Fellowship of Fantasy 2020 Book Club Awards!
Every year, the Fellowship of Fantasy Book Club reads eleven books (one per month, with a break for December), nominated by our readers. At the end of the year we vote amongst ourselves for our favorites of these. The biggest award is “Book of the Year,” but we also include categories for favorite leading man, leading lady, sidekick, and more!
Without further ado: here are the winners, with runners up listed.
Favorite Prop/Item of Importance:
WINNER: The Yellow Umbrella from Between Jobs.
Runners Up:
1st: Traveling ring from To Catch a Magic Thief
2nd: Elven Conditioner from Fierce Heart
Favorite Creatures:
WINNER: The Snail Circus from Heart of the Curiosity.
Runners Up:
1st: Dragons from King’s Warrior
2nd: Tie
Akashi Keiji, the Clever Fox from The Dragon’s Flower
and Sterling from To Catch a Magic Thief
Best Sidekick:
WINNER: THREE WAY TIE!
The Old Man Bloke from Between Jobs
Henry from To Catch a Magic Thief
Ichiro from The Dragon’s Flower
Runners Up:
1st: TIE
Tuatu from Between Jobs
Kiernan Kane from King’s Warrior
2nd: 4 Way Tie
Yole from King’s Warrior, Zilpath from Lawless: The Ironfire Legacy Book 1, Muse from Heart of the Curiosity, Persi from The Lady of Kingdoms
Best Couple:
WINNER: Essie & Farrendel from Fierce Heart
Runners Up:
1st: Athelas and Earl Grey Tea from Between Jobs
2nd: 4 Way Tie
Leo and Paxton from Heart of the Curiosity, Kesia and Zephryn from Lawless: The Ironfire Legacy Book 1, Marta Bessarion and Miles of Plancy from The Lady of Kingdoms, Shichiro and Hanako from The Dragon’s Flower
Best Magic System (or Creative Use of Fantasy Elements):
WINNER: Knacks, small individualized magic abilities, from Heart of the Curiosity
Runners Up:
1st: Tie
Half-magics from To Catch a Magic Thief
Farrendel’s use of pure magic or mix of fantasy magic to power early modern devices (like trains) from Fierce Heart
2nd: Creative use of shifters and Talents from Lawless: The Ironfire Legacy Book 1
World You Most Want to Visit:
WINNER: The elven treetop city of Estyra from Fierce Heart
Runners Up:
1st: The Curiosity Theater from Heart of the Curiosity
2nd: The World Between from Between Jobs
Best (worst?) Villain:
WINNER: The trolls from Fierce Heart
Runners Up:
2nd: TIE
Sturgis from Heart of the Curiosity
Magic Thief from To Catch a Magic Thief
3rd: 3 Way Tie
Sibylla of Jerusalem from The Lady of Kingdoms, Princess Katsumi from The Dragon’s Flower, Garishton Ironfire from Lawless: The Ironfire Legacy Book 1
Favorite Leading Man:
WINNER: Paxton from Heart of the Curiosity
Runners Up:
1st: Tie
Prince Farrendel from Fierce Heart
Marcel Ellsworth from To Catch a Magic Thief
2nd: Tie
Brant from King’s Warrior, Shance Windkeeper from Lawless: The Ironfire Legacy Book 1
Favorite Leading Lady:
WINNER: Princess Essie from Fierce Heart
Runners Up:
1st: Pet from Between Jobs
2nd: Leo from Heart of the Curiosity
Book of the Year: 2020!
WINNER: Fierce Heart, author Tara Grayce
Runners Up:
1st: Tie
Heart of the Curiosity, author H. L. Burke
Between Jobs, author W. R. Gingell
2nd: Tie
To Catch a Magic Thief, author E.J. Kitchens, Labyrinth of Shadows: A Greek Mythology Retelling, author Kyla Stone.
