150 Award Genres
Children
- Children - Action
- Children - Adventure
- Children - Animals
- Children - Audiobook
- Children - Christian
- Children - Coming of Age
- Children - Concept
- Children - Educational
- Children - Fable
- Children - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Children - General
- Children - Grade 4th-6th
- Children - Grade K-3rd
- Children - Mystery
- Children - Mythology/Fairy Tale
- Children - Non-Fiction
- Children - Picture Book
- Children - Preschool
- Children - Preteen
- Children - Religious Theme
- Children - Social Issues
Christian
- Christian - Amish
- Christian - Biblical Counseling
- Christian - Devotion/Study
- Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Christian - Fiction
- Christian - General
- Christian - Historical Fiction
- Christian - Living
- Christian - Non-Fiction
- Christian - Romance - Contemporary
- Christian - Romance - General
- Christian - Romance - Historical
- Christian - Thriller
Fiction
- Fiction - Action
- Fiction - Adventure
- Fiction - Animals
- Fiction - Anthology
- Fiction - Audiobook
- Fiction - Chick Lit
- Fiction - Crime
- Fiction - Cultural
- Fiction - Drama
- Fiction - Dystopia
- Fiction - Fantasy - Epic
- Fiction - Fantasy - General
- Fiction - Fantasy - Urban
- Fiction - General
- Fiction - Graphic Novel/Comic
- Fiction - Historical - Event/Era
- Fiction - Historical - Personage
- Fiction - Holiday
- Fiction - Horror
- Fiction - Humor/Comedy
- Fiction - Inspirational
- Fiction - Intrigue
- Fiction - LGBTQ
- Fiction - Literary
- Fiction - Magic/Wizardry
- Fiction - Military
- Fiction - Mystery - General
- Fiction - Mystery - Historical
- Fiction - Mystery - Legal
- Fiction - Mystery - Murder
- Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
- Fiction - Mythology
- Fiction - New Adult
- Fiction - Paranormal
- Fiction - Realistic
- Fiction - Religious Theme
- Fiction - Science Fiction
- Fiction - Short Story/Novela
- Fiction - Social Issues
- Fiction - Southern
- Fiction - Sports
- Fiction - Supernatural
- Fiction - Suspense
- Fiction - Tall Tale
- Fiction - Thriller - Conspiracy
- Fiction - Thriller - Environmental
- Fiction - Thriller - Espionage
- Fiction - Thriller - General
- Fiction - Thriller - Legal
- Fiction - Thriller - Medical
- Fiction - Thriller - Political
- Fiction - Thriller - Psychological
- Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist
- Fiction - Time Travel
- Fiction - Urban
- Fiction - Visionary
- Fiction - Western
- Fiction - Womens
Non-Fiction
- Non-Fiction - Adventure
- Non-Fiction - Animals
- Non-Fiction - Anthology
- Non-Fiction - Art/Photography
- Non-Fiction - Audiobook
- Non-Fiction - Autobiography
- Non-Fiction - Biography
- Non-Fiction - Business/Finance
- Non-Fiction - Cooking/Food
- Non-Fiction - Cultural
- Non-Fiction - Drama
- Non-Fiction - Education
- Non-Fiction - Environment
- Non-Fiction - Genealogy
- Non-Fiction - General
- Non-Fiction - Gov/Politics
- Non-Fiction - Grief/Hardship
- Non-Fiction - Health - Fitness
- Non-Fiction - Health - Medical
- Non-Fiction - Historical
- Non-Fiction - Hobby
- Non-Fiction - Home/Crafts
- Non-Fiction - Humor/Comedy
- Non-Fiction - Inspirational
- Non-Fiction - LGBTQ
- Non-Fiction - Marketing
- Non-Fiction - Memoir
- Non-Fiction - Military
- Non-Fiction - Motivational
- Non-Fiction - Music/Entertainment
- Non-Fiction - New Age
- Non-Fiction - Occupational
- Non-Fiction - Parenting
- Non-Fiction - Relationships
- Non-Fiction - Religion/Philosophy
- Non-Fiction - Retirement
- Non-Fiction - Self Help
- Non-Fiction - Short Story/Novela
- Non-Fiction - Social Issues
- Non-Fiction - Spiritual/Supernatural
- Non-Fiction - Sports
- Non-Fiction - Travel
- Non-Fiction - True Crime
- Non-Fiction - Womens
- Non-Fiction - Writing/Publishing
Poetry
Romance
Young Adult
- Young Adult - Action
- Young Adult - Adventure
- Young Adult - Coming of Age
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Epic
- Young Adult - Fantasy - General
- Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban
- Young Adult - General
- Young Adult - Horror
- Young Adult - Mystery
- Young Adult - Mythology/Fairy Tale
- Young Adult - Non-Fiction
- Young Adult - Paranormal
- Young Adult - Religious Theme
- Young Adult - Romance
- Young Adult - Sci-Fi
- Young Adult - Social Issues
- Young Adult - Thriller
Illustration Award
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Alliance.125: Hirunda
The First Book
Raita Jauhiainen
2015 Bronze Medal
368 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
Alliance.125: Hirunda by Raita Jauhiainen is a unique and well crafted dystopian novel. Jani is a young man who lives in one of the biggest cities in the world. It's a city of progress that managed to survive the Great War, and bring about an era of progress and peace. A meritocracy, women are placed on a pedestal as their population numbers are low, while only the best, highest achieving men are allowed to marry and have children. Jani sees nothing wrong with his life until he receives an unexpected invitation to visit the inner parts of the city. Soon he finds himself doing things he's never done before and viewing society in a completely different light. Then he discovers that the world is far bigger than he's been told and secret cities are suddenly revealed.
Alliance.125: Hirunda by Raita Jauhiainen is a fascinating read. It starts off slowly, and other things would often drag me away while I was reading it, but the deeper I got into the story the more intrigued I became. Jani is very much an Everyman; he's not particularly heroic or tough, in fact he flies under the radar most of the time, but it's that very quality that makes him different from the usual dystopian characters and, in his own way, engaging. I love how Jauhiainen set up her society. She took a simple premise, an uneven amount of men to women and expanded it to its fullest, crafting gender stereotypes, exploring sexuality, and how over time people begin to normalize some really odd things. I have read a few books that attempt to touch on things like that, but never with the depth and finesse of Jauhiainen's novel. I loved it.
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Dissident
Bellator Saga Book 1
Cecilia London
2015 Silver Medal
272 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
Political thrills and chills. Intrigue. Romance. Sexiness. All things that make up a great read in my estimation. And all of these and more can certainly be found in Dissident, the first book in The Bellator Saga by author Cecilia London. Our story follows protagonist Caroline Gerard, a young widow with two children, as she gets further involved in the life of politics, and further involved with Jack McIntyre, the steamy politico with a real reputation as a playboy. When both Caroline and Jack find themselves on the run, the targets of a political plot that puts both of their lives at risk, they also find themselves more and more drawn to each other. Will they survive to find a life together?
Dissident was a fantastic book. Fantastic. It had me hooked from the very first page and through to the end. Equal parts excitement and sexy, steamy scenes kept me reading long past the time I should have put the book aside to sleep, and I read it through to the end. Author Cecilia London does a great job with character development, scene setting and writing fantastic yet realistic scenarios that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I highly recommend Dissident to any reader that loves a fast-paced, intriguing work of fiction with a hefty dose of sexiness and steam, a reader who enjoys thrills and political intrigue, or anyone just looking for a highly engaging and fun read. This is the first book of a planned six-book series, and I certainly hope that Cecilia London is hard at work at the next installment. I, for one, will be lined up to read it when it’s out!
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Sunset Rising
Book One
S.M. McEachern
2015 Gold Medal
469 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
It is 2307, nearly three hundred years since nuclear war destroyed the Earth. Now, the only civilization remaining is the people of the Dome, a sealed refuge from the toxic radiation that remains. The people of the Dome live in luxury, but it comes at a great cost. Their survival depends upon the subterranean Pit, where Sunny O'Donnell lives. The people of the Pit were not meant to be in the Dome 283 years ago when the bombs went off. They had to make a deal to get inside to safety: they signed themselves over as slaves to the Dome, and they would each be killed, or Culled, at age 35 to prevent overpopulation. This is the world in which Sunny now lives. Through a series of events, she finds herself involved in the upcoming marriage between Jack Kenner and the President's daughter. When the situation goes sour, Sunny and Jack must fight for their lives, and for the lives of all who live in the Pit. Revolution is the only solution.
"Sunset Rising" is thrilling; there is no better word for it. It lures readers in with its fresh and tempting plot, and then hooks them with nonstop action that leaves them reading late into the night. The beginning doesn't do the rest of the book justice, but if readers allow themselves to be taken in, they will have a heart-stopping ride until the very end. Romance, intrigue, and action all come together beautifully here to create an experience that will leave anyone asking for more.
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Bookworm
Jason Srebnick
2014 Honorable Mention
280 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
In Bookworm by Jason Srebnick, the reader is pulled into a future that does not seem too unrealistic at all. The world is controlled by a handful of corporations that employ most of the people on the planet. Working 17-20 hours a day is normal. Being married to a selected mate and having two test-tube children is also normal. Work happens in office hives, no interaction with other workers is allowed. It's all for the corporations and if you happen to think otherwise, you have to undergo rigorous training sessions (more like brainwashing actually). For one of the billions of mindless human drones, however, life changes when his travel pod crashes. Aaron Cogwell, married, with two children, awakes in a cottage in the forest (that nobody ever visits as it would be a waste of time that could be used to work!). A woman called Mary changes his life for good by introducing him to fruit and vegetables and... to books! Aaron's mind is torn between the new way of life he literally fell into and his obligations towards the cooperation. And then there's his wife and his two children. When Aaron watches children in the forest who are happy and smiling without having to be pumped full of drugs and connected to an E-device, his whole life starts crumbling to pieces. But what will he do?
Bookworm by Jason Srebnick is one of the books you can't stop reading - but you also fear getting too close to the end because this means there'd be nothing left to read. When I was close to being through about 90% of the book, I paused and thought: "Oh no, if I continue reading, it'll be over soon." But I had to read on because you couldn't be sure about how it would all end. Bookworm is very exciting but also a bit scary - because we already have those huge corporations, too. And don't we already have people who turn into mindless drones, doing nothing but staring at their smartphones or tablets all the time, ignoring the world around them? This book makes you think about the world around you. What would you do if you were in Aaron's situation? This book is a fantastic read - entertaining and thought-provokingly philosophical at the same time.
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The Dawn of Eve
Shaun Penney
2014 Bronze Medal
638 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
Some time has passed since Carol not only learned who she really is and everything about herself, but also who her true friends and enemies are. People are not who they seem in this futuristic world and it’s up to Carol, Gen, Mionne, Vanguard and a few surprising allies to save the day and to avenge a loss that none of them could have believed. There will be more than a few surprises throughout this story of love, adventure, betrayal and science fiction all rolled into one. The Dawn of Eve by Shaun Penney is a story you won’t soon forget.
The Uwemass is no longer a faceless organization seemingly destroying the human race. They've now been identified and though Carol knows who they are (thanks to Eve), it’s a shock to the rest of her group and the world that not only are there still women alive, but they’re running the show. I was amazed by how much Carol had changed and how much she and her group were able to accomplish. It’s no easy feat to attempt to destroy some of the strongest individuals in the world but Carol, Vanguard and the rest are definitely not the type to back away from a challenge. The new characters intrigued me as well, like Cliff and, of course, characters like Lilith are hard to forget as well. Carol’s crew are going to meet the challenge of defeating the Uwemass (and their new enemy as well) head on in The Dawn of Eve by Shaun Penney.
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The Blade of Eve
Shaun Penney
2014 Silver Medal
516 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
Carol is not your average woman. In fact, she’s not a true woman at all, she’s a clone. But that’s only one of her problems at this point. The other problem is that people seem to be after her for no reason she can think of. It’s going to take everything she has and everything Vanguard and the Sashurai have as well to ensure she survives the trouble she’s found herself in. After all, the Uwemass, Mionne and Kernn all have their own agenda, and Carol’s happiness doesn’t play into any of them. Somehow she’ll have to survive, but she isn’t the only one struggling for her life in The Blade of Eve by Shaun Penney.
The characters in this story seemed very lifelike. Carol was quite a survivor and had not only a sweet side but a very strong-willed side as well. She was stronger than you would think just starting out. I also couldn’t help being drawn in by Gen and her story as well. There’s a lot going on in this world and the women especially are going to be taking the brunt of things. It’s hard to say whether they’ll all make it out alive or not or whether it’s even going to be worth getting out of alive. The Blade of Eve is a story of the future, of survival against the odds, and definitely of bravery. It was a book I enjoyed and I’ll be looking out for the next book from this author as soon as possible.
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The City Center
Volume 1
Simone Pond
2014 Gold Medal
316 Pages
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Fiction - Dystopia
The City Center (The New Agenda Series Book 1) by Simone Pond is a dystopian tale set in the future. A group of elitists have killed off most of the people, leaving two sects; the elitists that reside inside the utopia of Los Angeles City Center and the rebels that live on the Outside. The elitists have devised a way to live for an extended period of time. Ava Rhodes is the citizens' favorite of those competing for the office of Queen of City Center. Unlike the other candidates, Ava has a lot of unanswered questions. When Joseph, an Outsider, is captured, Ava not only assists him in escaping but she also goes with him. She discovers the lies and deceit that have been perpetrated on her people. The Outsiders discover a traitor in their midst.
It is difficult to believe that The City Center is Simone Pond’s first novel for she writes like a seasoned author. The City Center reminds me of Donor 23, The Hunger Games, Logan’s Run and Brave New World, which are all dystopian tales. The characters are well developed. Morray was so well developed that he gave me the creeps just reading about his despicable crimes. My only complaint with this novel is the lead character, Ava Rhodes. I would have liked to see her as a stronger character and not quite so needy. This tale is well written and the plot is interesting. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.