | Tor Books | [5] |
A Star-Wheeled Sky * | Brad R. Torgersen | Baen Books | [5] | |
Europe at Dawn | Dave Hutchinson | Solaris Books | [5] | |
Record of a Spaceborn Few | Becky Chambers | Harper Voyager | [5] | |
Red Moon | Kim Stanley Robinson | Orbit Books | [5] | |
Tiamat’s Wrath | James S.A. Corey | Orbit Books | [5] |
Best Fantasy Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Son of the Black Sword * | Larry Correia | Baen Books | [1] |
The Aeronaut's Windlass | Jim Butcher | Roc | [1] | |
Asteroid Made of Dragons | G. Derek Adams | Sword & Laser | [1] | |
Blood Hound | James Osiris Baldwin | Gift Horse Productions | [1] | |
Changeling's Island | Dave Freer | Baen Books | [1] | |
The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit | [1] | |
Grave Measures | R.R. Virdi | self-published | [1] | |
2017 | Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge * | Larry Correia, John Ringo | Baen Books | [2] |
Beast Master | Shayne Silvers | Argento Publishing | [2] | |
Blood of the Earth | Faith Hunter | Roc Books | [2] | |
Dangerous Ways | R.R. Virdi | self-published | [2] | |
The Heartstone Thief | Pippa DaCosta | self-published | [2] | |
A Sea of Skulls | Vox Day | Castalia House | [2] | |
Wings of Justice | Michael-Scott Earle | self-published | [2] | |
2018 | Oathbringer * | Brandon Sanderson | Tor Books | [4] |
The Land: Predators | Aleron Kong | Tamori Publications | [4] | |
Shoot the Messenger | Pippa DaCosta | Crazy Ace Publishing | [4] | |
A Tempered Warrior | Jon R. Osborne | New Mythology Press | [4] | |
The Traitor God | Cameron Johnston | Angry Robot | [4] | |
War Hammer | Shayne Silvers | Argento Publishing | [4] | |
2019 | Deep Roots | Ruthanna Emrys | Tor.com | [5] |
Foundryside | Robert Jackson Bennett | Crown Publishers | [5] | |
House of Assassins * | Larry Correia | Baen Books | [5] | |
Lies Sleeping | Ben Aaronovitch | Gollancz | [5] | |
Spinning Silver | Naomi Novik | Del Rey | [5] | |
The Raven Tower | Ann Leckie | Orbit Books | [5] |
Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | The Shepherd's Crown * | Terry Pratchett | Doubleday | [1] |
Calamity | Brandon Sanderson | Delacorte Press | [1] | |
Carry On | Rainbow Rowell | St. Martin's Griffin | [1] | |
Changeling's Island | Dave Freer | Baen Books | [1] | |
Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo | Henry Holt | [1] | |
Steeplejack | A. J. Hartley | Tor Teen | [1] | |
Trix & the Faerie Queen | Alethea Kontis | self-published | [1] | |
Updraft | Fran Wilde | Tor Books | [1] | |
2017 | The Hammer of Thor * | Rick Riordan | Disney-Hyperion Books | [2] |
A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury USA | [2] | |
Defy the Stars | Claudia Gray | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | [2] | |
Firebrand | A. J. Hartley | Tor Teen | [2] | |
It's All Fun and Games | Dave Barrett | Nerdist / Inkshares | [2] | |
Rachel and the Many-Spendored Dreamland | L. Jagi Lamplighter | Wisecraft Publishing | [2] | |
Swan Knight's Son | John C. Wright | Castalia House | [2] | |
2018 | Children of Blood and Bone * | Tomi Adeyemi | Henry Holt | [4] |
Brightly Burning | Alexa Donne | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | [4] | |
Cold Bath Street | A. J. Hartley | UCLan Publishing | [4] | |
A Court of Frost and Starlight | Sarah J. Maas | Bloomsbury Children's Books | [4] | |
Warcross | Marie Lu | G. P. Putnam's Sons | [4] | |
When Tinker Met Bell | Alethea Kontis | Sugar Skull Books | [4] | |
2019 | Archenemies | Marissa Meyer | Feiwel and Friends | [5] |
Armageddon Girls | Aaron Michael Ritchey | Shadow Alley Press | [5] | |
Bloodwitch * | Susan Dennard | Tor Teen | [5] | |
Imposters | Scott Westerfeld | Scholastic Press | [5] | |
Sawkill Girls | Claire Legrand | Katherine Tegen Books | [5] | |
The King’s Regret | Philip Ligon | Silver Empire | [5] | |
The Pioneer | Bridget Tyler | Tor Teen | [5] |
Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Hell's Foundations Quiver * | David Weber | Tor Books | [1] |
Blood in the Water | Taylor Anderson | Roc Books | [1] | |
Chains of Command | Marko Kloos | 47North | [1] | |
The End of All Things ∞ | John Scalzi | Tor Books | [1] | |
Fallen | Amy J. Murphy | self-published | [1] | |
The Price of Valor | Django Wexler | Roc Books | [1] | |
Wrath of an Angry God | Gibson Michaels | Arc Flash Publishing | [1] | |
2017 | Iron Dragoons * | Richard Fox | Triplane Press | [2] |
Caine's Mutiny | Charles E. Gannon | Baen Books | [2] | |
Cartwright's Cavaliers | Mark Wandrey | Seventh Seal Press | [2] | |
Exiles | Amy J. Murphy | self-published | [2] | |
Rescue Run | Jon Del Arroz | Evil Girlfriend Media | [2] | |
Resistance | J. F. Holmes | self-published | [2] | |
The Span of Empire | Eric Flint, David Carrico | Baen Books | [2] | |
Starship Liberator | David VanDyke, B. V. Larson | Castalia House | [2] | |
2018 | A Call to Vengeance * | Timothy Zahn, David Weber, and Thomas Pope | Baen Books | [4] |
Communication Failure | Joe Zieja | Saga Press | [4] | |
Ghost Marines Book One: Integration | Jonathan P. Brazee | Semper Fi Press | [4] | |
Legend | Christopher Woods | Seventh Seal Press | [4] | |
Points of Impact | Marko Kloos | 47North | [4] | |
Price of Freedom | Craig Martelle and Michael Anderle | LMBPN Publishing | [4] | |
2019 | A Pale Dawn | Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey | Seventh Seal Press | [5] |
Order of the Centurion | Jason Anspach and Nick Cole | Galaxy's Edge | [5] | |
Marine | Joshua Dalzelle | self-published | [5] | |
Sons of the Lion | Jason Cordova | Seventh Seal Press | [5] | |
The Light Brigade | Kameron Hurley | Saga Press | [5] | |
Uncompromising Honor * | David Weber | Baen Books | [5] |
Best Alternate History Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | League of Dragons * | Naomi Novik | Del Rey Books | [1] |
1635: A Parcel of Rogues | Eric Flint Andrew Dennis | Baen Books | [1] | |
1636: The Cardinal Virtues | Eric Flint Walter H. Hunt | Baen Books | [1] | |
Bombs Away | Harry Turtledove | Del Rey Books | [1] | |
Germanica | Robert Conroy | Baen Books | [1] | |
Ghostwalkers | Jonathan Maberry | Tor Books | [1] | |
2017 | Fallout * | Harry Turtledove | Del Rey Books | [2] |
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught | Eric Flint | Baen Books | [2] | |
Another Girl, Another Planet | Lou Antonelli | WordFire Press | [2] | |
Breath of Earth | Beth Cato | Harper Voyager | [2] | |
A Change in Crime | D. R. Perry | self-published | [2] | |
The Last Days of New Paris | China Miéville | Del Rey | [2] | |
No Gods, Only Daimons | Kai Wai Cheah | Castalia House | [2] | |
Witchy Eye | D. J. Butler | Baen Books | [2] | |
2018 | Uncharted * | Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. Hoyt | Baen Books | [4] |
Dark State | Charles Stross | Tor Books | [4] | |
The Dream of the Iron Dragon | Robert Kroese | self-published | [4] | |
Minds of Men | Kacey Ezell | Theogony Books | [4] | |
The Sea Peoples | S. M. Stirling | Ace Books | [4] | |
Witchy Winter | D. J. Butler | Baen Books | [4] | |
2019 | Black Chamber * | S. M. Stirling | Ace Books | [5] |
Machines Like Me | Ian McEwan | Doubleday | [5] | |
The Calculating Stars | Mary Robinette Kowal | Tor Books | [5] | |
The Iron Codex | David Mack | Tor Books | [5] | |
The World Asunder | Kacey Ezell | Theogony Books | [5] | |
Unholy Land | Lavie Tidhar | Tachyon Publications | [5] |
Best Apocalyptic Novel
The category "Best Apocalyptic Novel" was removed from the awards in 2018.
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Ctrl Alt Revolt! * | Nick Cole | self-published | [1] |
A Time to Die | Mark Wandrey | Henchman Press | [1] | |
Chasing Freedom | Marina Fontaine | self-published | [1] | |
Dark Age | Felix O. Hartmann | Hartmann Publishing | [1] | |
The Desert and the Blade | S. M. Stirling | Roc Books | [1] | |
The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit | [1] | |
2017 | Walkaway * | Cory Doctorow | Tor Books | [2] |
American War | Omar El Akkad | Alfred A. Knopf | [2] | |
Codename: UnSub | Declan Finn, A. Yoskowitz | self-published | [2] | |
Falling | J. F. Holmes | self-published | [2] | |
The Obelisk Gate ∞[6][7] | N. K. Jemisin | Orbit Books | [2] | |
The Place Outside the Wild | Daniel Humphreys | self-published | [2] | |
The Seventh Age: Dawn | Rick Heinz | Inkshares | [2] |
Best Media Tie-In Novel
The category "Best Media Tie-In Novel" was first introduced in 2018.
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2018 | Leia: Princess of Alderaan * | Claudia Gray | Disney-Lucasfilm | [4] |
World of Warcraft: Before the Storm | Christie Golden | Del Rey | [4] | |
Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours | David Mack | Pocket Books | [4] | |
Star Trek: Discovery: Fear Itself | James Swallow | Pocket Books | [4] | |
Halo: Legacy of Onyx | Matt Forbeck | Gallery Books | [4] | |
Star Wars: Phasma | Delilah S. Dawson | Del Rey | [4] | |
2019 | Big Damn Hero | James Lovegrove and Nancy Holder | Titan Books | [5] |
Darkness on the Edge of Town | Adam Christopher | Del Rey | [5] | |
Master & Apprentice | Claudia Gray | Del Rey | [5] | |
The Replicant War | Chris Kennedy | Anticipation Press | [5] | |
The Way to the Stars | Una McCormack | Gallery Books | [5] | |
Thrawn: Alliances * | Timothy Zahn | Del Rey | [5] |
Best Horror Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Author(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Souldancer * | Brian Niemeier | self-published | [1] |
Alice | Christina Henry | Ace Books | [1] | |
An Unattractive Vampire | Jim McDoniel | Sword & Laser | [1] | |
Chapelwood | Cherie Priest | Roc Books | [1] | |
Disappearance at Devil's Rock | Paul Tremblay | William Morrow/HarperCollins | [1] | |
Honor at Stake | Declan Finn | self-published | [1] | |
2017 | The Changeling * | Victor LaValle | Spiegel & Grau | [2] |
The Bleak December | Kevin G. Summers | Wonderment Media | [2] | |
Blood of Invidia | Tom Tinney, Morgen Batten | PiR8 Productions | [2] | |
Donn's Hill | Caryn Larrinaga | Immortal Works | [2] | |
A God in the Shed | J-F. Dubeau | Inkshares | [2] | |
The Hidden People ∞ | Alison Littlewood | Jo Fletcher Books | [2] | |
Live and Let Bite | Declan Finn | self-published | [2] | |
Nothing Left to Lose | Dan Wells | Tor Books | [2] | |
2018 | Sleeping Beauties * | Stephen King and Owen King | Scribner | [4] |
Beneath the Lighthouse | Julieanne Lynch | Vesuvian Books | [4] | |
The Cabin at the End of the World | Paul Tremblay | Morrow | [4] | |
Glimpse | Jonathan Maberry | St. Martin's Press | [4] | |
Meddling Kids | Edgar Cantero | Doubleday | [4] | |
A Time to Run | Mark Wandrey | Blood Moon Press | [4] | |
2019 | Cardinal Black | Robert McCammon | Cemetery Dance Publications | [5] |
Little Darlings * | Melanie Golding | Crooked Lane Books | [5] | |
Riddance | Shelley Jackson | Black Balloon Publishing | [5] | |
We Sold Our Souls | Grady Hendrix | Quirk Books | [5] | |
Zombie Airman | David Guenther | self-published | [5] | |
100 Fathoms Below | Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann | Blackstone Publishing | [5] |
Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Best Comic Book
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Best Graphic Novel
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Television and Film
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Games
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Fallout 4 * | Bethesda Softworks | [13] |
Darkest Dungeon | Red Hook Studios | [13] | |
Metal Gear Solid V | Konami Digital Entertainment | [13] | |
Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment | [13] | |
Undertale | Toby Fox | [13] | |
XCOM 2 | 2k Games | [13] | |
2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild * | Nintendo | [14] |
Dishonored 2 | Arkane Studios | [14] | |
Final Fantasy XV | Square Enix | [14] | |
Mass Effect: Andromeda | BioWare | [14] | |
NieR: Automata | PlatinumGames | [14] | |
Titanfall 2 | Respawn Entertainment | [14] | |
2018 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War * | Monolith Productions | [15] |
Battletech | Harebrained Schemes | [16] | |
Cuphead | StudioMDHR | [16] | |
Destiny 2 | Bungie | [16] | |
Fortnite | Epic Games | [16] | |
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | MachineGames | [16] |
Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Mobile Game
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Developers(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Fallout Shelter * | Bethesda Softworks | [13] |
Hyper Burner | Patrick Cook | [13] | |
PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist | Outerminds | [13] | |
Quaser One | Emre Taskin | [13] | |
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes | Electronic Arts | [13] | |
2017 | Pokémon Go * | Niantic | [14] |
Con Man: The Game | Monkey Strength Productions | [14] | |
Fire Emblem Heroes | Nintendo | [14] | |
Monument Valley 2 | Ustwogames | [14] | |
Sky Dancer | Pine Entertainment | [14] | |
Super Mario Run | Nintendo | [14] | |
2018 | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery * | Jam City | [15] |
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition | Square Enix | [16] | |
Lineage 2 Revolution | Netmarble | [16] | |
Nocked! | Andrew G. Schneider | [16] | |
Planescape: Torment, the Enhanced Edition | Beamdog | [16] |
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
Year | Work | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Pandemic: Legacy * | Z-Man Games | [13] |
Star Wars: Rebellion | Fantasy Flight Games | [13] | |
Blood Rage | CoolMiniOrNot | [13] | |
Talon | GMT Games | [13] | |
Monopoly: Cthulhu | USAopoly | [13] | |
Codenames | Vlaada Chvátil | [13] | |
2017 | Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk * | Avalon Hill | [14] |
Gloomhaven | Cephalofair Games | [14] | |
Hero Realms | White Wizard Games | [14] | |
Mansions of Madness (2nd edition) | Fantasy Flight Games | [14] | |
Scythe | Stonemaier Games | [14] | |
Terraforming Mars | Stronghold Games | [14] | |
2018 | Red Dragon Inn 6: Villains * | Slugfest Games | [15] |
Azul | Plan B Games | [16] | |
Mysterium: Secrets and Lies Expansion | Asmodee | [16] | |
Photosynthesis | Blue Orange Games | [16] | |
Rising Sun | CMON Games | [16] | |
When I Dream | Asmodee | [16] |
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game
* Winner(s) ∞ Nomination declined
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