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The winners for the 2018 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

• The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)

SHORTLIST:

• Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (Harper Collins)
• The Boy on the Bridge by MR Carey (Orbit)
• The Crow Garden by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• Relics by Tim Lebbon (Titan Books)

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

WINNER:

• The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams (Headline)

SHORTLIST:

• Age of Assassins by RJ Barker (Orbit)
• The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark (HarperVoyager)
• Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeanette Ng (Angry Robot)

Our congrats to Victor LaValle and Jen Williams and all the shortlist authors.  What do you think of these results?

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The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2018 British Fantasy Awards.

2018 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):

• Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (Harper Collins)
• The Boy on the Bridge by MR Carey (Orbit)
• The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)
• The Crow Garden by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• Relics by Tim Lebbon (Titan Books)

2018 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):

• Age of Assassins by RJ Barker (Orbit)
• The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark (HarperVoyager)
• The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams (Headline)
• Under the Pendulum Sun, by Jeanette Ng (Angry Robot)

Our congrats to all the nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories on the official press release.

What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?

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The winners for the 2017 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

• Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay (Titan)

SHORTLIST:

• The Searching Dead by Ramsey Campbell (PS)
• The Hidden People by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
• 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

WINNER:

• The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Pam Macmillan)

SHORTLIST:

• The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall (Kristell Ink)
• The High King’s Vengeance by Steven Poore (Kristell Ink)
• The Silver Tide by Jen Williams (Headline)

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The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2017 British Fantasy Awards.

2017 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):

• The Searching Dead by Ramsey Campbell (PS)
• The Hidden People by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
• 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay (Titan)

2017 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):

• The Summer Goddess by Joanne Hall (Kristell Ink)
• The High King’s Vengeance by Steven Poore (Kristell Ink)
• The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Pam Macmillan)
• The Silver Tide by Jen Williams (Headline)

Our congrats to all the nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories on the official press release.

What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?

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

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

• Rawblood by Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicholson)

SHORTLIST:

• A Cold Silence by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• The Death House by Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• Lost Girl by Adam Nevill (Pan Books)
• The Silence by Tim Lebbon (Titan Books)
• Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Orbit)

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

WINNER:

• Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Macmillan)

SHORTLIST:

• Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
• Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (HarperVoyager)
• The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams (Headline)
• Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
• Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (Macmillan)

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The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2016 British Fantasy Awards.

2016 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):

• A Cold Silence by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• The Death House by Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• Lost Girl by Adam Nevill (Pan Books)
• Rawblood by Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicholson)
• The Silence by Tim Lebbon (Titan Books)
• Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Orbit)

2016 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):

• Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
• Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (HarperVoyager)
• The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams (Headline)
• Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
• Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (Macmillan)
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Macmillan)

Our congrats to all the nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories on the official press release.

What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?

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The winners for the 2015 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

• No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill (Macmillan)

SHORTLIST:

• The Last Plague by Rich Hawkins (Crowded Quarantine)
• The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf)
• The End by Gary McMahon (NewCon)
• The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (Orbit)

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

WINNER:

• Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s)

SHORTLIST:

• City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher)
• The Relic Guild by Edward Cox (Gollancz)
• Breed by K.T. Davies (Fox Spirit)
• A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar (Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Moon King by Neil Williamson (NewCon)

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The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2015 British Fantasy Awards.

2015 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):

• The Last Plague by Rich Hawkins (Crowded Quarantine)
• The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf)
• The End by Gary McMahon (NewCon)
• The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (Orbit)
• No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill (Macmillan)

2015 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):

• City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher)
• The Relic Guild by Edward Cox (Gollancz)
• Breed by K.T. Davies (Fox Spirit)
• Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s)
• A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar (Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Moon King by Neil Williamson (NewCon)

Our congrats to all the nominees.  You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories on the official press release.

What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?  Some of these books are not out in the States yet so you may have to order from across the pond.

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