Les Gemmel Legend Awards ont été créés l’an passé en hommage à l’auteur David Gemmel, disparu en 2006. Ils récompensent un roman de fantasy paru l’année précédente (Legend) et cette année une catégorie Premier Roman (Morningstar) et Plus Belle illustration de couverture (Ravenheart). Ce prix est soumis au vote du public du monde entier et sera remis en juin à Londres. A noter cette année, la double nomination d’un français : Pierre Pevel.
Best Fantasy Novel (vote ici)
- Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz, Orbit)
- The Gathering Storm, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
- Empire: The Legend of Sigmar, Graham McNeill (Black Library)
- The Cardinal’s Blades, Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
- Warbreaker, Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer (vote ici)
- The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, Jesse Bullington (Orbit)
- The Adamantine Palace, Stephen Deas (Gollancz)
- The Drowning City, Amanda Downum (Orbit)
- The Cardinal’s Blades, Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
- Lamentation, Ken Scholes (Tor)
The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art (vote ici)
- Didier Graffet & Dave Senior (Illustration) and Laura Brett (Art Direction)for the cover of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Jackie Morris (Illustration) and Dominic Forbes (Art Direction) for the cover of The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb (Voyager)
- Larry Rostant (Illustration) and Loulou Clarke (Art Direction) for the cover of Fire by Kristin Cashore (Gollancz)
- Jon Sullivan (Illustration) for the cover of Empire by Graham McNeill (Black Library)
- Jon Sullivan (Illustration) and Sue Michniewitz (Art Direction) for the cover of The Cardinal’s Blades by Pierre Pevel (Gollancz)
Le Prix Hugo, prix américain récompensant les meilleures oeuvres de science-fiction et de fantasy parues en langue anglaise l’année précédente, vient de dévoiler sa Short List pour 2010. Le Prix sera remis en septembre au cours de la World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) qui se déroulera à Melbourne.
Voici un aperçu des nominés, pour les autres catégories, voir sur le site de la Worldcon (certains textes sont proposés en lecture gratuite)
Best Novel
- Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Tor)
- The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
- Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
- Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente (Bantam Spectra)
- Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (Ace; Penguin; Gollancz; Analog)
- The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
Best Novella
- “Act One” by Nancy Kress (Asimov’s 3/09)
- The God Engines by John Scalzi (Subterranean)
- “Palimpsest” by Charles Stross (Wireless; Ace; Orbit) – Read Online
- Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow (Tachyon)
- “Vishnu at the Cat Circus” by Ian McDonald (Cyberabad Days; Pyr; Gollancz)
- The Women of Nell Gwynne’s by Kage Baker (Subterranean)
Best Short Story
- “The Bride of Frankenstein” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s 12/09)
- “Bridesicle” by Will McIntosh (Asimov’s 1/09)
- “The Moment” by Lawrence M. Schoen (Footprints; Hadley Rille Books)
- “Non-Zero Probabilities” by N.K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld 9/09)
- “Spar” by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 10/09)
Best Graphic Story
- Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Written by Neil Gaiman; Pencilled by Andy Kubert; Inked by Scott Williams (DC Comics)
- Captain Britain And MI13. Volume 3: Vampire State Written by Paul Cornell; Pencilled by Leonard Kirk with Mike Collins, Adrian Alphona and Ardian Syaf (Marvel Comics)
- Fables Vol 12: The Dark Ages Written by Bill Willingham; Pencilled by Mark Buckingham; Art by Peter Gross & Andrew Pepoy, Michael Allred, David Hahn; Colour by Lee Loughridge & Laura Allred; Letters by Todd Klein (Vertigo Comics)
- Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm Written by Kaja and Phil Foglio; Art by Phil Foglio; Colours by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
- Schlock Mercenary: The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse Written and Illustrated by Howard Tayler
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