Every year the British Fantasy Society hands out the British Fantasy Awards to honour those who have written the best work of fantasy/horror in various prose forms.
In 2012 the BFS decided to recognise Robert Holdstock’s legacy of work by naming the ‘Best Fantasy Novel’ category after him.
The first Robert Holdstock Award was announced at that year’s award ceremony.
Here are all the nominees and winners of The Robert Holdstock Award For Best Fantasy Novel:
2019
The nominees:
The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline)- Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Green Man’s Heir, by Juliet E McKenna (Wizard’s Tower Press)
- The Loosening Skin, by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)
- Priest of Bones, by Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher Books)
The winner:
- The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline)
2018
The nominees:
Age of Assassins, by RJ Barker (Orbit)- The Court of Broken Knives, by Anna Smith Spark (HarperVoyager)
- The Ninth Rain, by Jen Williams (Headline)
- Under the Pendulum Sun, by Jeannette Ng (Angry Robot)
The winner:
- The Ninth Rain, by Jen Williams (Headline)
2017
The nominees:
The High King’s Vengeance – Steven Poore- The Silver Tide – Jen Williams
- The Summer Goddess – Joanne Hall
- The Tiger and the Wolf – Adrian Tchaikovsky
The winner:
- The Tiger and the Wolf – Adrian Tchaikovsky
2016
The nominees:
Guns of the Dawn – Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)- Half a War – Joe Abercrombie (HarperVoyager)
- The Iron Ghost – Jen Williams (Headline)
- Signal to Noise – Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Solaris)
- Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho (Macmillan)
- Uprooted – Naomi Novik (Macmillan)
The winner:
- Uprooted – Naomi Novik (Macmillan)
2015
The nominees:
Breed – KT Davies (Fox Spirit Books)- City of Stairs – Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books)
- Cuckoo Song – Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books)
- A Man Lies Dreaming – Lavie Tidhar (Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Moon King Neil Williamson (NewCon Press)
- The Relic Guild – Edward Cox (Gollancz)
The winner:
- Cuckoo Song – Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books)
2014
The nominees:
Between Two Thorns – Emma Newman (Angry Robot)- Blood and Feathers – Rebellion, Lou Morgan (Solaris)
- The Glass Republic – Tom Pollock (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman (Headline)
- A Stranger in Olondria – Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)
The winner:
- A Stranger in Olondria – Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)
2013
The nominees:
Blood and Feathers – Lou Morgan (Solaris)- The Brides of Rollrock Island – Margo Lanagan (David Fickling Books)
- Railsea – China Miéville (Macmillan)
- Red Country – Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale – Graham Joyce (Gollancz)
The winner:
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale – Graham Joyce (Gollancz)
2012
The nominees:
11.22.63 – Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)- A Dance with Dragons – George RR Martin (Harper Voyager)
- Among Others – Jo Walton (Tor Books)
- Cyber Circus – Kim Lakin-Smith (NewCon Press)
- The Heroes – Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
- The Ritual – Adam Nevill (Pan)
The Winner:
- Among Others – Jo Walton (Tor Books)
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