World Fantasy Award for Best Novel __NOTOC__ This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy novel or novels voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention. Award winners and finalists 1975 The 1975 WFC, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was chaired by Kirby McCauley. Judges were Ramsey Campbell, Edward L. Ferman, David G. Hartwell, Fritz Leiber and Gahan Wilson. Winner: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Patricia A. McKillip A Midsummer Tempest, Poul Anderson Merlin's Ring, H. Warner Munn 1976 The 1976 WFC, held in New York, New York, was chaired by Thom Anderson. Judges were Charles Collins, Basil Copper, Gordon R. Dickson, Stuart David Schiff and Gahan Wilson. Winner: Bid Time Return, Richard Matheson Salem's Lot, Stephen King 1977 The 1977 WFC, held in Los Angeles, California, was chaired by Dennis Rickard. Judges were Robert Bloch, David Drake, Harlan Ellison, Charles L. Grant and Robert Weinberg. Winner: Doctor Rat, William Kotzwinkle The Doll Who Ate His Mother, Ramsey Campbell The Dragon and the George, Gordon R. Dickson The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, Michael Moorcock The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, John Steinbeck Dark Crusade, Karl Edward Wagner 1978 The 1978 WFC, held in Fort Worth, Texas, was chaired by Michael Templin. Judges were Charles N. Brown, Carl Jacobi, Stephen King, T.E.D. Klein and Karl Edward Wagner. Winner: Our Lady of Darkness, Fritz Leiber The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson The Hour of the Oxrun Dead, Charles L. Grant 1979 The 1979 WFC, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was chaired by Bob Booth. Judges were Poul Anderson, Terry Carr, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth A. Lynn and Roy A. Squires. Winner: Gloriana, Michael Moorcock The Black Castle, Les Daniels The Sound of Midnight, Charles L. Grant The Stand, Stephen King Night's Master, Tanith Lee 1980 The 1980 WFC, held in Baltimore, Maryland, was chaired by Chuck Miller and Tim Underwood. Judges were Stephen R. Donaldson, Frank Belknap Long, Andrew J. Offutt, Ted White and Susan Wood. Winner: Watchtower, Elizabeth A. Lynn The Last Call of Mourning, Charles L. Grant The Dancers of Arun, Elizabeth A. Lynn Harpist in the Wind, Patricia A. McKillip The Dark Bright Water, Patricia Wrightson The Palace, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 1981 The 1981 WFC, held in Berkeley, California, was chaired by Jack Rems and Jeff Frane. Judges were Paul C. Allen, C. J. Cherryh, Gardner Dozois, Donald M. Grant and Arthur W. Saha. Winner: The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe Firelord, Parke Godwin The Mist, Stephen King Shadowland, Peter Straub Ariosto, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 1982 The 1982 WFC, held in New Haven, Connecticut, was chaired by Norman Hood and Harold Kinney. Judges were Pat Cadigan, Virginia Kidd, Theodore Sturgeon, Douglas E. Winter and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Winner: Little, Big, John Crowley The Nameless, Ramsey Campbell The War Hound and the World's Pain, Michael Moorcock The White Hotel, D.M. Thomas The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe 1983 The 1983 WFC, held in Chicago, Illinois, was chaired by Robert Weinberg. Judges were Bob Booth, John Coyne, Sharon Jarvis, Alan Ryan and Elizabeth Wollheim. Winner: Nifft the Lean, Michael Shea The Nestling, Charles L. Grant Fevre Dream, George R.R. Martin Phantom, Thomas Tessier The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe 1984 The 1984 WFC, held in Ottawa, Ontario, was chaired by Rodger Turner and John Bell. Judges were Ellen Asher, Ginjer Buchanan, Les Daniels, Mimi Panitch and George H. Scithers. Winner: The Dragon Waiting, John M. Ford Pet Sematary, Stephen King The Wandering Unicorn, Manuel Mujica Lainez Tea With the Black Dragon, R.A. MacAvoy The Armageddon Rag, George R.R. Martin Lyonesse, Jack Vance 1985 The 1985 WFC, held in Tucson, Arizona, was chaired by Randal Rau. Judges were Suzy McKee Charnas, Jo Fletcher, George R.R. Martin, Baird Searles and Terri Windling. Winner: Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock Winner: Bridge of Birds, Barry Hughart Archer's Goon, Diana Wynne Jones The Talisman, Stephen King & Peter Straub The Ceremonies, T.E.D. Klein 1986 The 1986 WFC, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was chaired by Robert Plante. Judges were Robert A. Collins, Ellen Datlow, Dean R. Koontz, Patricia A. McKillip and Charles de Lint. Winner: Song of Kali, Dan Simmons The Damnation Game, Clive Barker Illywhacker, Peter Carey The Dream Years, Lisa Goldstein Winterking, Paul Hazel The Vampire Lestat, Anne Rice 1987 The 1987 WFC, held in Nashville, Tennessee, was chaired by Maurine Dorris. Judges were John M. Ford, Paul Hazel, Tappan King, Michael McDowell and Melissa Ann Singer. Winner: Perfume, Patrick Suskind Talking Man, Terry Bisson The Pet, Charles L. Grant It, Stephen King Strangers, Dean R. Koontz The Tricksters, Margaret Mahy Soldier of the Mist, Gene Wolfe 1988 The 1988 WFC, held in London, United Kingdom, was chaired by Jo Fletcher and Stephen Jones. Judges were Mike Ashley, Scott Baker, Robert S. Hadji, Maxim Jakubowski and Donald A. Wollheim. Winner: Replay, Ken Grimwood Weaveworld, Clive Barker Seventh Son, Orson Scott Card AEgypt, John Crowley Misery, Stephen King Swan Song, Robert R. McCammon On Stranger Tides, Tim Powers 1989 The 1989 WFC, held in Seattle, Washington, was chaired by Robert Doyle. Judges were Susan Allison, Ed Bryant, Lisa Goldstein, Peter Dennis Pautz and Jon White. Winner: Koko, Peter Straub The Last Coin, James P. Blaylock Sleeping in Flame, Jonathan Carroll Fade, Robert Cormier The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris The Drive-In, Joe R. Lansdale 1990 The 1990 WFC, held in Schaumburg, Illinois, was chaired by Robert Weinberg. Judges were Mike Dirda, Pat LoBrutto, Beth Meacham, Peter Straub and Rodger Turner. Winner: Lyonesse: Madouc, Jack Vance A Child Across the Sky, Jonathan Carroll In a Dark Dream, Charles L. Grant The Stress of Her Regard, Tim Powers Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons Soldier of Arete, Gene Wolfe 1991 The 1991 WFC, held in Tucson, Arizona, was chaired by Randal Rau and Bruce Farr. Judges were Emma Bull, Orson Scott Card, Richard Laymon, Faren Miller and Darrell Schweitzer. Winner: Only Begotten Daughter, James Morrow Winner: Thomas the Rhymer, Ellen Kushner Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay Mary Reilly, Valerie Martin Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman 1992 The 1992 WFC, held in Pine Mountain, Georgia, was chaired by Richard Gilliam and Ed Kramer. Judges were Jill Bauman, Arthur Byron Cover, John Jarrold, Robert Sampson and Gene Wolfe. Winner: Boy's Life, Robert R. McCammon Hunting the Ghost Dancer, A.A. Attanasio The Paper Grail, James P. Blaylock Bone Dance, Emma Bull Outside the Dog Museum, Jonathan Carroll The Little Country, Charles de Lint 1993 The 1993 WFC, held in Bloomington, Minnesota, was chaired by Greg Ketter. Judges were Roland J. Green, Barbara Hambly, Kathryn Ptacek, Steve Rasnic Tem and Brian Thomsen. Winner: Last Call, Tim Powers Anno Dracula, Kim Newman Was, Geoff Ryman Photographing Fairies, Steve Szilagyi Briar Rose, Jane Yolen 1994 The 1994 WFC, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, was chaired by Tom Hanlon. Judges were Stefan Dziemianowicz, James R. Frenkel, Mary Gentle, Lisa Tuttle and Chet Williamson. Winner: Glimpses, Lewis Shiner The Innkeeper's Song, Peter S. Beagle Drawing Blood, Poppy Z. Brite Skin, Kathe Koja The Throat, Peter Straub The Iron Dragon's Daughter, Michael Swanwick Lord of the Two Lands, Judith Tarr 1995 The 1995 WFC, held in Baltimore, Maryland, was chaired by Michael J. Walsh. Judges were Terry Bisson, Jean-Daniel Breque, Jane Johnson, Kathe Koja and Brian Stableford. Winner: Towing Jehovah, James Morrow Brittle Innings, Michael Bishop From The Teeth of Angels, Jonathan Carroll Love & Sleep, John Crowley Waking the Moon, Elizabeth Hand The Circus of the Earth and the Air, Brooke Stevens 1996 The 1996 WFC, held in Schaumburg, Illinois, was chaired by Nancy Ford, Phyllis Weinberg and Tina Jens. Judges were Bryan Cholfin, Kathryn Cramer, Moshe Feder, Roz Kaveney and Christopher Shelling. Winner: The Prestige, Christopher Priest All the Bells on Earth, James P. Blaylock Red Earth and Pouring Rain, Vikram Chandra The Silent Strength of Stones, Nina Kiriki Hoffman Requiem, Graham Joyce Expiration Date, Tim Powers 1997 The 1997 WFC, held in London, United Kingdom, was chaired by Jo Fletcher. Judges were Paul Barnett, Nancy A. Collins, Rachel Holmen, Joe R. Lansdale and Diana L. Paxson. Winner: Godmother Night, Rachel Pollack Shadow of Ashland, Terence M. Green The Bear Went Over the Mountain, William Kotzwinkle The 37th Mandala, Marc Laidlaw A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin The Golden Key, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson & Kate Elliott Devil's Tower, Mark Sumner 1998 The 1998 WFC, held in Monterey, California was co-chaired by Linda McAllister and Bryan Barrett. Judges were Peter Crowther, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Peter Schneider, Dave Truesdale and Janeen Webb. Winner: The Physiognomy, Jeffrey Ford (Avon) Trader, Charles de Lint (Tor) American Goliath, Harvey Jacobs (St. Martin's) The Gift, Patrick O'Leary (Tor) Dry Water, Eric S. Nylund (Avon) 1999 The 25th World Fantasy Convention, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was co-chaired by Chip Hitchcock and Davey Snyder. Judges were Gregory Frost, Don Hutchison, MichaelKandel, Rebecca Ore, and Al Sarrantonio. Winner: The Antelope Wife, Louise Erdrich (HarperFlamingo) Someplace to Be Flying, Charles de Lint (Tor) Sailing to Sarantium, Guy Gavriel Kay (Earthlight; Viking; HarperPrism) Mockingbird, Sean Stewart (Ace) The Martyring, Thomas Sullivan (Forge) 2000 WFC 2000, held in Corpus Christi, Texas, was chaired by Fred Duarte. Judges were Suzi Baker, W. Paul Ganley, Tim Holman, Marvin Kaye, and Melissa Scott. Winner: Thraxas, Martin Scott (Orbit) Tamsin, Peter S. Beagle (Roc) The Rainy Season, James P. Blaylock (Ace) Gardens of the Moon, Steven Erikson (Bantam Press) A Witness To Life, Terence M. Green (Forge) A Red Heart of Memories, Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Ace) 2001 WFC 2001, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was chaired by Bruce Farr. Judges were Steven Erikson, Paula Guran, Diana Wynne Jones, Graham Joyce, and Jonathan Strahan. Winner: Declare, Tim Powers (Subterranean Press; Morrow) Winner: Galveston, Sean Stewart (Ace Books) The Grand Ellipse, Paula Volsky (Bantam Spectra) The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman (Knopf; Scholastic UK) Lord of Emperors, Guy Gavriel Kay (Viking Canada; HarperPrism; Earthlight) Perdido Street Station, China Miéville (Macmillan; Del Rey) 2002 WFC 2002, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was chaired by Greg Ketter. Judges were Peter Adkins, Meg Davis, Jason Van Hollander, Michele Sagara West, and F. Paul Wilson, with awards administrator Peter Dennis Pautz. Winner: The Other Wind, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt) American Gods, Neil Gaiman (Morrow) Brown Harvest, Jay Russell (Four Walls Eight Windows) The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos) From the Dust Returned, Ray Bradbury (Morrow) The Onion Girl, Charles de Lint (Tor) The Wooden Sea, Jonathan Carroll (Tor) 2003 WFC 2003, held in Washington, DC, was chaired by Michael J. Walsh. Judges were Justin Ackroyd, Les Edwards, Laura Anne Gilman, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and Jane Yolen, with awards administrator Peter Dennis Pautz. Winner: The Facts of Life, Graham Joyce (Gollancz) Winner: Ombria in Shadow, Patricia A. McKillip (Ace) The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) Fitcher's Brides, Gregory Frost (Tor) The Scar, China Miéville (Macmillan U.K.; Del Rey) 2004 WFC 2004 will be held in Tempe, Arizona. Judges are John Clute, Sherwood Smith, Michael Stackpole, Alain Nevant, and Scott Wyatt. Winner: Tooth and Claw, Jo Walton (Tor) The Etched City, K.J. Bishop (Prime Books) Fudoki, Kij Johnson (Tor) The Light Ages, Ian R. 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