{"id":882,"date":"2009-04-13T10:09:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T18:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2009-04-13T10:09:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T18:09:27","slug":"an-aside-the-david-gemmell-legend-award-shortlist-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/news\/an-aside-the-david-gemmell-legend-award-shortlist-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | The David Gemmell Legend Award shortlist announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The shortlist for the first David Gemmell Legend Award<\/a> has been released:<\/p>\n\"The\n

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After a long fought out epic campaign the David Gemmell Legend Award has come down to the final five. They\u2019re slaughtered, butchered and above all fought heroically for their place in the final five despite some dodgy backroom tactics from alleged fans.<\/p>\n

Shortly we\u2019ll get to work on a new area for each author and allot them their own \u201cGuild\u201d which you the reading public can sign up for along with having the chance to show your support for your favourite author as well as letting people know why they should vote for your guy\/girl. In short, the \u201cGuild Members\u201d are voting on who should become the Hero\/ine of the Awards for its first year.<\/p>\n

Now without further ado, the final five in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n

ABERCROMBIE, Joe \u2013 Last Argument of Kings (Gollancz)
\nMARILLIER, Juliet \u2013 Heir to Sevenwaters (Tor UK)
\nSANDERSON, Brandon – The Hero of Ages (Tor US)
\nSAPKOWSKI, Andrzej – Blood of Elves (Gollancz)
\nWEEKS, Brent – The Way of Shadows (Orbit)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who voted and we hope you\u2019ll continue to support your \u201cchampion\u201d for this next stage. So get those foam fingers at the ready, wave those pennon\u2019s and above all support your favourite. After all your vote could make all the difference between your author winning or just getting pipped at the post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Though the road to this point has been a little rocky, it seems like voters have come up with a pretty decent list of novels. I would have liked to have seen The Painted Man<\/strong> (REVIEW<\/a>) by Peter V. Brett<\/a> get a nod, though.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The shortlist for the first David Gemmell Legend Award has been released: After a long fought out epic campaign the David Gemmell Legend Award has come down to the final five. They\u2019re slaughtered, butchered and above all fought heroically for their place in the final five despite some dodgy backroom tactics from alleged fans. Shortly… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n