The David Gemmell awards - 2013 edition

It's that time of the year!  The longlist is out for the three David Gemmell Legend Awards for Fantasy and the vote is open until July 31th (here). You can find my choices after each category. What are yours?

Legend Award (Best Fantasy Novel of 2012)

ABERCROMBIE, Joe - Red Country - Gollancz
ABRAHAM, Daniel - The King's Blood - Orbit
AHMED, Saladin - Throne of the Crescent Moon - Gollancz & DAW
ANTHONY, Piers - Luck of the Draw - Tor
BEAR, Elizabeth - Range of Ghosts - Tor
BERNOBICH, Beth - Queen's Hunt - Tor
BERTIN, Joanne - Bard's Oath - Tor
BOVA, Ben - Orion and King Arthur - Tor
BROOKS, Terry - Wards of Faerie - Orbit
CAMERON, Miles - The Red Knight - Gollancz
CANAVAN, Trudi - The Traitor Queen - Orbit
CHADBOURN, Mark - The Devil's Looking Glass - Bantam Press
COOPER, Elspeth - Trinity Rising - Gollancz
DANIELLS, Rowena Cory - Besieged - Solaris
DANIELLS, Rowena Cory - Exile - Solaris
DANIELLS, Rowena Cory - Sanctuary - Solaris
DALTON, A. J. - Empire of the Saviours - Gollancz
DEAS, Stephen - The Black Mausoleum - Gollancz
ERIKSON, Steven - Forge of Darkness - Bantam Press & Tor
ESSLEMONT, Ian C - Orb, Sceptre, Throne - Bantam Press & Tor
FALLON, Jennifer - Dark Divide - Harper Collins Australia
FULTZ, John R - Seven Princes - Orbit
GLADSTONE, Max - Three Parts Dead - Tor
GWYNNE, John - Malice - Pan Macmillan UK
HAIR, David - Mage's Blood - Jo Fletcher Books
HARTE, Aidan - Irenicon - Jo Fletcher Books
HEITZ, Markus - The Fate of the Dwarves - Orbit
HUFF, Tanya - The Silvered - DAW
HUSO, Anthony - Black Bottle - Tor
KEARNEY, Paul - Kings of Morning - Solaris
KRISTOFF, Jay - Stormdancer - Pan Macmillan UK
LACHLAN, M. D. - Lord of Slaughter - Gollancz
LACKEY, Mercedes and MALLORY, James - Crown of Vengeance - Tor
LAY, Duncan - Bridge of Swords - Harper Collins Australia
LLOYD, Tom - The Dusk Watchman - Gollancz
LOWE, Helen - The Gathering of the Lost - Orbit
McKENNA, Juliet - Darkening Skies - Solaris
McKENNA, Juliet - Defiant Peaks - Solaris
McINTOSH, Fiona - Scrivener’s Tale - Harper Collins Australia
MAXEY, James - Greatshadow - Solaris
MAXEY, James - Hush - Solaris
MODESITT Jr., L. E. - Princeps - Tor
PEHOV, Alexey - Shadow Blizzard - Tor
RAWN, Melanie - Touchstone - Tor
SEBOLD, Gaie - Babylon Steel – Solaris
SPURRIER, Jo - Winter Be My Shield - Harper Collins Australia
WEEKS, Brent - The Blinding Knife - Orbit
WEIS, Margaret and HICKMAN, Tracy - Rage of the Dragon - Tor
WILLIAMS, Mazarkis - Knife-Sworn - Jo Fletcher Books

Since Mark Lawrence's King of Thorns isn't present?!? (I don't know if somebody can explain this), my choice would go to Daniel Abraham's The King's Blood.

UPDATE: Mark's book is now on the list, I will smite my vote with Snaga (thanks Druss for lending it) and cast it back for the Thorns!

Morningstar Award (Best Fantasy Debut)

AHMED, Saladin - Throne of the Crescent Moon - Gollancz & DAW
CAMERON, Miles - The Red Knight - Gollancz
FULTZ, John R - Seven Princes - Orbit
GLADSTONE, Max - Three Parts Dead - Tor
GWYNNE, John - Malice - Pan Macmillan UK
HARTE, Aidan - Irenicon - Jo Fletcher Books
KRISTOFF, Jay - Stormdancer - Pan Macmillan UK
SEBOLD, Gaie - Babylon Steel – Solaris
SPURRIER, Jo - Winter Be My Shield - Harper Collins Australia

Last year I would have picked up Throne of the Crescent Moon since Scourge of the Betrayer by Jeff Salyards isn't on the list (again ?!?!?) but with The Red Knight on the list, Miles Cameron is my winner!

Ravenheart Award (Best Fantasy Book-Jacket)

ANDERSON, Richard - Seven Princes - John R Fultz - Orbit
BENSHOFF, Kirk - The Kings Blood - Daniel Abraham - Orbit
BEYIT, Kerem - The Red Knight - Miles Cameron - Gollancz
CHAN, Jason - Throne of the Crescent Moon - Saladin Ahmed - DAW
DILLON, Julie - Luck of the Draw - Piers Anthony - Tor
EGGLETON, Bob - Bard’s Oath - Joanne Bertin - Tor
GIANCOLA, Donato - Range of Ghosts - Elizabeth Bear - Tor
GIANCOLA, Donato - Princeps - LE Modesitt Jr. - Tor
GRAFFET, Didier & SENIOR, David - Red Country - Joe Abercrombie - Gollancz
GRIMANDO, Scott - Queen’s Hunt - Beth Bernobich - Tor
HARMAN, Dominic - Trinity Rising - Elspeth Cooper - Gollancz
HARMAN, Dominic - The Legion of Shadow - Michael J. Ward - Gollancz
HARMAN, Dominic - The Heart of Fire - Michael J. Ward - Gollancz
HOLT, Darren - Bridge of Swords - Duncan Lay - Harper Collins Australia
HOLT, Darren - Scriveners Tale - Fiona McIntosh - Harper Collins Australia
HOLT, Darren - Winter Be My Shield - Jo Spurrier - Harper Collins Australia
LOCKWOOD, Todd - Crown of Vengeance - Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory - Tor
KNOWLES, Patrick - Throne of the Crescent Moon - Saladin Ahmed - Gollancz
KOMARCK, Michael - Rage of the Dragon - Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - Tor
KOTAKI, Kenki - Shadow Blizard - Alexey Pehov - Tor
LANGLEY, Clint - Besieged – Rowena Cory Daniells - Solaris
LANGLEY, Clint - Exile – Rowena Cory Daniells - Solaris
LANGLEY, Clint - Sanctuary – Rowena Cory Daniells - Solaris
LEA, Bob - The Fate of the Dwarves - Markus Heitz - Orbit
McGRATH, Chris - Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone - Tor
MANHOOD, Silas - The Blinding Knife - Brent Weeks - Orbit
NEILSEN, Cliff - The Silvered - Tanya Huff - Daw
OKON, Marek - Babylon Steel – Gaie Sebold - Solaris
PAICK, James - Black Bottle - Anthony Huso - Tor
ROCHA, Andreas - Empire of the Saviours - AJ Dalton - Gollancz
ROSTANT, Larry - Heir of Novron - Michael J Sullivan - Orbit
ROSTANT, Larry - The Dusk Watchman - Tom Lloyd - Gollancz
STANKO, John - Orion and King Arthur - Ben Bova - Tor
STAWICKI, Matt - Glass Thorns - Melanie Rawn - Tor
STONE, Steve - Forge of Darkness - Steven Erikson - Bantam Press & Tor
STONE, Steve - Orb, Sceptre, Throne - Bantam Press & Tor
STONE, Steve - The Traitor Queen - Trudi Canavan - Orbit
THOMAS, Colin - Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff - Pan Macmillan UK
Unknown - The Gathering of the Lost - Helen Lowe - Orbit
YOULL, Stephen - The Black Mausoleum - Stephen Deas - Gollancz
YOULL, Stephen - The Wards of Faerie - Terry Brooks - Orbit
YOUNG, Paul - Malice - John Gwynne - Pan Macmillan UK
YOUNG, Paul - Lord of Slaughter - MD Lachlan - Gollancz

For a second time, I would pick up GRAFFET, Didier & SENIOR, David - Red Country - Joe Abercrombie - Gollancz. I love the map background and bloody weapons they come up with!

Past winners

Legend award for 2009 - Andrzej Sapkowski for Blood of Elves
Legend award for 2010 - Graham McNeill for Empire
Morningstar award for 2010 - Pierre Pevel for The Cardinal's Blades
Ravensheart award for 2010 - Didier Graffet, Dave Senior and Laura Brett for the cover of Best Served Cold
Legend award for 2011 -Brandon Sanderson for The Way of Kings
Morningstar award for 2011 - Darius Hinks for Warrior Priest
Ravensheart award for 2011 - Olof Erla Einarsdottir for Power and Majesty (written by Tansy Rayner Roberts)
Legend award for 2012 - Patrick Rothfuss for The Wise Man's Fear
Morningstar award for 2012 - Helen Lowe for Heir of Night
Ravensheart award for 2012 - Raymond Swanland for Blood of Aenarion (written by William King)