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The Isle In The Silver Sea by Tasha Suri: 2026 Winner close-up
Publisher: Orbit Genre: Epic Fantasy / Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 2025 Overview From World Fantasy Award–winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a captivating epic fantasy grounded in lush history and Indian myth. Rich with political intrigue, forbidden sorcery, and intricate character dynamics, Suri delivers an unforgettable tale of power,…
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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis: 2026 Shortlist close-up
Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Cozy Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Humor Publication Date: May 2025 Overview From the author of Dreadful, The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association serves up Big Little Lies meets magic school in an uproariously funny, sharply observed cozy fantasy. Exploring the absolute nightmare of school politics through the eyes…
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Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky: 2026 Shortlist close-up
Publisher: Tor / Pan Macmillan Genre: Hard Science Fiction / First Contact Publication Date: January 2026 Overview From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Adrian Tchaikovsky comes Shroud, an utterly gripping, hard-edged masterwork of first contact on a profoundly hostile planet. Blending uncompromising scientific worldbuilding with sheer survival terror, Tchaikovsky transports readers to a pitch-black moon where…
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City Of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead & Aliya Whiteley: 2026 Shortlist close-up
Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Science Fantasy / Speculative Fiction Publication Date: April 2025 Overview A vibrant, deeply emotional science fantasy about two cousins trapped in mirrored, fractured worlds—the resplendent, verdant summer city and the ice-carved wastes of the winter city. Reminiscent of Every Heart a Doorway and This Is How You Lose the Time War,…
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A Resistance Of Witches by Morgan Ryan: 2026 Shortlist close-up
Publisher: Penguin Books / Viking Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 2026 Overview Set against the dark and desperate backdrop of 1940s Europe, A Resistance of Witches is a sweeping, immersive historical fantasy that blends WWII espionage with dark magic. When Prime Minister Winston Churchill is offered an unexpected alliance by the Royal Academy of…
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And the winner is… Tasha Suri for The Isle In The Silver Sea
At the start of Saturday evening’s award ceremony at this year’s Fantasycon the 2026 Aldiss Award for world building in speculative fiction and gaming was awarded to Tasha Suri for her book The Isle In The Silver Sea. And the winner is Tasha Suri for The Isle In The Silver Sea. A hearty congratulations to…
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The 2026 Aldiss Award Shortlist
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2026 Aldiss Award for World Building in speculative fiction. Our Chair of Judges, Allen Stroud, said: “This year’s shortlist casts a wide net over the genres, demonstrating that world building is not a practice solely for one or the other, but that a reader’s imagination can be…
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Why World‑Building & why Brian Aldiss?
Some worlds behave like weather. You don’t simply read them, or play them, and move on. They settle in you—quietly at first—then you notice they’ve changed your internal climate. You look at real streets and real skies and feel, briefly, that you’ve returned from somewhere else with mud on your boots.
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The 2026 Aldiss Award Long List
We’re absolutely thrilled to have such an excellent list of publications for consideration for The Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction this year. Amongst the list, there are plenty of well-known names, previous award winners, and lots of well-regarded 2025 publications.
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The Aldiss Award 2026 Launch
The Aldiss Award, dedicated to celebrating exceptional world-building in science fiction and fantasy across literature and gaming, is excited to announce its 2026 submissions window opening.