The David Gemmell Awards were established and first awarded in 2009 to honor the late David Gemmell by recognizing exemplary fantasy novels. Now in its seventh year, the three awards have honored some of the best recent fantasy novels.
Here’s the winners:
Ravenhart Award: (Best cover art) Sam Green for Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Morningstar Award: (Best debut) The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Stavely
Legend Award: (Best novel) Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Both authors, Brandon Sanderson and Brian Staveley, noted their appreciation on Twitter:
Just heard that Words of Radiance has won the David Gemmell Legend Award! Very excited. Thank you to all who voted. @gemmellaward
— Brandon Sanderson (@BrandSanderson) August 8, 2015
Holy Hull! Just returned to twitter to find out that The Emperor's Blades won the Gemmell Morningstar award! Thanks for all the kind words!
— Brian Staveley (@BrianStaveley) August 8, 2015
Read our reviews of The Emperor’s Blades and Words of Radiance.
