2021 Dragon Award Finalists Announced

The finalists have been announced for the 2021 Dragon Awards, recognizing “excellence in all things Science Fiction and Fantasy.” The awards are determined by fans and are given to those who have contributed in the categories of books, games, comic books, television shows, and movies. There are no requirements for participation other than to register and confirm an e-mail to fill out a ballot. The registration form can be found through this link.

The deadline for voting is 11:59pm Eastern on Friday, September 3, 2021. Winners will be announced during Dragon Con, which will take place in Atlanta and online September 2 – 6, 2021.

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
• Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
• The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Machine by Elizabeth Bear
• A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

BEST FANTASY NOVEL (INCLUDING PARANORMAL)

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross
• Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

BEST YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL

• Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
• The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
• The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips
• A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer
• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

BEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY NOVEL

• Gun Runner by Larry Correia, John D. Brown
• Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio
• Fleet Elements by Walter Jon Williams
• Sentenced to War by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Brazee
• Direct Fire by Rick Partlow
• Orders of Battle by Marko Kloos

BEST ALTERNATE HISTORY NOVEL

• The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Daggers in Darkness by S.M. Stirling
• Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis
• The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
• 1637: No Peace Beyond The Line by Eric Flint, Charles Gannon

BEST MEDIA TIE-IN NOVEL

• MacGyver: Meltdown by Eric Kelley, Lee Zlotoff
• Firefly: Generations by Tim Lebbon
• Shadows Rising World of Warcraft: Shadowlands by Madeleine Roux
• Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule
• Penitent by Dan Abnett
• Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy by Timothy Zahn

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
• True Story: A Novel by Kate Reed Perry
• The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
• Synchronicity by Michaelbrent Collings
• The Taxidermist’s Lover by Polly Hall
• Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

BEST COMIC BOOK

• Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
• Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson, Christian Ward
• Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
• Once & Future by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora
• X-Men by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asrar
• Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett

BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL

• The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
• Pulp by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips
• The Magicians: New Class by Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges, Pius Bak
• Dracula, Motherf**ker by Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson
• The Book Tour by Andi Watson
• The Green Lantern Season Two by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY TV SERIES

• Loki, Disney+
• The Nevers, HBO
• Resident Alien, SYFY
• WandaVision, Disney+
• Star Trek: Discovery, Paramount+
• Shadow & Bone, Netflix
• The Expanse, Amazon

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY MOVIE

• The Old Guard by Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Justice League by Zack Snyder
• Space Sweepers by Sung-hee Jo
• Tenet by Christopher Nolan
• Godzilla vs Kong by Adam Wingard – (I’m Team Godzilla since the 1960s.)
• Wonder Woman 1984 by Patty Jenkins
• Bill & Ted Face the Music by Dean Parisot

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY PC / CONSOLE GAME

• Star Wars: Squadrons, Electronic Arts
• Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt
• Hades, Supergiant Games
• Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Ubisoft
• Ghost of Tsushima, Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY MOBILE GAME

• Empire of Sin, Paradox Interactive
• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Ustwo & Plug in Digital
• South of the Circle, State of Play Games
• Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells, Zynga
• Orwell’s Animal Farm, The Dairymen Ltd.
• Genshin Impact, miHoYo

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY BOARD GAME

• Curious Cargo, Capstone Games
• Marvel United, CMON Games
• Sleeping Gods, Red Raven Games
• Dune: Imperium, Dire Wolf Games
• Pandemc: Legacy Season 0, Z-Man Games
• Oceans, North Star Games

BEST SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY MINIATURES / COLLECTIBLE CARD / ROLE-PLAYING GAME

• Cyberpunk RED, R. Talsorian Games
• Magic: The Gathering, Strixhaven: School of Mages, Wizards of the Coast
• Magic: The Gathering, Zendikar Rising, Wizards of the Coast
• Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Role-Playing Game, Cubicle 7
• Pokemon TCG: Champion’s Path Elite Trainer Box, Pokemon
• Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, Wizards of the Coast