Category: Short List
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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,… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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,… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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The Dance of Shadows by Rogba Payne: 2025 Shortlist close-up
ROGBA PAYNE was born in London and raised across both London and Lagos, Nigeria. He is a descendant of John Augustus Otunba-Payne; the noted lawyer, writer and murdered prince of the Ijebu-Ode royal family. Read more
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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi: 2025 Shortlist close-up
Shigidi is the god of nightmares.Once a feared and powerful member of the Yoruba spirit world, these days he haunts people for scraps of power, which he must give up to the executives of the Orisha Spirit Company.Nneoma is a deadly succubus.Fierce, independent and unpredictable, she’s not afraid to take dangerous risks to free herself… Read more
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2025 Award Ceremony @ World Fantasy Con
We’ll be announcing the inaugural winner of The Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction on Saturday 1st November, and we look forward to seeing you all for the announcement! BOOK YOUR TICKET FOR FANTASYCON 2025 We have the prime billing of 7.30pm on the Saturday night! Read the 2025 Shortlist With two weeks to… Read more
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Saints Of Storm and Sorrow, Gabriella Buba: 2025 Shortlist close-up
María Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember. To the world, she is Sister María, dutiful nun and devoted servant of Aynila’s Codicían colonizers. But behind closed doors, she is a stormcaller, chosen daughter of the Aynilan goddess Anitun Tabu. In hiding not only from the Codicíans and… Read more