Here are the winners of the 2024 Dragon Awards

Dragon Con took place over the weekend, and part of its programming was the reveal of this year's Dragon Awards winners. The award has been handed out annually for the last couple of years, and its winners are decided by fandom at large.

Overall, it's a good list of popular titles to pick up. Here are the winners, marked in bold:

Best Science Fiction Novel

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen
These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
Beyond the Ranges by John Ringo, James Aidee
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
System Collapse by Martha Wells

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison
The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
My Brother’s Keeper by Tim Powers
House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

Homecoming in Black by J.M. Anjewierden
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Midnight at the Houdini by Delilah S. Dawson
Hideki Smith, Demon Queller by A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, Kuma Hartley
Death Lord Arcanist by Shami Stovall
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Best Alternate History Novel

Devil’s Battle by Taylor Anderson
1638: The Sovereign States by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff
All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris
Dirty Water by Tom Kratman
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
The Wages of Sin by Harry Turtledove

Best Horror Novel

The Hollow Dead by Darcy Coates
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Dead Storm Rising by Shane Gries
The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
Double Dose by F. Paul Wilson

Best Illustrative Book Cover

Dragonesque by Justin Adams
The Silverblood Promise by Jeff Brown
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Aliya Chen
Of Jade and Dragons by Kelly Chong
Beyond Enemies by Sam R. Kennedy

Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel

X-Men: Forever by Kieron Gillen, Luca Maresca
Wonder Woman by Tom King, Daniel Sampere
Monstress by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
Canary by Scott Snyder, Dan Panosian
Nightwing by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo
Batman by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet

3 Body Problem, Netflix
Ahsoka, Disney+
Fallout, Amazon Prime Video
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

Dune: Part Two by Denis Villeneuve
Barbie by Greta Gerwig
Godzilla Minus One by Takashi Yamazaki
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by George Miller
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Francis Lawrence
Wonka by Paul King

Best Digital Game

Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment
Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios
Dragon’s Dogma 2, Capcom
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware
Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios
Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios

Best Tabletop Game

Cascadia: Landmarks, Flatout Games
D&D The Deck of Many Things, Wizards of the Coast
Disney Lorcana, Ravensburger
Dune: Imperium – Uprising, Dire Wolf
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs, Cephalofair Games
Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine, Wizards of the Coast