2014 Gemmell Legend awards winners

For a sixth year, The David Gemmell Legend Awards 2014 took place (here is the shortlist) and someone received a beautiful axe based upon Snaga (the legendary axe of Druss the Legend). The winners were announced on Friday, June 13th. Back when the shortlist was unveiled, I highlighted my favorites and my predictions as such (bold for my favorites and underline for my predictions):

Legend Award

(Best novel)

Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (Harper Collins UK)

A Memory of Light by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan (Tor/Forge)

Morningstar Award

(Best debut novel)

Promise of Blood by Brian McLellan (Orbit)

Ravenheart Award

(Best cover art)

Benjamin Carre for the cover of The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

(Gollancz)

Gene Mollica and Michael  Frost for the cover of Promise of Blood by Brian

McClellan (Orbit) 

Two of my favorites won but I got only one prediction right.... the winners are (Award page):

2014 RAVENHEART AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY COVER ART
Jason Chan for the cover of Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (Harper Collins UK)

2014 MORNINGSTAR AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY DEBUT
Promise of Blood by Brian McLellan (Orbit)

2014 LEGEND AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (Harper Collins UK)

Congrats Mark, Jason and Brian!  I'm really glad that Mark Lawrence won for this great book.  I know that awards are not everyone cup of tea but judging by the list of nominees and winners, I think that this year wasn't bad for the David Gemmell Legend awards for Fantasy.

My review of Emperor of Thorns and my review of Promise of Blood.

What about you, what do you think of this year winners?

Interested in the award?

Previous winners:

2009

Legend award - Andrzej Sapkowski for Blood of Elves

2010

Legend award - Graham McNeill for Empire

Morningstar award - Pierre Pevel for The Cardinal's Blades

Ravensheart award - Didier Graffet, Dave Senior and Laura Brett for the cover of Best Served Cold

2011

Legend award -Brandon Sanderson for The Way of Kings

Morningstar award - Darius Hinks for Warrior Priest

Ravensheart award - Olof Erla Einarsdottir for Power and Majesty (written by Tansy Rayner Roberts)

2012

Legend award - Patrick Rothfuss for The Wise Man's Fear

Morningstar award - Helen Lowe for Heir of Night

Ravensheart award - Raymond Swanland for Blood of Aenarion (written by William King)

2013

Legend award - Brent Weeks for The Blinding Knife

Morningstar award - John Gwynne for Malice

Ravensheart award - Didier Graffet and Dave Senior for the cover of Red Country (written by Joe Abercrombie)