Audie Award for Fantasy
{{short description|Annual award for fantasy audiobooks}}
The Audie Award for Fantasy is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a fantasy audiobook released in a given year. It has been awarded since 2012.
Winners and finalists
Winners are listed first and highlighted in light green.
=2010s=
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! scope="col" width="20%" | Title ! scope="col" width="20%" | Author(s) ! scope="col" width="20%" | Narrator(s) ! scope="col" width="20%" | Publisher ! scope="col" width="10%" |Result ! scope="col" width="5%" |{{ref heading}} |
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! rowspan="5" |2012 | Daughter of Smoke and Bone (2011) |{{sortname|last=Taylor|first=Laini}} | {{sortname|last=Hvam|first=Khristine}} | Hachette Audio |Winner |{{cite news |last1=Burkey |first1=Mary |date=June 6, 2012 |title=#JIAM2012 Audies Awards announced |url=https://www.booklistreader.com/2012/06/06/book-news/jiam2012-audies-awards-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714172505/https://www.booklistreader.com/2012/06/06/book-news/jiam2012-audies-awards-announced/ |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=20 May 2019 |work=BookListReader.com |publisher=BookList Publications, a division of the ALA}}{{cite news |title=Audie Award Winners: Best Audio Books 2012 [Library Staff-created list] |url=https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/86922331/113123884 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717222252/https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/86922331/113123884 |archive-date=17 July 2019 |access-date=20 May 2019 |publisher=Seattle.Bibliocommons.com |agency=Seattle Quick Picks by The Seattle Public Library}} |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Automatic Detective}} (2008)
|{{sortname|last=Martinez|first=A. Lee}} | {{sortname|last=Vietor|first=Marc}} | Audible | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Land of Laughs}} (1980)
|{{sortname|last=Carroll|first=Jonathan}} | {{sortname|last=Ballerini|first=Edoardo}} | Audible | |
| Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After (2011)
|{{sortname|last=Hockensmith|first=Steve}} | {{sortname|last=Kellgren|first=Katherine}} | Audible/Brilliance Audio | |
| Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (2003)
|{{sortname|last=Moers|first=Walter}} with John Brownjohn (trans.) | {{sortname|last=Pinchot|first=Bronson}} | Blackstone Audio | |
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! rowspan="6" |2013 | Anita (1970) |{{sortname|last=Roberts|first=Keith}} | {{sortname|last=Barber|first=Nicola}} | Audible |Winner |
| All Men of Genius (2011)
|{{sortname|last=Rosen|first=Lev A. C. }} | {{sortname|last=Gray|first=Emily|nolink=1}} | Recorded Books | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| Heroes Die (1998)
|{{sortname|last=Stover|first=Matthew}} | {{sortname|last=Rudnicki|first=Stefan}} | Audible | |
| Princess of Wands (2006)
|{{sortname|last=Ringo|first=John}} | {{sortname|last=Jackson|first=Suzy}} | Audible | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Restorer|nolink=1}} (2011)
|{{sortname|last=Stevens|first=Amanda}} | {{sortname|last=Hvam|first=Khristine}} | Audible | |
| Theft of Swords (2011)
|{{sortname|last=Sullivan|first=Michael J. |link=Michael J. Sullivan (author)}} | {{sortname|last=Reynolds|first=Tim Gerard}} | Recorded Books | | |
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! rowspan="5" |2014 | Wisp of a Thing (2013) |{{sortname|last=Bledsoe|first=Alex}} | {{sortname|last=Rudnicki|first=Stefan}} | Blackstone Audio |Winner |
| Kill City Blues (2013)
|{{sortname|last=Kadrey|first=Richard}} | {{sortname|last=Andrews|first=MacLeod}} | HarperAudio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Republic of Thieves}} (2013)
|{{sortname|last=Lynch|first=Scott}} | {{sortname|last=Page|first=Michael}} | Tantor Audio | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Rithmatist}} (2013)
|{{sortname|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon}} | {{sortname|last=Kramer|first=Michael|link=Michael Kramer (narrator)}} | Macmillan Audio | |
| Swords of Waar (2012)
|{{sortname|last=Long|first=Nathan|link=Nathan Long (author)}} | {{sortname|last=Pearlman|first=Dina}} | Audible | |
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! rowspan="5" |2015 | Words of Radiance (2014) |{{sortname|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon}} | {{sortname|last=Reading|first=Kate}} and Michael Kramer | Macmillan Audio |Winner |
| Cress (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Meyer|first=Marissa}} | {{sortname|last=Soler|first=Rebecca}} | Macmillan Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Emperor's Blades|nolink=1}} (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Staveley|first=Brian}} | {{sortname|last=Vance|first=Simon}} | Brilliance Audio | |
| Hawk (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Brust|first=Steven}} | {{sortname|last=Clark|first=Bernard Setaro}} | Audible | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Queen of the Tearling}} (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Johansen|first=Erika}} | {{sortname|last=Kellgren|first=Katherine}} | HarperAudio | |
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! rowspan="5" |2016 |Nice Dragons Finish Last (2014) |{{sortname|last=Aaron|first=Rachel}} |{{sortname|last=Adam|first=Vikas}} |Audible |Winner |
| Ascension (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Fuller|first=Brian K. }} |{{sortname|last=Vance|first=Simon}} |Podium Publishing | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Cycle of Arawn|nolink=1}} (2014)
|{{sortname|last=Robertson|first=Edward W. }} |{{sortname|last=Reynolds|first=Tim Gerard}} |Podium Publishing | |
| {{Sortname|link=The Fifth Season (novel)|first=The|last=Fifth Season}} (2015)
|{{sortname|last=Jemisin|first=N. K. }} |{{sortname|last=Miles|first=Robin}} |Hachette Audio | |
| Son of the Black Sword (2015)
|{{sortname|last=Correia|first=Larry}} |{{sortname|last=Reynolds|first=Tim Gerard}} |Audible | |
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! rowspan="5" |2017 |{{Sortname|first=The|last=Hike|nolink=1}} (2016) |{{sortname|last=Magary|first=Drew}} |{{sortname|last=Lane|first=Christopher|link=Christopher Lane (novelist)}} |Brilliance Audio |Winner |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Bands of Mourning}} (2016)
|{{sortname|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon}} |{{sortname|last=Kramer|first=Michael|link=Michael Kramer (narrator)}} |Macmillan Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Black Prism}} (2010)
|{{sortname|last=Weeks|first=Brent}} |{{sortname|last=Vance|first=Simon}} |Hachette Audio | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Everything Box|nolink=1}} (2016)
|{{sortname|last=Kadrey|first=Richard}} |{{sortname|last=Wyman|first=Oliver|link=Oliver Wyman (actor)}} |HarperAudio | |
| League of Dragons (2016)
|{{sortname|last=Novik|first=Naomi}} |{{sortname|last=Vance|first=Simon}} |Tantor Audio | |
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! rowspan="6" |2018 | {{Sortname|last=Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter|first=The}} (2017) |{{sortname|last=Goss|first=Theodora}} | {{sortname|last=Reading|first=Kate}} | Simon & Schuster Audio |Winner |
| Red Sister (2017)
|{{sortname|last=Lawrence|first=Mark|link=Mark Lawrence (author)}} | {{sortname|last=O'Neil|first=Heather}} | Recorded Books | rowspan="5" |Finalist |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Refrigerator Monologues}} (2017)
|{{sortname|last=Valente|first=Catherynne M. }} | {{sortname|last=Campbell|first=Karis A. }} | HighBridge Audio |
| Skullsworn (2017)
|{{sortname|last=Staveley|first=Brian}} | {{sortname|last=Knowelden|first=Elizabeth}} | Brilliance Audio |
| Snake Eyes (2016)
|{{sortname|last=Conroe|first=John}} | {{sortname|last=Cronin|first=James Patrick}} | Audible |
| Spellmonger (2011)
|{{sortname|last=Mancour|first=Terry}} |{{sortname|last=Lee|first=John|link=John Rafter Lee}} |Podium Publishing |
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! rowspan="5" |2019 |Spinning Silver (2018) |{{sortname|last=Novik|first=Naomi}} |{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Lisa}} |Penguin Random House Audio |Winner |
| European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (2018)
|{{sortname|last=Goss|first=Theodora}} | {{sortname| |Simon & Schuster Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| Jade City (2017)
|{{sortname|last=Lee|first=Fonda}} | {{sortname|last=Kishino|first=Andrew}} | Hachette Audio | |
| Kill the Farm Boy (2018)
|{{sortname|last=Hearne|first=Kevin}} and Delilah S. Dawson | {{sortname|last=Daniels|first=Luke}} | Penguin Random House Audio | |
| Second Hand Curses (2017)
|{{sortname|last=Hayes|first=Drew|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|last=Aiello|first=Scott}}, Marc Vietor, and Tavia Gilbert | Audible | |
= 2020s =
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! rowspan="5" |2020 | {{Sortname|first=The|last=Ten Thousand Doors of January}} (2019) |{{sortname|last=Harrow|first=Alix E. }} | {{sortname|last=LaVoy|first=January}} | Hachette Audio |Winner |{{cite web |title=Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2020 |url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203150625/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies |archive-date=3 February 2020 |access-date=17 May 2019 |website=Audio Publishers Association |publisher=}} |
| Beasts of the Frozen Sun (2019)
|{{sortname|last=Criswell|first=Jill}} | {{sortname|last=Kerr-Collins|first=Alana}} and Tim Campbell | Blackstone Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| Black Leopard, Red Wolf (2019)
|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Marlon}} | {{sortname|last=Graham|first=Dion}} | Penguin Random House Audio | |
| Ninth House (2019)
|{{sortname|last=Bardugo|first=Leigh}} | {{sortname|last=Axtell|first=Michael David}} and Lauren Fortgang | Macmillan Audio | |
| Time's Children (2018)
|{{sortname|last=Jackson|first=D. B. }} | {{sortname|last=Keeley|first=Helen}} | Dreamscape | |
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! rowspan="5" |2021 | {{Sortname|first=The|last=City We Became}} (2020) |{{sortname|last=Jemisin|first=N. K. }} | {{sortname|last=Miles|first=Robin}} | Hachette Audio |Winner |{{cite web |title=Audies Award Finalists and Winners 2021 |url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2021-audies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323192809/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2021-audies |archive-date=23 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |website=Audio Publishers Association |publisher=}} |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=House in the Cerulean Sea|nolink=1}} (2020)
|{{sortname|last=Klune|first=TJ}} | {{sortname|last=Henning|first=Daniel}} | Macmillan Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Invisible Life of Addie LaRue}} (2020)
|{{sortname|last=Schwab|first=V. E. }} | {{sortname|last=Whelan|first=Julia}} | Macmillan Audio | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Last Smile in Sunder City|nolink=1}} (2020)
|{{sortname|last=Arnold|first=Luke}} | {{sortname|last=Arnold|first=Luke}} | Hachette Audio | |
| Raybearer (2020)
|{{sortname|last=Ifueko|first=Jordan}} | {{sortname|last=Abbott-Pratt|first=Joniece}} | Blackstone Audio | |
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! rowspan="5" |2022 |Rhythm of War (2020) |{{sortname|last=Sanderson|first=Brandon}} |{{sortname|last=Kramer|first=Michael|link=Michael Kramer (narrator)}} and Kate Reading |Winner |{{Cite web |title=Let’s Hear It for the 2022 Audie Award Winners |url=https://www.audible.com/blog/article-audie-award-winners-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820174129/https://www.audible.com/blog/article-audie-award-winners-2022 |archive-date=2022-08-20 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Audible Blog}}{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2022-02-03 |title=The Audie Awards' 2022 Finalists: 25 Categories |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/02/the-audie-awards-2022-finalists-25-categories-covid19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819011213/https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/02/the-audie-awards-2022-finalists-25-categories-covid19/ |archive-date=2022-08-19 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}} |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Jasmine Throne}} (2021)
|{{sortname|last=Suri|first=Tasha}} |{{sortname|last=Arserio|first=Shiromi}} | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
|{{sortname|last=Muir|first=Tamsyn}} |{{sortname|last=Quirk|first=Moira}} | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Sandman: Act II|link=The Sandman: Act II}}
|{{sortname|last=Gaiman|first=Neil}} and Dirk Maggs |{{sortname|last=Gaiman|first=Neil}}, James McAvoy, Emma Corrin, Brian Cox, Kat Dennings, John Lithgow, Bill Nighy, Regé-Jean Page, and a full cast | |
| {{Sortname|first=The|last=Witch's Heart|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|last=Gornichec|first=Genevieve}} |{{sortname|last=Entwistle|first=Jayne}} | |
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! rowspan="5" |2023 |{{Sort|Monsters We Defy|The Monsters We Defy}} |{{sortname|last=Penelope|first=Leslye}} |{{sortname|last=Small|first=Shayna}} |Winner | |
| {{Sort|Art of Prophesy|The Art of Prophesy}}
|{{sortname|last=Chu|first=Wesley}} |{{sortname|last=Naudus|first=Natalie}} | rowspan="4" |Finalist | |
| Cold as Hell
|{{sortname|last=Bruno|first=Rhett C.}} and Jaime Castle |{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Roger|nolink=1}} | |
| Good Omens (1990)
|{{sortname|last=Gaiman|first=Neil}} and Terry Pratchett |{{sortname|last=Front|first=Rebecca}}, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Katherine Kingsley, Arthur Darvill, Peter Forbes, Gabrielle Glaister, Louis Davison, Pixie Davies, Chris Nelson, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Hopkins, Lorelei King, Matt Reeves, and Lemn Sissay | |
| Legends & Lattes (2022)
|{{sortname|last=Baldree|first=Travis}} |{{sortname|last=Baldree|first=Travis}} | |
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! rowspan="5" |2024 {{small|29th}} |{{Sort|Dragon Reborn|The Dragon Reborn}} (1991) |{{Sortname|first=Robert|last=Jordan}} |{{Sortname|first=Rosamund|last=Pike}} |Macmillan Audio |Winner |{{Cite web |title=2024 Audie Award Winners |url=https://www.audiopub.org/2024audieawards-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308015617/https://www.audiopub.org/2024audieawards-winners/ |archive-date=2024-03-08 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Audio Publishers Association |language=en-US}} |
| Tread of Angels (2022)
|{{Sortname|first=Rebecca|last=Roanhorse}} |{{Sortname|first=Dion|last=Graham}} |Simon & Schuster Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
| {{Sort|God of Endings|The God of Endings}}
|{{Sortname|first=Jacqueline|last=Holland}} |{{Sortname|first=Saskia|last=Maarleveld}} |Macmillan Audio |
| Red Rabbit
|{{Sortname|first=Alex|last=Grecian}} |{{Sortname|first=John|last=Pirhalla}} |Macmillan Audio |
| Starling House
|{{Sortname|first=Alix E.|last=Harrow}} |{{Sortname|first=Natalie|last=Naudus}} |Macmillan Audio |
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! rowspan="5" |2025 {{small|30th}} |{{Sortname|Travis|Baldree}} |{{Sortname|Travis|Baldree}} |Macmillan Audio |Winner |{{Cite web |title=2025 Audies WINNERS |url=https://www.audiopub.org/2025audies-1#fantasy-winner |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Audio Publishers Association |language=en-US}} |
| Black Shield Maiden
|{{Sortname|Willow|Smith}} and Jess Hendel |{{Sortname|Willow|Smith}} |Penguin Random House Audio | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
| {{Sort|Bright Sword, The|The Bright Sword}}
|{{Sortname|Lev|Grossman}} |{{Sortname|Nicholas Guy|Smith}} and Lev Grossman |Penguin Random House Audio |
| Goddess of the River
|{{Sortname|Vaishnavi|Patel}} |{{Sortname|Sneha|Mathan}} |Hachette Audio |
| Someone You Can Build a Nest In
|{{Sortname|John|Wiswell}} |{{Sortname|Carmen|Rose|nolink=1}} |Tantor Audio |
References
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External links
- [https://www.audiopub.org/winners Audie Award winners]
- [https://www.audiopub.org/members/audies Audie Awards official website]
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