Mark Lawrence Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 A shiny new website: http://www.gemmellawards.com/ Vote with a couple of clicks. Here's a scrollable view of the covers in the Ravenheart section http://imgur.com/a/tDsJz (not my creation) A good field in the Legend Award. I'm voting Robin Hobb with Fool's Assassin for the Legend Award.John Hornor Jacobs with The Incorruptibles for the Morningstar Award.& Jason Chan with the Prince of Fools cover for the Ravenheart Award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Voted for Son of the Morning in the Legend, and The Incorruptibles in the Morningstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Didn't vote for the Morningstar as I've not read any of them, but I voted in the other two categories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfram Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I hate the text on a so many of those covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lawrence Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Voted for Son of the Morning in the Legend, and The Incorruptibles in the Morningstar. Son of the Morning had a lot going for it. Some excellent prose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Is The Incorruptibles really his debut? Same goes for The Mirror Empire - I know that isn't a debut, since I've read a previous book by her. I guess that wasn't fantasy, though.I'm gonna leave my vote for a little bit because there's a few books with good reps I might yet read before it closes, City of Stairs in particular. Widow's House currently heading the main pack for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 These awards are obviously corrupt and political and since I don't care about awards I will vote for myself. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgambino Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 So are these awards just generic fantasy awards, or are they supposed to be for books that are Gemmell style heroic fantasy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentRoamer Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 No just a general award - kind of a tribute to Gemmell and a shout out to authors. Those Snaga reproduction axes are cool. Raven Armouries make some fantastic weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgambino Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 No just a general award - kind of a tribute to Gemmell and a shout out to new authors. Those Snaga reproduction axes are cool. Raven Armouries make some fantastic weapons.Damn, I was hoping for something in the spirit of Gemmell. I still haven't found an author I enjoy as much as him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Damn, I was hoping for something in the spirit of Gemmell. I still haven't found an author I enjoy as much as him. There's a definite trend to Gemmell-type books on the lists so far, to be fair. Like, City of Stairs and Lagoon really stand out on the main list this year like a sore thumb for not being some kind of epic/heroic/anti-heroic fantasy, though there might be a couple of others I'm not familiar with.Also, this might be the best actual award going. I mean, you get Snaga the fucking Sender. If I ever become a top-level fantasy author, this is the award I want to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I swear there was a authors like Gemmel topic recently but my phone won't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpeek Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Is The Incorruptibles really his debut? Same goes for The Mirror Empire - I know that isn't a debut, since I've read a previous book by her. I guess that wasn't fantasy, though. It's a bit weird because it's debut fantasy. I think about half of it is debut novels and half is debut fantasy, which I suspect skewers it for the latter, who have readership bases, no matter how small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgambino Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I swear there was a authors like Gemmel topic recently but my phone won't find it. There was... but someone suggested Conn Iggulden and I lost all faith in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 There was... but someone suggested Conn Iggulden and I lost all faith in the thread.Ack. I just threw up in my mouth a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's a bit weird because it's debut fantasy. I think about half of it is debut novels and half is debut fantasy, which I suspect skewers it for the latter, who have readership bases, no matter how small. I don't understand this. The Incorruptibles is Jacobs' fifth novel. All of his previous work would probably be filed in the fantasy section of your local bookshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpeek Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I don't understand this. The Incorruptibles is Jacobs' fifth novel. All of his previous work would probably be filed in the fantasy section of your local bookshop. Honestly, I can't explain it to you. It's a question for people who run the award. My only suggestion is that if you think it should be for a debut novel, limit your selections there. For myself, I tend to think that awards at their best offer a boost to authors who don't have a lot of exposure, but deserve more, so I tend to vote along those lines. But everyone will see these things differently, of course (as the exhausting debates around other awards display). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I'm actually surprised how many of these I've read. Seems I've read more recently released stuff than I first thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I thought one could vote for more than 1 book per category from the longlist, or am i misremembering ? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I voted for Widow's House, The Incorruptibles (even though I still need to read this one, the two books of his I've read were awesome), and for The Gospel of Loki cover. I thought one could vote for more than 1 book per category from the longlist, or am i misremembering ? :huh: I thought so too, but it been several years since I last voted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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