The Fellowship of Fantasy Book Club read TEN awesome fantasy novels over the course of 2022. The group recently voted from amongst these to determine not just their favorite book, but their favorite leading man, leading lady, and even magic system! We have gathered the results for you here!
Because we don’t feel like burying the lead, we’re starting off with the big prize: BOOK OF THE YEAR!
Browse through the winners of all categories and click the links to find out more! (post does include Amazon Affiliate Links!)
Book of the Year
Winner:
Wrought of Silver and Ravens by EJ Kitchens
Runners-up:
Ashen by H. L. Burke
An Echo of the Fae by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
Favorite Leading Lady
Winner:
Princess Thea from Wrought of Silver and Ravens
Runners-up:
Echo from An Echo of the Fae
Reese from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Favorite Leading Man
THREE-WAY TIE:
Toph from A Time of Mourning and Dancing
Cabernet from The Luck Child
Athdar from Wrought of Silver and Ravens
Best (Worst?) Villain
Tie:
Annoying Townsfolk from Ashen
Serena from The Luck Child
World You Most Want to Visit
Winner:
Cider Hollow from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Runners-up:
Giliosthay from Wrought of Silver and Ravens
The Hollows, Fae Central of Pittsburgh
PA from Cut to the Heart: The Arcane
Market Adventures
Best Magic System/Creative Use of Fantasy Elements
Winner:
Baking/pie magic, candy magic, weather
magic from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Runners up
Half-magics who can take and manipulate magic and sense its presence from Wrought of Silver and Ravens
Heat Sucking Powers from Ashen
Best Couple
THREE-WAY TIE
Thea and Athdar from Wrought of Silver and Ravens
Brynar and Liz from Ashen
Reese and Forrest from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Best Sidekick
Best Sidekick
Tie:
Elin from Ashen
Maugrim the cat from The Luck Child
Runners-up
Lissa from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Bane from Wrought of Silver and
Ravens
Favorite Creatures
Winner:
Fire Kraken from Ashen
Runners-up
Rifinns, Shapeshifting Tiger, tiny fae dragons from An Echo of the Fae
Thea (hob) from Cranberry Bog Crumble
Favorite Prop/Item of Importance
Winner:
An Invisibility Cloak woven of wing-shadows from A Time of Mourning and Dancing
Runners-up
Healing Crystals from Ashen
Silver cloak from Wrought of Silver and Ravens