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Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel

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An annual fan-voted award presented at Dragon Con, a large multi-genre convention held in Atlanta, Georgia, recognizing the best fantasy novel published within the eligibility period. It is one of several Dragon Awards covering speculative fiction categories, determined by open online voting rather than a juried panel.

Latest winner · 2026

Next · expected July 2027

Shortlist announced Full award calendar

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2026

  1. Twelve Months

    Jim Butcher

    Won
  2. Academy of Outcasts

    Larry Correia

    Shortlisted
  3. Hell to Pay

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Shortlisted
  4. Queen Demon

    Martha Wells

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  5. Red City

    Marie Lu

    Shortlisted
  6. The Lost Reliquary

    Lyndsay Ely

    Shortlisted

2025

  1. The Devils

    Joe Abercrombie

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. Heart of the Mountain

    Larry Correia

    Shortlisted
  3. Long Live Evil

    Sarah Rees Brennan

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Shadow of the Smoking Mountain

    Howard Andrew Jones

    Shortlisted
  5. The Black Bird Oracle

    Deborah Harkness

    Shortlisted
  6. The Last Shield

    Cameron Johnston

    Shortlisted

2024

  1. Iron Flame

    Rebecca Yarros

    Won
  2. He Who Drowned the World

    Shelley Parker-Chan

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. House of Open Wounds

    Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Shortlisted
  4. My Brother's Keeper

    Tim Powers

    Shortlisted
  5. The Water Outlaws

    S. L. Huang

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  6. Three Kinds of Lucky

    Kim Harrison

    Shortlisted

2023

  1. The Witch King

    Martha Wells

    Won
  2. Babel

    R. F. Kuang

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. Into the Vortex

    Charles E. Gannon

    Shortlisted
  4. The Atlas Paradox

    Olivie Blake

    Shortlisted
  5. Tower of Silence

    Larry Correia

    Shortlisted
  6. Tress of the Emerald Sea

    Brandon Sanderson

    Shortlisted

2022

  1. Book of Night

    Holly Black

    Won
  2. Age of Ash

    Daniel Abraham

    Shortlisted
  3. Jade Legacy

    Fonda Lee

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  4. Light from Uncommon Stars

    Ryka Aoki

    Nominated for 5 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. Moon Witch, Spider King

    Marlon James

    Shortlisted
  6. Nettle & Bone

    T. Kingfisher

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted

2021

  1. Battle Ground

    Jim Butcher

    Won
  2. Dead Lies Dreaming

    Charles Stross

    Shortlisted
  3. Piranesi

    Susanna Clarke

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 7 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Rhythm of War

    Brandon Sanderson

    Shortlisted
  5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    V. E. Schwab

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  6. The Once and Future Witches

    Alix E. Harrow

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2020

  1. The Starless Sea

    Erin Morgenstern

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. Dead Astronauts

    Jeff VanderMeer

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. Gods of Jade and Shadow

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Jade War

    Fonda Lee

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. Ninth House

    Leigh Bardugo

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  6. The Burning White

    Brent Weeks

    Shortlisted

2019

  1. House of Assassins

    Larry Correia

    Won
  2. Deep Roots

    Ruthanna Emrys

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. Foundryside

    Robert Jackson Bennett

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Lies Sleeping

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  5. Spinning Silver

    Naomi Novik

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  6. The Raven Tower

    Ann Leckie

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted

2016

  1. Son of the Black Sword

    Larry Correia

    Won
  2. Asteroid Made of Dragons

    G. Derek Adams

    Shortlisted
  3. Blood Hound

    James Osiris Baldwin

    Shortlisted
  4. Changeling's Island

    Dave Freer

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  5. Grave Measures

    R. R. Virdi

    Shortlisted
  6. The Aeronaut's Windlass

    Jim Butcher

    Shortlisted
  7. The Fifth Season

    N. K. Jemisin

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2026?
“Twelve Months” by Jim Butcher won the Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2026.
Who are the most recent Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel winners?
2026: “Twelve Months” by Jim Butcher; 2025: “The Devils” by Joe Abercrombie; 2024: “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros; 2023: “The Witch King” by Martha Wells; 2022: “Book of Night” by Holly Black.
Has anyone won the Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel more than once?
Yes - 2 authors have: Larry Correia (2016, 2019); Jim Butcher (2021, 2026).