2008 SPECTRUM AWARDS

2008 Best Novel - Winner & Short List

Winner: Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale (Blind Eye Books)

Belimai Sykes is many things: a Prodigal, the descendant of ancient demons, a creature of dark temptations and rare powers. He is also a man with a brutal past and a dangerous addiction.

And Belimai Sykes is the only man Captain William Harper can turn to when faced with a series of grisly murders.

But Mr. Sykes does not work for free and the price of Belimai’s company will cost Captain Harper far more than his reputation.

From the ornate mansions of noblemen, where vivisection and sorcery are hidden beneath a veneer of gold, to the steaming slums of Hells Below, Captain Harper must fight for justice and for his life.

His enemies are many and his only ally is a devil he knows too well. Such are the dangers of dealing with the wicked.

Shortlist:

Lady Knight by L.J. Baker (Bold Strokes Books)

Dust by Elizabeth Bear

New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean)

Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear

Vintage by Steve Berman (Haworth Press)

Ink by Hal Duncan (Del Rey)

Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall

Hero by Perry Moore (Hyperion)

Hex: A Novel of Love Spells by Darieck Scott (Carroll & Graf)

Spaceman Blues: A Love Song by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor)

Ha'Penny by Jo Walton (Tor)

2008 Best Novel Other Nominees

The Ardennian Boy by William Maltese & Wayne Gunn (MLR Press)

Blood Engines by T.A. Pratt (Bantam Spectra)

The Book of Dave by Will Self (Bloomsbury USA)

Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Pyr)

A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (Tor)

The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend (Bold Strokes Books)

Cry Melusine by James Buchanan (Phaze)

Cursed by Rhianne Aile (Dreamspinner Press)

The Danger Dance by Caro Soles (Haworth Press)

The Devil In Amber by Mark Gatiss (Scribner)

The Dust of Wonderland by Lee Thomas (Alyson Books)

Dynasty of Rogues by Jane Fletcher (Bold Strokes Books)

Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde (Kensington Publishing)

Face of the Enemy by Sandra Barret (Regal Crest Enterprises)

The H-Bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter (Faber and Faber)

Harvest of Changelings by Warren Rochelle (Golden Gryphon Press)

IM by Rick R. Reed (Regal Crest Enterprises)

In the Blood by Rick R. Reed (Regal Crest Enterprises)

Lord Carabas by James Buchanan (Phaze)

The Lost Temple of Karttikeya by Laura Baumbach (Loose ID)

A Marriage of Insects by Bard Bloom (Padwolf Press)

The Mirador by Sarah Monette (Ace)

My Sun and Stars by L.E. Bryce (Phaze)

One For Sorrow by Christopher Barzak (Bantam)

Queens of Tristaine by Cate Culpepper (Bold Strokes Books)

Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke (Bold Strokes Books)

Soul Mates: Deceptions by Jourdan Lane (Torquere)

The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend (Bold Strokes Books)

To Be Chosen by Michael Travis Jasper (Wheatmark)

Undertow by J.M. Snyder (Aspen Mountain Press)

The Very Bloody Marys by M Christian (Haworth)

War Torn by J.M. Snyder (Amber Quill Press)

Water Logic by Laurie Marks (Small Beer Press)

When You Were Me by Robert Rodi (Kensington Publishing)

World Without Winter by Steve Pierce (P D Publishing)

2007 Best Short Fiction - Winner & Short List

Winner: Ever So Much More than Thirty by Joshua Lewis
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

They're immortal. They cannot lie. Often they are unnaturally beautiful or horrendously ugly. With a song or a glance or a single kiss they can bewitch. They are the Fey Folk. For centuries they have captivated us, in folktales and in fiction.

Shortlist:

Prime Suspect by K.S. Augustin
- (Total-E-Bound)

Bittersweet by Steve Berman
- from Endicott Studio Summer Issue

The Coat of Stars by Holly Black
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Charming: A Tale of True Love by Cassandra Clare and Ruby DeBrazier
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Side Effects by M. Decker
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

The Healing by Leigh Ellwood
- (Phaze)

A Bird of Ice by Craig Gidney
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Dividing The Sustain by James Patrick Kelly
- from anthology "New Space Opera" (Eos)

Dancing on the Head of a Pin by Kiernan Kelly
- (Torquere)

The Steel Anniversary by Valerie Z. Lewis
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Medusa's Touch by Catherine Lundoff
- from collection "Crave:Tales of Lust, Love and Longing" (Lethe)

The Reflection of Love by Julia Talbot
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Were by JoSelle Vanderhooft
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

2007 Best Short Fiction Others Nominees

Attracting Opposites by Carl Frick
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Becoming by L.E. Bryce
- (Phaze)

The Bridge by Connie Wilkins
- from anthology "Best Fantastic Erotica" (Circlet)

Cedar by Ann Stocce
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Dark Collection by Luisa Prieto
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Detox by Elspeth Potter
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Devotion by Jade Falconer
- from anthology "Phaze Fantasies III" (Phaze)

Dominion by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael
- (Phaze)

Dragon's Fate by Eliza Gayle
- from anthology "Phaze Fantasies III" (Phaze)

Everlasting by Rose Fox
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Exiles by Sean Meriwether
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

The Faerie Cony-Catcher by Delia Sherman
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

A Faun's Tale by Tom Cardamone
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

The Fireman's Fairy by Sandra McDonald
- from "Realms of Fantasy" December 2007 (Realms of Fantasy)

For Love or Family by Kyell Gold
- from collection "The Prisoner's Release" (Sofawolf)

From Asphalt to Emeralds and Moonlight by Aynjel Kaye
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Here There Be Tygers by Stephen M. Wilson
- (Sideshow Press)

Home Again by Kyell Gold
- from collection "The Prisoner's Release" (Sofawolf)

How Laura Left a Rotten Apple and Came Not to Regret the Cold of the Yukon by Lynne Jamneck
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

How the Ocean Loved Margie by Laurie Marks
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Inside The Cage by Kyell Gold
- from collection "The Prisoner's Release" (Sofawolf)

Isis In Darkness by Chris Barzak
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Ki'iri by L.E. Bryce
- (Phaze)

The Kings of Oak and Holly by Kenneth D Woods
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Leader of the Pack by Catherine Lundoff
- from collection "Crave:Tales of Lust, Love and Longing" (Lethe)

Lost by Sarah A. Hoyt
- from Chronicle 10/2005 (carried over from 2007)

Lost by Wendy Barnum
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Lost Among the Tuna Trees by Shawn MacKenzie
- from anthology "Southshire Pepper-pot" (Lion's Mark Press)

The Love Potion by Abbie Strehlow
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Mask by James Buchanan
- from anthology "Phaze Fantasies III" (Phaze)

Mr. Grimm's Faery Tale by Eric Andrews-Katz
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Mr. Seeley by Melissa Scott
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Persistence of Memory by J.M. Snyder
- (Amber Quill Press)

Picture Perfect by Sean Michael
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

The Powers of Love by J.M. Snyder
- (Amber Quill Press)

The Radiation Angels: Not One Word by James Daniel Ross
- from anthology "Breach the Hull" (Marietta)

The Red Jungle by James Buchanan
- from anthology "Men in Uniform II" (Torquere)

Redemption by James Buchanan
- (Torquere)

A Scent of Roses by Catherine Lundoff
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

Somewhere Beneath Those Waves Was Her Home by Sarah Monette
- from anthology "Fantasy Sampler" (Prime)

The Spirit of Giving by Cat Kane
- (Phaze)

Star-Crossed by J.M. Snyder
- (Ruthie's Club)

Sugar by Cat Rambo
- from anthology "Fantasy Sampler" (Prime)

Thought and Memory by Alette J. Willis
- from anthology "Edge SciFi and Fantasy" (carried over from 2007)

Time Bikers by Carol McKenzie
- (Forbidden Publications)

The Token by Elspeth Potter
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Touch by M. Kate Havas
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

The Truth of Skin and Ink by B.A. Tortuga
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

Under a Confederate Moon by J.M. Snyder
- (Amber Quill Press)

Underneath by A.J. Grant
- from anthology "Alleys and Doorways" (Torquere)

The Wand's Boy by Richard Bowes
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)

The Woman in the Window by Jameson Currier
- from All Hallows, The Journal of the Ghost Story Society, Issue #42, Spring 2007

World Enough and Time by J.M. Snyder
- (Torquere)

Year of the Fox by Eugie Foster
- from anthology "So Fey" (Haworth)