The presentation of the 2013 DAVID GEMMELL AWARDS FOR FANTASY will herald a weekend of exceptional events at World Fantasy Convention.
The shortlist for the 2013 David Gemmell Awards was announced on August 11:
Legend Award (Best Novel)
- Joe Abercrombie: The Red Country (Gollancz)
- Jay Kristoff: Stormdancer (Pan Macmillan UK)
- Mark Lawrence: King of Thorns (HarperCollins/Voyager)
- Helen Lowe: The Gathering of the Lost (Orbit)
- Brent Weeks: The Blinding Knife (Orbit)
Morningstar Award (Best Debut Novel)
- Saladin Ahmed: Throne of the Crescent Moon (Gollancz and DAW Books)
- Miles Cameron: The Red Knight (Gollancz)
- John Gwynne: Malice (Pan Macmillan UK)
- Aidan Harte: Irenicon (Jo Fletcher Books)
- Jay Kristoff: Stormdancer (Pan Macmillan UK)