2014 Gemmell Legend awards winners

Monday, June 16, 2014



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)

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