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2016 Gemmell Awards Winners Posted at 1:28 PM by Dave Post

Dave Post

The winners for the 2016 David Gemmel Legend and David Gemmel Morningstar awards have been announced.

The Liar's Key David Gemmel Legend Award

The Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

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FINALISTS:

 


The Vagrant David Gemmell Morningstar Award

The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer:

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2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners Posted at 1:09 PM by Dave Post

Dave Post

The winners for the 2016 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.

Rawblood August Derleth Award

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

  • Rawblood by Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicholson)

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Uprooted Robert Holdstock Award

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

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SHORTLIST:

 

Passengers – International Trailer Posted at 11:54 AM by Dave Post

Dave Post

Every once in awhile a new SF film like this just seems to sneak up on you out of the blue. How the hype machine did not bring this to my attention earlier is a mystery but I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised. Pratt and Lawrence are two of the biggest names in Hollywood and I like them both and the special effects look superb. And yeah, something going wrong with hyper-sleep is a classic trope but at least it’s not a remake.

SF v. Fantasy (1999 v. 2016) Posted at 8:00 AM by James Wallace Harris

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list_ClassicsOfSFI’m researching fan polls for favorite science fiction books for v. 4 of the Classics of Science Fiction list, and I came across something curious. In the “THE INTERNET TOP 100 SF/FANTASY LIST” there seems to be greater love for fantasy in 1999 than in the 2016 Goodreads poll “Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books.” Both polls involved thousands of voters, which is a good sample. Now I’m just looking at the top 100 books, so many of the popular fantasy titles from the Internet 100 list might show up further down on the Goodreads list. If you look at the second and third hundred books on Goodreads, fantasy starts appearing with greater frequency.

However, comparing just the most popular 100 books suggests that fantasy is less popular in 2016 than in 1999. Do you think that’s true? Both lists where voted on by people who like to use the internet. My hunch would be more males voted in 1999. Both systems allow for multiple ranked entries with the Internet 100 using 1-10 and Goodreads using 1-5. There’s no telling what the voter demographics are like for each. My guess is younger readers voted in the Internet 100, and Goodreads appeals to all ages. If that’s true, does that mean science fiction sticks with people as they get older?

Any other ideas?