List of Dragon Award nominees#Best Alternate History Novel

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This is a list of Dragon Award nominees.

Novels

=Best Science Fiction Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

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| Somewhither: Being the First Part of A Tale of the Unwithering Realm *

John C. WrightCastalia House

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2016|title=2016 Dragon Award|publisher=Internet Speculative Fiction Database|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163453/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2016|url-status=live}}

Agent of the ImperiumMarc MillerFar Future Enterprises

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Ancillary MercyAnn LeckieOrbit Books

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AuroraKim Stanley RobinsonOrbit Books

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The Life EngineeredJ-F. DubeauSword & Laser

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Raising CaineCharles E. GannonBaen Books

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| Babylon's Ashes *

James S. A. CoreyOrbit Books

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2017|title=2017 Dragon Award|publisher=Internet Speculative Fiction Database|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101254/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2017|url-status=live}}

A Closed and Common OrbitBecky ChambersHarper Voyager

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The Collapsing EmpireM. Glyer, "[http://file770.com/?p=36796 Scalzi Withdraws from Dragon Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163241/http://file770.com/?p=36796 |date=April 2, 2018 }}, File 770, August 7, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2018.John ScalziTor Books

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Death's End Cixin LiuTor Books

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Escaping InfinityRichard PaolinelliTuscany Bay Books

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RiseBrian Guthrieself-published

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The Secret KingsBrian Niemeierself-published

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Space TrippingPatrick EdwardsInkshares

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| Artemis *

Andy WeirCrown Publishing Group

| {{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2018|title=2018 Dragon Award|publisher=Internet Speculative Fiction Database|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=September 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905180501/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?63+2018|url-status=live}}

It Takes Death to Reach a StarGareth Worthington and Stu JonesVesuvian Books

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The Mutineer's DaughterChris Kennedy and Thomas A. MaysTheogony Books

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Persepolis RisingJames S. A. CoreyOrbit Books

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Sins of Her FatherMike KupariBaen Books

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WinVera NazarianNorilana Books

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| A Star-Wheeled Sky *

Brad R. TorgersenBaen Books

| {{cite web |title=2019 Dragon Award Ballot |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2019-dragon-award-ballot/ |publisher=Dragon Con |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019015935/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2019-dragon-award-ballot/ |url-status=dead }}

Europe at DawnDave HutchinsonSolaris Books

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A Memory Called Empire

|Arkady Martine

|Tor Books

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Record of a Spaceborn FewBecky ChambersHarper Voyager

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Red MoonKim Stanley RobinsonOrbit Books

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Tiamat's WrathJames S. A. CoreyOrbit Books

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| The Last Emperox *

John ScalziTor Books

| {{cite web |title=2020 Dragon Award Ballot |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2020-dragon-award-ballot/ |publisher=Dragon Con |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120182812/http://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2020-dragon-award-ballot/ |url-status=live }}

The Future of Another TimelineAnnalee NewitzTor Books

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Gideon the Ninth

|Tamsyn Muir

|Tor Books

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Network Effect

|Martha Wells

|Tor Books

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The Rosewater Redemption

|Tade Thompson

|Orbit Books

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

|Alix E. Harrow

|Redhook

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The Testaments

|Margaret Atwood

|Nan A. Talese

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Wanderers

|Chuck Wendig

|Del Rey Books

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| Project Hail Mary *

Andy WeirBallantine Books

| {{cite web |last1=Glyer |first1=Mike |title=2021 Dragon Awards Ballot |url=http://file770.com/2021-dragon-awards-ballot/ |website=File 770 |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812093349/http://file770.com/2021-dragon-awards-ballot/ |url-status=live }}

Attack SurfaceCory DoctorowTor Books

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Black Sun

|Rebecca Roanhorse

|Saga Press

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A Desolation Called Peace

|Arkady Martine

|Tor Books

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The Ministry for the Future

|Kim Stanley Robinson

|Orbit Books

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Machine

|Elizabeth Bear

|Saga Press

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Ready Player TwoErnest ClineBallantine Books

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| Leviathan Falls *

James S. A. CoreyOrbit Books

| {{cite web |title=2022 Nominees – The Dragon Award |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-dragon-award-ballot/ |publisher=Dragon Con |access-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812135039/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-dragon-award-ballot/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=2022 Recipients |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-recipients/ |website=The Dragon Award |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914001834/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-recipients/ |url-status=live }}

GoliathTochi OnyebuchiTor Books

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The Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn ScalziTor Books

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Shards of EarthAdrian TchaikovskyOrbit Books

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You Sexy ThingCat RamboTor Books

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|The Icarus Plot *

|Timothy Zahn

|Baen Books

|{{cite web |title=2023 Recipients |url=https://awards.dragoncon.org/2023-recipients/ |website=The Dragon Award |access-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=2024-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811150803/https://awards.dragoncon.org/2023-recipients/ |url-status=live }}

Eversion

|Alastair Reynolds

|Orbit Books

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The Spare Man

|Mary Robinette Kowal

|Tor Books

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Children of Memory

|Adrian Tchaikovsky

|Orbit Books

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Translation State

|Ann Leckie

|Orbit Books

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Neom

|Lavie Tidhar

|Tachyon Publications

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The Daughter of Moreau

|Silvia Moreno-Garcia

|Del Rey

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|Starter Villain *

|John Scalzi

|Tor Books

|{{Cite web |title=2024 Ballot – The Dragon Award |url=https://awards.dragoncon.org/2024-ballot/ |access-date=August 12, 2024 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |title=2024 Recipients |url=https://awards.dragoncon.org/2024-recipients/ |website=The Dragon Award |access-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902183730/https://awards.dragoncon.org/2024-recipients/ |url-status=live}}

Beyond the Ranges

|John Ringo, James Aidee

|Baen Books

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System Collapse

|Martha Wells

|Tor Books

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The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

|Samit Basu

|Tor Books

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The Saint of Bright Doors

|Vajra Chandrasekera

|Tor Books

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Theft of Fire

|Devon Eriksen

|self-published

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These Burning Stars

|Bethany Jacobs

|Orbit Books

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=Best Fantasy Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

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| Son of the Black Sword *

Larry CorreiaBaen Books

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The Aeronaut's WindlassJim ButcherRoc

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Asteroid Made of DragonsG. Derek AdamsSword & Laser

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Blood HoundJames Osiris BaldwinGift Horse Productions

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Changeling's IslandDave FreerBaen Books

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The Fifth SeasonN. K. JemisinOrbit Books

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Grave MeasuresR. R. Virdiself-published

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| Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge *

Larry Correia, John RingoBaen Books

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Beast MasterShayne SilversArgento Publishing

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Blood of the EarthFaith HunterRoc Books

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Dangerous WaysR. R. Virdiself-published

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The Heartstone ThiefPippa DaCostaself-published

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A Sea of SkullsVox DayCastalia House

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Wings of JusticeMichael-Scott Earleself-published

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| Oathbringer *

Brandon SandersonTor Books

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The Land: PredatorsAleron KongTamori Publications

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Shoot the MessengerPippa DaCostaCrazy Ace Publishing

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A Tempered WarriorJon R. OsborneNew Mythology Press

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The Traitor GodCameron JohnstonAngry Robot

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War HammerShayne SilversArgento Publishing

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| House of Assassins *

Larry CorreiaBaen Books

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Deep RootsRuthanna EmrysTor.com

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FoundrysideRobert Jackson BennettCrown Publishing Group

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Lies SleepingBen AaronovitchGollancz

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The Raven TowerAnn LeckieOrbit Books

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Spinning SilverNaomi NovikDel Rey Books

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| The Starless Sea *

Erin MorgensternDoubleday

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The Burning WhiteBrent WeeksOrbit Books

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Dead AstronautsJeff VanderMeerMCD

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Gods of Jade and ShadowSilvia Moreno-GarciaDel Rey Books

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Jade WarFonda LeeOrbit Books

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Ninth HouseLeigh BardugoFlatiron Books

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| Battle Ground *

Jim ButcherAce Books

| {{cite web |title=2021 Recipients - The Dragon Award |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2021-recipients/ |publisher=Dragon Con |access-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911225353/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2021-recipients/ |url-status=live }}

Dead Lies DreamingCharles StrossTor Books

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV. E. SchwabTor Books

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The Once and Future WitchesAlix E. HarrowRedhook

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PiranesiSusanna ClarkeBloomsbury Publishing

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Rhythm of WarBrandon SandersonTor Books

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|Book of Night *

Holly BlackTor Books

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Age of AshDaniel AbrahamOrbit Books

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Moon Witch, Spider KingMarlon JamesRiverhead Books

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Light from Uncommon StarsRyka AokiTor Books

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Nettle & BoneT. KingfisherTor Books

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Jade LegacyFonda LeeOrbit Books

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|The Witch King *

|Martha Wells

|Orbit Books

|{{Cite web |title=2023 Nominees – The Dragon Award |url=https://awards.dragoncon.org/2023-dragon-award-ballot/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |language=en-US}}

Tower of Silence

|Larry Correia

|Tor Books

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Babel

|R. F. Kuang

|Orbit Books

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Tress of the Emerald Sea

|Brandon Sanderson

|Tor Books

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Into the Vortex

|Charles E. Gannon

|Baen Books

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The Atlas Paradox

|Olivie Blake

|Tor Books

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|Iron Flame *

|Rebecca Yarros

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He Who Drowned the World

|Shelley Parker-Chan

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House of Open Wounds

|Adrian Tchaikovsky

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My Brother's Keeper

|Tim Powers

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The Water Outlaws

|S. L. Huang

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Three Kinds of Lucky

|Kim Harrison

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=Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

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| The Shepherd's Crown *

Terry PratchettDoubleday

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CalamityBrandon SandersonDelacorte Press

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Carry OnRainbow RowellSt. Martin's Griffin

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Changeling's IslandDave FreerBaen Books

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Six of CrowsLeigh BardugoHenry Holt

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SteeplejackA. J. HartleyTor Teen

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Trix & the Faerie QueenAlethea Kontisself-published

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UpdraftFran WildeTor Books

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| The Hammer of Thor *

Rick RiordanDisney-Hyperion Books

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A Court of Wings and RuinSarah J. MaasBloomsbury USA

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Defy the StarsClaudia GrayLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers

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FirebrandA. J. HartleyTor Teen

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It's All Fun and GamesDave BarrettNerdist / Inkshares

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Rachel and the Many-Spendored DreamlandL. Jagi LamplighterWisecraft Publishing

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Swan Knight's SonJohn C. WrightCastalia House

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| Children of Blood and Bone *

Tomi AdeyemiHenry Holt

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Brightly BurningAlexa DonneHoughton Mifflin Harcourt

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Cold Bath StreetA. J. HartleyUCLan Publishing

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A Court of Frost and StarlightSarah J. MaasBloomsbury Children's Books

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WarcrossMarie LuG. P. Putnam's Sons

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When Tinker Met BellAlethea KontisSugar Skull Books

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| Bloodwitch *

Susan DennardTor Teen

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Archenemies

|Marissa Meyer

|Feiwel and Friends

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Armageddon Girls

|Aaron Michael Ritchey

|Shadow Alley Press

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ImpostersScott WesterfeldScholastic Press

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The King's Regret

|Philip Ligon

|Silver Empire

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The Pioneer

|Bridget Tyler

|Tor Teen

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Sawkill GirlsClaire LegrandKatherine Tegen Books

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| Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth *

Bella ForrestNightlight Press

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Catfishing on CatNetNaomi KritzerTor Teen

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COG

|Greg van Eekhout

|HarperCollins

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Force Collector

|Kevin Shinick

|Disney Lucasfilm Press

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The Grace YearKim LiggettWednesday Books

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The Poison JungleTui T. SutherlandScholastic

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| A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking *

T. KingfisherRed Wombat Studio

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A Deadly Education

|Naomi Novik

|Del Rey

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Elatsoe

|Darcie Little Badger

|Levine Querido

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A Peculiar Peril

|Jeff VanderMeer

|Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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The ScapegracersHannah Abigail ClarkeErewhon

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The Tinderbox: Soldier of IndiraLou Diamond PhillipsAethon Books

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A Dark and Starless Forest *Sarah HollowellClarion Books

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| GallantV. E. SchwabGreenwillow Books

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| Akata WomanNnedi OkoraforViking Books for Young Readers

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| A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little BadgerLevine Querido

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| RedemptorJordan IfuekoAbrams Books

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| Iron WidowXiran Jay ZhaoPenguin Teen

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|The Golden Enclaves *

|Naomi Novik

|Del Ray

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The Scratch Daughters

|H. A. Clarke

|Self-Published

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Rust in the Root

|Justina Ireland

|Balzer + Brey

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Academy Arcanist

|Shami Stovall

|Capital Station Books

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Foul Lady Fortune

|Chloe Gong

|Margaret K. McElderry Books

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Bloodmarked

|Tracy Deonn

|Simon & Schuster

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|Midnight at the Houdini *

|Delilah S. Dawson

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Death Lord Archanist

|Shami Stovall

|Capital Station Books

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Hideki Smith, Demon Queller

|A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, Kuma Hartley

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Home Coming in Black

|J.M. Anjewierden

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So Let Them Burn

|Kamilah Cole

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

|Andrew Joseph White

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=Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

  ∞   Nomination declined

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| Hell's Foundations Quiver *

David WeberTor Books

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Blood in the WaterTaylor AndersonRoc Books

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Chains of CommandMarko Kloos47North

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| The End of All Things

John ScalziTor Books

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FallenAmy J. Murphyself-published

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The Price of ValorDjango WexlerRoc Books

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Wrath of an Angry GodGibson MichaelsArc Flash Publishing

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| Iron Dragoons *

Richard FoxTriplane Press

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Caine's MutinyCharles E. GannonBaen Books

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Cartwright's CavaliersMark WandreySeventh Seal Press

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ExilesAmy J. Murphyself-published

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Rescue RunJon Del ArrozEvil Girlfriend Media

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ResistanceJ. F. Holmesself-published

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The Span of EmpireEric Flint, David CarricoBaen Books

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Starship LiberatorDavid VanDyke, B. V. LarsonCastalia House

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| A Call to Vengeance *

Timothy Zahn, David Weber, and Thomas PopeBaen Books

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Communication FailureJoe ZiejaSaga Press

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Ghost Marines Book One: IntegrationJonathan P. BrazeeSemper Fi Press

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LegendChristopher WoodsSeventh Seal Press

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Points of ImpactMarko Kloos47North

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Price of FreedomCraig Martelle and Michael AnderleLMBPN Publishing

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| Uncompromising Honor *

David WeberBaen Books

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The Light Brigade

|Kameron Hurley

|Saga Press

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Marine

|Joshua Dalzelle

|self-published

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Order of the Centurion

|Jason Anspach and Nick Cole

|Galaxy's Edge

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A Pale Dawn

|Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey

|Seventh Seal Press

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Sons of the Lion

|Jason Cordova

|Seventh Seal Press

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| Savage Wars*

Jason Anspach, Nick ColeGalaxy's Edge Press

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AftershocksMarko Kloos47North

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DefianceBear RossSelf-published

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Edge of Valor

|Josh Hayes

|Aethon Books

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Howling DarkChristopher RuocchioDAW

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System FailureJoe ZiejaGallery / Saga Press

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| Gun Runner *

Larry Correia, John D. BrownBaen

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Demon in WhiteChristopher RuocchioDAW

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Direct FireRick PartlowSelf-published

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Fleet ElementsWalter Jon WilliamsHarper Voyager

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Orders of BattleMarko Kloos47North

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Sentenced to WarJ.N. Chaney, Jonathan BrazeeSelf-published

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| A Call to Insurrection *

David Weber, Timothy Zahn, & Thomas PopeBaen

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The Shattered SkiesJohn BirminghamDel Rey

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ResoluteJack CampbellAce

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Backyard StarshipJ. N. Chaney & Terry MaggertSelf published

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Against All OddsJeffery H. HaskellAethon Books

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CitadelMarko Kloos47North

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The category "Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel" was removed from the awards in 2023.

=Best Alternate History Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

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| League of Dragons *

Naomi NovikDel Rey Books

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1635: A Parcel of RoguesEric Flint
Andrew Dennis
Baen Books

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1636: The Cardinal VirtuesEric Flint
Walter H. Hunt
Baen Books

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Bombs AwayHarry TurtledoveDel Rey Books

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GermanicaRobert ConroyBaen Books

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GhostwalkersJonathan MaberryTor Books

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| Fallout *

Harry TurtledoveDel Rey Books

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1636: The Ottoman OnslaughtEric FlintBaen Books

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Another Girl, Another PlanetLou AntonelliWordFire Press

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Breath of EarthBeth CatoHarper Voyager

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A Change in CrimeD. R. Perryself-published

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The Last Days of New ParisChina MiévilleDel Rey

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No Gods, Only DaimonsKai Wai CheahCastalia House

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Witchy EyeD. J. ButlerBaen Books

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| Uncharted *

Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. HoytBaen Books

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Dark StateCharles StrossTor Books

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The Dream of the Iron DragonRobert Kroeseself-published

|

Minds of MenKacey EzellTheogony Books

|

The Sea PeoplesS. M. StirlingAce Books

|

Witchy WinterD. J. ButlerBaen Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Black Chamber *

S. M. StirlingAce Books

|

The Calculating StarsMary Robinette KowalTor Books

|

The Iron CodexDavid Alan MackTor Books

|

Machines Like MeIan McEwanDoubleday

|

Unholy LandLavie TidharTachyon Publications

|

The World AsunderKacey EzellTheogony Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Witchy Kingdom *

D. J. ButlerBaen

|

As Our World EndsJack HuntSelf-published

|

The Girl with No FaceM. H. BorosonTalos

|

A Nation InterruptedKevin McDonaldBraveship Books

|

Revolution

|W. L. Goodwater

|Ace

|

Up-time Pride and Down-time PrejudiceMark H. HustonRing of Fire Press

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| 1637: No Peace Beyond the Line *

Eric Flint, Charles E. GannonBaen

|

Axiom's EndLindsay EllisSt. Martin's Griffin

|

Daggers in DarknessS. M. StirlingRing of Fire Press

|

A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí ClarkTor Books

|

The Relentless MoonMary Robinette KowalTor Books

|

The Russian CageCharlaine HarrisSaga Press

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

|The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley *

Mercedes LackeyDAW Books

|

When Women Were DragonsKelly BarnhillDoubleday

|

She Who Became the SunShelley Parker-ChanTor Books

|

The King's DaughterVonda N. McIntyreOpen Road Media

|

1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of StonerKerryn Offord & Rick BoatrightBaen Books

|

Invisible SunCharles StrossTor Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="5" style="font-weight:normal;"|2023

|Lost in Time *

|A. G. Riddle

|Head of Zeus

|

Hidden Voices

|Dan Willis

|Runeblade Entertainment

|

Halcyon

|Elliot Ackerman

|Knopf

|

The Mother

|B. L. Blanchard

|47North

|

The Revolutionary War

|Christopher G. Nutall

|Elsewhen Press

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2024

|All the Dead Shall Weep *

|Charlaine Harris

|Saga Press

|

1638: The Sovereign States

|Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, & Gorg Huff

|Baen Books

|

Cahokia Jazz

|Francis Spufford

|Faber & Faber

|

Dirty Water

|Tom Kratman

|Baen Books

|

Devil's Battle

|Taylor Anderson

|Roc Books

|

The Wages of Sin

|Harry Turtledove

|Del Rey Books

|

=Best Apocalyptic Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

  ∞   Nomination declined

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style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2016

| Ctrl Alt Revolt! *

Nick Coleself-published

|

A Time to DieMark WandreyHenchman Press

|

Chasing FreedomMarina Fontaineself-published

|

Dark AgeFelix O. HartmannHartmann Publishing

|

The Desert and the BladeS. M. StirlingRoc Books

|

The Fifth SeasonN. K. JemisinOrbit Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2017

| Walkaway *

Cory DoctorowTor Books

|

American WarOmar El AkkadAlfred A. Knopf

|

Codename: UnSubDeclan Finn, A. Yoskowitzself-published

|

FallingJ. F. Holmesself-published

|

style="background:#FFFFE6;"

| The Obelisk Gate"[http://locusmag.com/2017/08/more-dragon-awards-news/ More Dragon Awards News"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101353/http://locusmag.com/2017/08/more-dragon-awards-news/ |date=2018-04-02 }}, Locus, August 11, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2018.M. Glyer, "[http://file770.com/?p=36890 N.K. Jemisin Withdraws from Dragon Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163157/http://file770.com/?p=36890 |date=April 2, 2018 }}, File 770, August 10, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

N. K. JemisinOrbit Books

|

The Place Outside the WildDaniel Humphreysself-published

|

The Seventh Age: DawnRick HeinzInkshares

|

The category "Best Apocalyptic Novel" was removed from the awards in 2018.

=Best Media Tie-In Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2018

| Star Wars: Leia: Princess of Alderaan *

Claudia GrayDisney-Lucasfilm

| style="text-align:center;"|

World of Warcraft: Before the StormChristie GoldenDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate HoursDavid MackPocket Books

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Trek: Discovery: Fear ItselfJames SwallowPocket Books

| style="text-align:center;"|

Halo: Legacy of OnyxMatt ForbeckGallery Books

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Wars: PhasmaDelilah S. DawsonDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;"|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances *

Timothy ZahnDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" |

Firefly: Big Damn HeroJames Lovegrove and Nancy HolderTitan Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of TownAdam ChristopherDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Wars: Master & ApprenticeClaudia GrayDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" |

The Replicant War (Worlds at War Saga)Chris KennedyAnticipation Press

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Trek: Discovery: The Way to the StarsUna McCormackGallery Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Firefly: The Ghost Machine *

James LovegroveTitan Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best HopeUna McCormackPocket Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Trek: Discovery: The Enterprise WarJohn Jackson MillerPocket Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Wars: Resistance RebornRebecca RoanhorseDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" |

Aliens: PhalanxScott SiglerTitan Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| Firefly: Generations *

Tim LebbonTitan Books

| style="text-align:center;" |

MacGyver: MeltdownEric Kelley, Lee ZlotoffPrince of Cats Literary Productions

| style="text-align:center;" |

Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands)Madeleine RouxDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Wars: Light of the JediCharles SouleDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;"|

Warhammer 40,000: PenitentDan AbnettGames Workshop

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Wars: Thrawn AscendancyTimothy ZahnDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;"|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil *

Timothy ZahnDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=2022 Nominees – The Dragon Award |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-dragon-award-ballot/ |publisher=Dragon Con |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812135039/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-dragon-award-ballot/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=2022 Recipients |url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-recipients/ |website=The Dragon Award |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914001834/https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2022-recipients/ |url-status=dead }}

Star Wars: The Fallen StarClaudia GrayDel Rey

| style="text-align:center;" |

Star Trek: Coda: Oblivion’s GateDavid MackSimon & Schuster

| style="text-align:center;"|

Star Trek: Picard: Rogue ElementsJohn Jackson MillerSimon & Schuster

| style="text-align:center;"|

Halo: Divine WindTroy DenningGallery Books

| style="text-align:center;"|

The category "Best Media Tie-In Novel" was introduced in 2018 and removed from the awards in 2023.

=Best Horror Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

  ∞   Nomination declined

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2016

| Souldancer *

Brian Niemeierself-published

|

AliceChristina HenryAce Books

|

An Unattractive VampireJim McDonielSword & Laser

|

ChapelwoodCherie PriestRoc Books

|

Disappearance at Devil's RockPaul G. TremblayWilliam Morrow/HarperCollins

|

Honor at StakeDeclan Finnself-published

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| The Changeling *

Victor LaValleSpiegel & Grau

|

The Bleak DecemberKevin G. SummersWonderment Media

|

Blood of InvidiaTom Tinney, Morgen BattenPiR8 Productions

|

Donn's HillCaryn LarrinagaImmortal Works

|

A God in the ShedJ-F. DubeauInkshares

|

style="background:#FFFFE6;"

| The Hidden People

Alison LittlewoodJo Fletcher Books

|

Live and Let BiteDeclan Finnself-published

|

Nothing Left to LoseDan WellsTor Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2018

| Sleeping Beauties *

Stephen King and Owen KingScribner

|

Beneath the LighthouseJulieanne LynchVesuvian Books

|

The Cabin at the End of the WorldPaul G. TremblayMorrow

|

GlimpseJonathan MaberrySt. Martin's Press

|

Meddling KidsEdgar CanteroDoubleday

|

A Time to RunMark WandreyBlood Moon Press

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Little Darlings *

Melanie GoldingCrooked Lane Books

|

100 Fathoms BelowSteven L. Kent and Nicholas KaufmannBlackstone Publishing

|

Cardinal BlackRobert R. McCammonCemetery Dance Publications

|

RiddanceShelley JacksonBlack Balloon Publishing

|

We Sold Our SoulsGrady HendrixQuirk Books

|

Zombie AirmanDavid Guentherself-published

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| The Twisted Ones *

T. KingfisherGallery / Saga Press

|

Imaginary Friend

|Stephen Chbosky

|Grand Central Publishing

|

The Pursuit of William AbbeyClaire NorthOrbit

|

Scavenger Hunt

|Michaelbrent Collings

|Self-published

|

The TollCherie PriestTor Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| The Hollow Places *

T. KingfisherGallery / Saga Press

|

The Only Good IndiansStephen Graham JonesSaga Press

|

Survivor SongPaul G. TremblayWilliam Morrow

|

SynchronicityMichaelbrent CollingsSelf-published

|

The Taxidermist's LoverPolly HallCamcat Publishing, LLC

|

True StoryKate Reed PettyPenguin Books

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| The Book of Accidents *

Chuck WendigRandom House

|

The Final Girl Support GroupGrady HendrixBerkley Books

|

The Death of Jane LawrenceCaitlin StarlingMacmillan

|

My Heart Is a ChainsawStephen Graham JonesGallery/Saga Press

|

HideKiersten WhitePenguin Random House

|

RevelatorDaryl GregoryKnopf Publishing

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2023

|A House with Good Bones *

|T. Kingfisher

|Tor Nightfire

|

The Devil Takes You Home

|Gabino Iglesias

|Mulholland Books

|

Reluctant Immortals

|Gwendolyn Kiste

|Simon& Schuster

|

No Gods for Drowning

|Hailey Piper

|Polis Books

|

The Pallbearers Club

|Paul G. Tremblay

|William Morrow Paperbacks

|

The Only One Left

|Riley Sager

|Dutton

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2024

|Black River Orchid *

|Chuck Wendig

|

|

Dead Storm Rising

|Shane Gries

|

|

Double Dose

|Paul Wilson

|

|

The Dead Take a Train

|Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw

|

|

The Hollow Dead

|Darcy Coates

|

|

The Reformatory

|Tananarive Due

|

|

Visual media

=Best Illustrative Book Cover=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Illustrator

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Book

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;" |2023

|Kurt Miller *

|Tower of Silence by Larry Correia (Baen)

|

Kieran Yanner

|Ashes of Man by Christopher Ruocchio (DAW)

|

Cedar Sanderson

|edited and art by for But Not Broken (self-published)

|

Sam Shearon

|River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis (Vesuvian)

|

Jackson Tjota

|Titan Mage: Apocalypse by Edie Skye (Spice Rack)

|

Jeff Brown

|Wraithbound by Tim Akers (Baen)

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;" |2024

|Kelly Chong *

|Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen (Viking)

|

Sam R. Kennedy

|Beyond Enemies by Marisa Wolf (Baen)

|

Justin Adams

|Dragonesque by S. C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier, eds. (Zombies Need Brains)

|

Jeff Brown

|The Silverblood Promise by James Logan (Tor)

|

Aliya Chen

|Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)

|

The category "Best Illustrative Book Cover" was first introduced in 2023.

=Best Comic Book=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)/
Artist(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2016

| Ms. Marvel *

Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian AlphonaMarvel Comics

| {{cite magazine|url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/08/2016-dragon-awards-shortlist/|title=2016 Dragon Awards Shortlist|magazine=Locus Online|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2017}}

Astro CityKurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Alex RossVertigo Comics

|

Civil War IIBrian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Justin PonsorMarvel Comics

|

DaredevilCharles Soule, Ron GarneyMarvel Comics

|

DC Universe: RebirthvariousDC Comics

|

ProvidenceAlan Moore, Jacen BurrowsAvatar Press

|

SagaBrian K. Vaughan, Fiona StaplesImage Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| The Dresden Files: Dog Men *

Jim Butcher, Mark PowersDynamite Entertainment

| {{cite magazine|url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/08/2017-dragon-awards-shortlist/|title=2017 Dragon Awards Shortlist|magazine=Locus Online|date=August 4, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}} See revised list at [http://locusmag.com/2017/08/more-dragon-awards-news/ More Dragon Awards News"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101353/http://locusmag.com/2017/08/more-dragon-awards-news/ |date=April 2, 2018 }}, Locus, August 11, 2017. Accessed April 1, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://awards.dragoncon.org/2017_winners/|title=2017 Recipients|publisher=Dragon Con|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907012902/http://awards.dragoncon.org/2017_winners/|url-status=dead}}

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season ElevenChristos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Georges Jeanty, Megan LevensDark Horse Comics

|

MonstressMarjorie Liu, Sana TakedaImage Comics

|

Motor GirlTerry MooreAbstract Studio

|

Ms. MarvelSana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian AlphonaMarvel Comics

|

SagaBrian K. Vaughan, Fiona StaplesImage Comics

|

Wynonna Earp LegendsBeau Smith, Tim Rozon, Chris Evenhuis, Jay FotosIDW Publishing

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2018

| Mighty Thor *

Jason Aaron and Russell DautermanMarvel Comics

| {{cite magazine|url=https://locusmag.com/2018/09/2018-dragon-awards-winners/|title=2018 Dragon Awards Winners|magazine=Locus Online|date=September 4, 2018|access-date=September 6, 2018}}

Aliens: Dead OrbitJames StokoeDark Horse Comics

|

Doomsday ClockGeoff Johns and Gary FrankDC Comics

|

Mister MiracleTom King and Mitch GeradsDC Comics

|

SagaBrian K. Vaughan and Fiona StaplesImage Comics

|

Star Wars: Darth VaderCharles D. Soule and Giuseppe CamuncoliMarvel Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

|Saga *

|Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

|Image Comics

|

BatmanTom King, Tony DanielDC Comics

|

The Batman Who LaughsScott Snyder, Jock (cartoonist)DC Comics

|

Black Hammer

|Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart (artist)

|DC Comics

|

Mister Miracle

|Tom King, Tony Daniel

|DC Comics

|

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-ManChip Zdarsky, Adam KubertMarvel Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

|Avengers *

|Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness

|Marvel Comics

|

Bitter RootDavid F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford GreeneImage Comics

|

Immortal HulkAl Ewing, Joe BennettMarvel Comics

|

MonstressMarjorie Liu, Sana TakedaImage Comics

|

Spider-WomanKarla Pacheco, Pere Pérez, Paulo SiqueiraMarvel Comics

|

Undiscovered CountryCharles Soule, Scott Snyder, Daniele Orlandini, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt D. WilsonImage Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| X-Men *

Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud AsrarMarvel Comics

|

Daredevil

|Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto

|Marvel Comics

|

Immortal HulkAl Ewing, Joe BennettMarvel Comics

|

Invisible Kingdom

|G Willow Wilson, Christian Ward

|Berger Books

|

Monstress

|Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

|Image Comics

|

Once & Future

|Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora

|Boom! Studios

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Immortal X-Men *

Kieron Gillen, Mark BrooksMarvel Comics

|

Devil’s Reign

|Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto

|Marvel Comics

|

King ConanJason Aaron, Mahmud AsrarMarvel Comics

|

Step by Bloody Step

|G Simon Spurrier, Matías Bergara

|Image Comics

|

Twig

|Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm

|Image Comics

|

Nightwing

|Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

|DC Comics

|

The categories "Best Comic Book" and "Best Graphic Novel" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Graphic Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)/
Artist(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2016

| The Sandman: Overture *

Neil Gaiman, J. H. Williams IIIVertigo Comics

|

ChicagoGlenn HeadFantagraphics Books

|

Killing and DyingAdrian TomineDrawn & Quarterly

|

March: Book TwoJohn Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate PowellTop Shelf Productions

|

Sacred HeartLiz SuburbiaFantagraphics Books

|

VirgilSteve Orlando, J. D. FaithImage Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2017

| The Dresden Files: Wild Card *

Jim Butcher, Carlos GomezDynamite Entertainment

|

Clive Barker's Nightbreed Volume ThreeMarc Andreyko, Clive Barker, Emmanuel Xerx JavierBoom! Studios

|

Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, Book 2: The City of LightningPhil Foglio, Kaja FoglioStudio Foglio

|

Love Is LovevariousIDW Publishing

|

March: Book ThreeJohn Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate PowellTop Shelf Productions

|

My Favorite Thing Is MonstersEmil FerrisFantagraphics Books

|

Stuck in My HeadJ. R. Mountsself-published

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2018

| White Sand, Volume 1 *

Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin and Julius M. GopezDynamite Entertainment

|

Be PreparedVera BrosgolFirst Second

|

Chicago Typewriter: The Red RibbonBrandon Fiadino, Djibril Morissette-Phan and James GreatorexDark Legion

|

Monstress Volume Two: The BloodMarjorie Liu and Sana TakedaImage Comics

|

Paper Girls: Volume 4Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff ChiangImage Comics

|

The VisionTom King and Gabriel Hernandez WaltaMarvel Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

|X-Men: Grand Design – Second Genesis *

|Ed Piskor

|Marvel Comics

|

BerlinJason LutesDrawn and Quarterly

|

Hey, KiddoJarret J. KrosoczkaGraphix

|

I Am YoungM. DeanFantagraphics

|

Monstress Vol. 3Marjorie Liu, Sana TakedaImage Comics

|

On a SunbeamTillie WaldenFirst Second

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

|Battlestar Galactica Counterstrike *

|John Jackson Miller, Daniel HDR

|Dynamite Entertainment

|

Batman UniverseBrian Michael Bendis, Nick DeringtonDC Comics

|

Black BoltChristian Ward, Frazier Irving, Stephanie HansMarvel Comics

|

Dragon HoopsGene Luen YangFirst Second

|

Mister MiracleTom King, Mitch GeradsDC Comics

|

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'EderaBoom! Studios

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| The Magicians: New Class *

Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges, Pius BakArchaia

|

The Book TourAndi WatsonTop Shelf Productions

|

Dracula, Motherf**ker

|Alex de Campi, Erica Henderson

|Image Comics

|

The Green Lantern Season TwoGrant Morrison, Liam SharpDC Comics

|

The Magic Fish

|Trung Le Nguyen

|Random House Graphic

|

Pulp

|Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips

|Image Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Dune: House Atreides Volume 2 *

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Dev PramanikBoom! Studios

|

GeigerGeoff Johns, Gary FrankImage Comics

|

Bitter Root Volume 3

|David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson

|Image Comics

|

Wonder Woman Historia: The AmazonsKelly Sue DeConnick, Phil JimenezDC Comics

|

Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow

|Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

|Image Comics

|

Saga

|Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

|Image Comics

|

The categories "Best Comic Book" and "Best Graphic Novel" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Author(s)/
Artist(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2023

|Dune: House Harkonnen *

|Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Michael Shelfer

|Boom! Studios

|

Kaya

|Wes Craig

|Image Comics

|

Dawn of DC: Green Arrow

|Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse

|DC Comics

|

Wolverine

|Benjamin Percy, Juan José Ryp

|Marvel Comics

|

X-Men

|Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara

|Marvel Comics

|

Night Fever

|Ed Brubaker, Sean Philips, Jacob Phillips

|Image Comics

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2024

|Monstress *

|Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

|Image Comics

|

Batman

|Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez

|DC Comics

|

Canary

|Scott Snyder, Dan Panosian

|Dark Horse Comics

|

Nightwing

|Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

|DC Comics

|

Wonder Woman

|Tom King, Daniel Sampere

|DC Comics

|

X-Men: Forever

|Kieron Gillen, Luca Maresca

|Marvel Comics

|

Television and Film

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Creator(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Released on

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2016

| Game of Thrones *

David Benioff, D. B. WeissHBO

|

DaredevilDrew GoddardNetflix

|

Doctor WhoSteven MoffatBBC One

|

The ExpanseMark Fergus and Hawk OstbySyfy

|

The FlashGreg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff JohnsThe CW

|

Jessica JonesMelissa RosenbergNetflix

|

OutlanderRonald D. MooreStarz

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2017

| Stranger Things *

The Duffer BrothersNetflix

|

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Stan Lee, Jack KirbyABC

|

Doctor WhoSteven MoffatBBC One

|

The ExpanseMark Fergus and Hawk OstbySyfy

|

LuciferIldy Modrovich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne ReedFox

|

Stan Lee's Lucky ManStan Lee, Neil BiswasSky 1

|

WestworldJonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Michael CrichtonHBO

|

Wynonna EarpEmily Andras, Beau SmithSyfy

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2018

| Game of Thrones *

David Benioff, D. B. WeissHBO

|

Altered CarbonLaeta KalogridisNetflix

|

The ExpanseMark Fergus and Hawk OstbySyfy

|

LuciferTom KapinosFox

|

Star Trek: DiscoveryBryan Fuller and Alex KurtzmanCBS All Access

|

Stranger ThingsThe Duffer BrothersNetflix

|

SupernaturalAndrew Dabb, Robert SingerThe CW

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Good Omens *

Neil Gaiman, Caroline Skinner, Chris Sussman, Rob Wilkins and Rod BrownAmazon

|

Game of ThronesDavid Benioff, D. B. WeissHBO

| {{cite web |title=2019 Dragon Awards Ballot |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-dragon-awards-ballot/ |website=Locus Online |access-date=August 18, 2019 |date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002134/https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-dragon-awards-ballot/ |url-status=live }}

LuciferIldy Modrovich, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne ReedFox

|

The OrvilleAndré Bormanis, David A. Goodman, Seth MacFarlane and Brannon BragaFox

|

Star Trek: Discovery

|Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman

|CBS All Access

|

The Umbrella AcademySteve BlackmanNetflix

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="7" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

|The Mandalorian *

|Jon Favreau

|Disney+

|

Altered CarbonLaeta KalogridisNetflix

|

The Expanse

|Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby

|Amazon Prime

|

Lost In SpaceZack EstrinNetflix

|

Star Trek: PicardAkiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex KurtzmanCBS All Access

|

WatchmenDamon LindelofHBO

|

The WitcherLauren Schmidt HissrichNetflix

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| The Expanse *

Mark Fergus and Hawk OstbyAmazon Prime

|

Loki

|Michael Waldron

|Disney+

|

The Nevers

|Joss Whedon

|HBO

|

Resident Alien

|Chris Sheridan

|SYFY

|

Shadow and Bone

|Eric Heisserer

|Netflix

|

Star Trek: Discovery

|Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman

|Paramount+

|

WandaVision

|Jac Schaeffer

|Disney+

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Stranger Things *

The Duffer BrothersNetflix

|

The Expanse

|Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, James S. A. Corey

|Amazon

|

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

|Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet

|Paramount+

|

Wheel of Time

|Rafe Judkins

|Amazon

|

For All Mankind

|Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi

|Apple TV+

|

Halo

|Kyle Killen, Steven Kane

|Paramount+

|

The Boys

|Eric Kripke, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson

|Amazon

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2023

|The Sandman *

|Neil Gaiman, Allan Heinberg, David S. Goyer, Mike Barker

|Netflix

|

Andor

|Tony Gilroy

|Disney+

|

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

|Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet

|Paramount+

|

The Mandalorian

|Jon Favreau

|Disney+

|

Star Trek: Picard

|Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Kirsten Beyer

|Paramount+

|

House of the Dragon

|George R. R. Martin, Ryan Condal

|HBO

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2024

|Fallout *

|

|Amazon Prime Video

|

3 Body Problem

|

|Netflix

|

Ahsoka

|

|Disney+

|

For All Mankind

|

|Apple TV+

|

Good Omens

|

|Amazon Prime Video

|

House of the Dragon

|

|HBO

|

Loki

|

|Disney+

|

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

|

|Apple TV+

|

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

|

|Paramount +

|

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:45%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Creator(s)

! style="width:23%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Studio

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2016

| The Martian *

Ridley Scott (director), Drew Goddard (writer)Scott Free Productions, Kinberg Genre, TSG Entertainment

|

Ant-ManPeyton Reed (director), Edgar Wright (writer), Joe Cornish (writer), Adam McKay (writer), Paul Rudd (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Captain America: Civil WarAnthony Russo (director), Joe Russo (director), Christopher Markus (writer), Stephen McFeely (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Crimson PeakGuillermo del Toro (director, writer), Matthew Robbins (writer)Legendary Pictures, DDY Productions

|

DeadpoolTim Miller, Rhett Reese (writer), Paul Wernick (writer)Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment

|

Star Wars: The Force AwakensJ. J. Abrams (director, writer), Lawrence Kasdan (writer), Michael Arndt (writer)Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| Wonder Woman *

Patty Jenkins (director), Allan Heinberg (writer), Zack Snyder (writer), Jason Fuchs (writer)RatPac-Dune Entertainment, DC Films, Tencent Pictures, Wanda Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Cruel and Unusual Films

|

ArrivalDenis Villeneuve (director), Eric Heisserer (writer), Ted Chiang (writer)FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment

|

Doctor StrangeScott Derrickson (director, writer), Jon Spaihts (writer), C. Robert Cargill (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2James Gunn (director, writer), Dan Abnett (writer), Andy Lanning (writer)Marvel Studios

|

LoganJames Mangold (director, writer), Scott Frank (writer), Michael Green (writer)Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Hutch Parker Productions, The Donners' Company

|

PassengersMorten Tyldum (director), Jon Spaihts (writer)Village Roadshow Pictures, Start Motion Pictures, Original Film, LStar Capital, Wanda Pictures, Company Films

|

Rogue OneGareth Edwards (director), Chris Weitz (writer), Tony Gilroy (writer), John Knoll (writer), Gary Whitta (writer)Lucasfilm Ltd.

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2018

| Black Panther *

Ryan Coogler (director, writer), Joe Robert Cole (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Avengers: Infinity WarAnthony and Joe Russo (directors), Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (writers)Marvel Studios

|

Blade Runner 2049Denis Villeneuve (director), Hampton Fancher (writer), Michael Green (writer)Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Bud Yorkin Productions, Torridon Films, 16:14 Entertainment, Scott Free Productions

|

Deadpool 2David Leitch (director), Rhett Reese (writer), Paul Wernick (writer), Ryan Reynolds (writer)Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Maximum Effort, The Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment

|

Incredibles 2Brad Bird (director, writer)Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

|

Ready Player OneSteven Spielberg (director), Zak Penn (writer), Ernest Cline (writer)Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Partners, Amblin Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures, Access Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Farah Films & Management

|

Thor: RagnarokTaika Waititi (director), Eric Pearson (writer), Craig Kyle (writer), Christopher L. Yost (writer)Marvel Studios

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Avengers: Endgame *

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo (directors), Christopher Markus (writer), Stephen McFeely (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Alita: Battle AngelRobert Rodriguez (director), James Cameron (writer), Laeta Kalogridis (writer)Twentieth Century Fox

|

AquamanJames Wan (director), David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (writer), Will Beall (writer)DC Entertainment

|

Captain MarvelAnna Boden, Ryan Fleck (directors and writers), Geneva Robertson-Dworet (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Spider-Man: Far From HomeJon Watts (director), Chris McKenna (writer), Erik Sommers (writer)Marvel Studios

|

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verseBob Persichetti (director), Peter Ramsey (director), Rodney Rothman (director), Phil Lord (writer), Rodney Rothman (writer)Sony Pictures Entertainment

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker *

J. J. Abrams (director)Walt Disney Studios

|

Ad AstraJames Gray (director)20th Century Fox

|

Fast ColorJulia Hart (director)Lionsgate

|

JokerTodd Phillips (director)Warner Bros. Pictures

|

The Lion KingJon Favreau (director)Walt Disney Studios

|

Terminator: Dark FateTim Miller (director)Paramount Pictures

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| The Old Guard *

Gina Prince-Bythewood (director)Netflix

|

Bill & Ted Face the MusicDean Parisot (director)United Artists

|

Godzilla vs. KongAdam Wingard (director)Warner Bros. Pictures

|

Zack Snyder's Justice League (as Justice League)Zack Snyder (director)DC Entertainment

|

Space SweepersJo Sung-hee (director)VSTARZ Entertainment

|

TenetChristopher Nolan (director)Warner Bros. Pictures

|

Wonder Woman 1984Patty Jenkins (director)DC Entertainment

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Dune *

Denis Villeneuve (director)Legendary Pictures

|

Spider-Man: No Way HomeJon Watts (director)Marvel Entertainment

|

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessSam Raimi (director)Marvel Entertainment

|

Ghostbusters: AfterlifeJason Reitman (director)Columbia Pictures

|

The Adam ProjectShawn Levy (director)Netflix

|

Free GuyShawn Levy (director)Berlanti Productions

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2023

|Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves *

|

|

|

Avatar: The Way of the Water

|James Cameron (director)

|

|

Everything Everywhere All at Once

|

|

|

Guardians of the Galaxy 3

|James Gunn (director)

|

|

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

|Joel Crawford (director)

|

|

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

|

|

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2024

|Dune: Part Two *

|Denis Villeneuve (director)

|

|

Barbie

|Greta Gerwig (director)

|

|

Godzilla Minus One

|Takashi Yamazaki (director)

|

|

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

|George Miller (director)

|

|

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

|Francis Lawrence Paul King (Director)

|

|

Wonka

|Paul King (director)

|

|

Games

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2016

| Fallout 4 *

Bethesda Softworks

| {{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/13/12461038/dragon-awards-shortlist-dragoncon-science-fiction-fantasy|title=The first ever Dragon Awards shortlist aims to be the next major award for science fiction fans|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2017|first=Andrew|last=Liptak|website=The Verge|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063150/https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/13/12461038/dragon-awards-shortlist-dragoncon-science-fiction-fantasy|url-status=dead}}

Darkest DungeonRed Hook Studios

|

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainKonami Digital Entertainment

|

OverwatchBlizzard Entertainment

|

UndertaleToby Fox

|

XCOM 22k Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *

Nintendo

| {{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/3/16248888/dragon-award-dragoncon-sci-fi-fantasy-books-winners|title=Here are the winners of the 2017 Dragon Awards|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017|first=Andrew|last=Liptak|website=The Verge|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075858/https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/3/16248888/dragon-award-dragoncon-sci-fi-fantasy-books-winners|url-status=dead}}

Dishonored 2Arkane Studios

|

Final Fantasy XVSquare Enix

|

Mass Effect: AndromedaBioWare

|

NieR: AutomataPlatinumGames

|

Titanfall 2Respawn Entertainment

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2018

| Middle-earth: Shadow of War *

Monolith Productions

| {{cite web|url=http://awards.dragoncon.org/2018-recipients/|title=2018 Recipients – The Dragon Award|access-date=September 19, 2018|publisher=Dragon Con|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171648/http://awards.dragoncon.org/2018-recipients/|url-status=live}}

BattletechHarebrained Schemes

| {{cite web|url=http://awards.dragoncon.org/2018-ballot/|title=2018 Ballot – The Dragon Award|access-date=September 19, 2018|publisher=Dragon Con|archive-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811040503/http://awards.dragoncon.org/2018-ballot|url-status=dead}}

CupheadStudioMDHR

|

Destiny 2Bungie

|

FortniteEpic Games

|

Wolfenstein II: The New ColossusMachineGames

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Red Dead Redemption 2 *

Rockstar Games

|

Apex LegendsElectronic Arts

|

Assassin's Creed OdysseyUbisoft

|

Life Is Strange 2Dontnod Entertainment

|

Outer WildsMobius Digital

|

World of Warcraft: Battle for AzerothBlizzard

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order *

Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts

|

Borderlands 3Gearbox Software, 2k Games

|

ControlRemedy Entertainment, 505 Games

|

Death StrandingKojima Productions, Sony Interactive

|

Gears 5The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios

|

Half-Life: AlyxValve

|

The Outer WorldsObsidian Entertainment, Private Division

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| Assassin's Creed Valhalla *

Ubisoft

|

Crusader Kings IIIParadox Interactive

|

Cyberpunk 2077CD Projekt

|

Ghost of TsushimaSony Interactive Entertainment

|

HadesSupergiant Games

|

Star Wars: SquadronsElectronic Arts

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Elden Ring *

Bandai Namco Entertainment

|

Metroid DreadNintendo

|

Destiny 2: The Witch QueenBungie

|

Age of Empires IVXbox Game Studios

|

Lost ArkAmazon Games

|

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - DaemonhuntersFrontier Foundry

|

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Developers(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2016

| Fallout Shelter *

Bethesda Softworks

|

Hyper BurnerPatrick Cook

|

PewDiePie: Legend of the BrofistOuterminds

|

Quaser OneEmre Taskin

|

Star Wars: Galaxy of HeroesElectronic Arts

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2017

| Pokémon Go *

Niantic

|

Con Man: The GameMonkey Strength Productions

|

Fire Emblem HeroesNintendo

|

Monument Valley 2Ustwogames

|

Sky DancerPine Entertainment

|

Super Mario RunNintendo

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2018

| Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery *

Jam City

|

Final Fantasy XV: Pocket EditionSquare Enix

|

Lineage 2 RevolutionNetmarble

|

Nocked!Andrew G. Schneider

|

Planescape: Torment, the Enhanced EditionBeamdog

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Harry Potter: Wizards Unite *

Niantic, WB Games San Francisco

|

Cyber HunterNetEase

|

The Elder Scrolls: BladesBethesda Softworks

|

GrimvalorDirelight

|

Reigns: Game of ThronesNerial

|

Sega Heroes: Puzzle RPG QuestSEGA

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Minecraft Earth *

Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios

|

ArknightsHypergryph, Yostar

|

Call of Duty: MobileTiMi Studios, Activision

|

GrindstoneCapybara Games

|

Manifold GardenWilliam Chyr Studio

|

MutazioneDie Gute Fabrik, Akupara Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2021

| Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells *

Zynga

|

Alba: A Wildlife AdventureUstwo, Plug in Digital

|

Empire of SinParadox Interactive

|

Genshin ImpactmiHoYo

|

Orwell's Animal Farm

|The Dairymen Ltd.

|

South of the CircleState of Play Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" |2022

| Diablo Immortal *

Blizzard

|

Alien: IsolationSega

|

Baba Is YouHempuli

|

Pokémon Unite

|The Pokémon Company

|

Townscaper Oskar Stålberg

|

World of DemonsPlatinumGames

|

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Digital Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;"|2023

|The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom *

|Nintendo EPD

|

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

|Infinity Ward

|

Diablo IV

|Blizzard Entertainment

|

Hogwarts Legacy

|Avalanche Software

|

Overwatch 2

|Blizzard Entertainment

|

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

|Respawn Entertainment

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;" |2024

|Baldur's Gate 3 *

|Larian Studios

|

Alan Wake 2

|Remedy Entertainment

|

Dragon's Dogma 2

|Capcom

|

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

|FromSoftware

|

Helldivers 2

|Arrowhead Game Studios

|

Starfield

|Bethesda Game Studios

|

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2016

| Pandemic: Legacy *

Z-Man Games

|

Star Wars: RebellionFantasy Flight Games

|

Blood RageCoolMiniOrNot

|

TalonGMT Games

|

Monopoly: CthulhuUSAopoly

|

CodenamesVlaada Chvátil

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk *

Avalon Hill

|

GloomhavenCephalofair Games

|

Hero RealmsWhite Wizard Games

|

Mansions of Madness (2nd edition)Fantasy Flight Games

|

ScytheStonemaier Games

|

Terraforming MarsStronghold Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2018

| Red Dragon Inn 6: Villains *

Slugfest Games

|

AzulPlan B Games

|

Mysterium: Secrets and Lies ExpansionAsmodee

|

PhotosynthesisBlue Orange Games

|

Rising SunCMON Games

|

When I DreamAsmodee

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Betrayal Legacy *

Avalon Hill Games

|

Architects of the West KingdomGarphill Games

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CryptidOsprey Games

|

EverdellStarling Games

|

NemesisAwaken Realms

|

RootLeder Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Tapestry *

Stonemaier Games

|

The Crew: The Quest for Planet NineKosmos

|

Forgotten WatersPlaid Hat Games

|

The King's DilemmaHorrible Guild Game Studio

|

Jaws of the LionCephalofair Games

|

Power Rangers: Heroes of the GridRenegade Game Studios

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| Dune: Imperium *

Dire Wolf Games

|

Curious CargoCapstone Games

|

Marvel UnitedCMON Limited

|

OceansNorth Star Games

|

Pandemic Legacy: Season 0Z-Man Games

|

Sleeping GodsRed Raven Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2022

| Star Wars: Outer Rim - Unfinished Business *

Fantasy Flight Games

|

7 Wonders: Architects

|Asmodee

|

ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo

|Ravensburger

|

Ark NovaCapstone Games

|

CascadiaAlderac Entertainment Group

|

Return to Dark TowerRestoration Games

|

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2016

| Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game (7th edition) *

Chaosium

|

Deluxe Tunnels & TrollsFlying Buffalo

|

Magic: The Gathering: Shadows over InnistradWizards of the Coast

|

Magic: The Gathering: Battle for ZendikarWizards of the Coast

|

Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game (2nd edition)David Petersen, Luke Crane

|

Star Wars: ArmadaFantasy Flight Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2017

| Magic: The Gathering: Eldritch Moon *

Wizards of the Coast

|

A Shadow Across the Galaxy: X-Wing Wave XFantasy Flight Games

|

Bloodborne: The Card GameCMON Limited

|

Dark Souls: The Board GameSteamforged Games

|

Pulp CthulhuChaosium

|

Star Wars: DestinyFantasy Flight Games

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2018

| Magic: The Gathering: Unstable *

Wizards of the Coast

|

BubblegumshoeEvil Hat Productions

|

Cooking with Dice: The Acid TestOddfish Games

|

D100 DungeonMartin Knight

|

Force and Destiny Role-playing Game: Knights of FateFantasy Flight Games

|

Warhammer 40,000 8th EditionGames Workshop

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2019

| Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep Slipcase Set *

Chaosium

|

Fallout: Wasteland WarfareModiphius Entertainment

|

Keyforge: Call of the ArchonsFantasy Flight Games

|

Magic: The Gathering: Ravnica AllegianceWizards of the Coast

|

Magic: The Gathering War of The SparkWizards of the Coast

|

Warhammer 40,000: Kill TeamGames Workshop

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2020

| Magic: The Gathering: Throne of Eldraine *

Wizards of the Coast

|

Alien RPGFree League Publishing

|

Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles: Viper Mk. VIIAres Games

|

Pathfinder Second EditionPaizo Publishing

|

Spectaculars Core GameScratchpad Publishing

|

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: WarcryGames Workshop

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;" | 2021

| Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Role-Playing Game *

Cubicle 7

|

Cyberpunk REDR. Talsorian Games

|

Explorer's Guide to WildemountWizards of the Coast

|

Magic: The Gathering: Strixhaven: School of MagesWizards of the Coast

|

Magic: The Gathering: Zendikar RisingWizards of the Coast

|

Pokémon TCG: Champion's Path Elite Trainer BoxThe Pokémon Company

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! scope="row" rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"| 2022

| Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms *

Wizards of the Coast

|

The One Ring Roleplaying Game, Second EditionFree League Publishing

|

Thirsty Sword LesbiansEvil Hat Productions

|

Root: The Role Playing GameMagpie Games

|

The Lord of the Rings: The Card GameFantasy Flight Games

|

Magic: The Gathering, Innistrad: Crimson VowWizards of the Coast

|

The categories "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game" and "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game" were combined into a single category in 2023.

=Best Tabletop Game=

  *   Winner(s)

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto;"
style="width:4%;" scope="col"|Year

! style="width:45%;" scope="col"|Work

! style="width:48%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Publisher(s)

! style="width:3%;" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;" |2023

|Magic the Gathering: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth *

|Wizards of the Coast

|

Frosthaven

|Cephalofair Games

|

Earth

|Inside Up Games

|

Dorfromantik – The Boardgame

|Pegasus Spiele

|

Turing Machine

|Scorpion Masque

|

Alien Role-playing Game: Heart of Darkness

|Free League

|

style="background:lightyellow;"

! rowspan="6" style="font-weight:normal;" |2024

|D&D The Deck of Many Things *

|Wizards of the Coast

|

Cascadia: Landmarks

|Flatout Games

|

Dune: Imperium – Uprising

|Dire Wolf

|

Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine

|Wizards of the Coast

|

Disney Lorcana

|Ravensburger

|

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs

|Cephalofair Games

|

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