- Do not nominate your own book, or a book you have not read.
- All nominations must be:
– Indie (self) published during the previous year.
– A Novella or Novel. (60+ Amazon listed page count.)
– Fantasy
– No main-plot romance. (If the plot doesn’t work without the romance, then it is main-plot romance.)
– Published in English.
– Submitted in the following format: Title by Author. Any other format will be disqualified.
– 20 Reviews on Amazon, with a rating of at least 4.0 - The top 10 books will advance to the Finals.
- Each author will only be allowed ONE book to advance to the next round.
- To advance a book MUST have a minimum of 5 nominations.
- A person can only nominate:
– a book once.
– 3 books total.
– Note: emails ending in .gov, .edu, .org are invalid.
– 18 years or older to participate. - By nominating you are subscribing to the Caffeinated Fantasy Newsletter.
- Nominations will be validated after they have closed, and books that do not meet the above qualifications will be removed.
- During the nomination round, making it to the current standings chart doesn’t verify that the book has met all qualifications.
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Top 10 nominated books will move forward to voting, books must have at least 5 nominations to move forward.
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Verified Advancing Nominations
Honorable Mentions
* Has over 5 nominations, author with more than one book in the running. Only highest nominated book listed in the above 5 section.
Below 5 Nominations
Dark Fantasy
- We Men of Ash and Shadow by HL Tinsley
- The World Maker Parable by Luke Tarzian
- The Obsidian Psalm by Clayton Snyder
- The Last Faoii by Tahani Nelson
- The Forever King by Ben Galley
- Of Honey and Wildfires by Sarah Chorn
- Birth of the Fae Locked Out of Heaven Danielle M. Orsino
- Black Stone Heart by Michael R. Fletcher
Dystopian
Epic Fantasy
- Voice of War by Zack Argyle
- Wintersteel by Will Wight
- The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell
- The Darkling Queen by S.A. Klopfenstein
- Shadows of a Dead God by Patrick Samphire
- Sellsword’s Oath by Gail Z Martin
- Pawn by Angela J. Ford
- A Dark Inheritance by Todd Herzman
- Along the Razor’s Edge by Rob J. Hayes
- A Storm of Glass and Stars by Marion Blackwood
- A Storm of Mist and Thunder by Marion Blackwood
- Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley
- Fury of the Crown by Paul J Bennet
Fantasy / Mystery
Historical Fantasy
LitRPG
Mythology & Folk Tales
- The Green Man’s Silence by Juliet E McKenna
- Paternus: War of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
- Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell
- Gretchen and the Bear by Carrie Anne Noble
- Fae Song by Deonne Williams
Paranormal & Urban Fantasy
- Queen of Fate and Fire by Annie Anderson
- Mortal Imperative by R.L. King
- Moonshine by Cameron O’Connell, Shayne Silvers
- Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie
- Dark Glass by Orlando Sanchez
- Darkness Awakes by Kevin McLaughlin
- Dead to Me by Annie Anderson
- Night Warrior by Jordan J. Scavone
- Druid Master by M D Massey
Steampunk
YA Coming of Age
- The Sapphire Eruption by I. M. Redwright
- Tales of Ferrês by K. M. Jenkins
- Shadow of the Lantern Bearer by Chris R. Underwood
- Moonscript by H.S.J. Williams
- Mark of Fate by Meg Cowley
- Copper Mage by Dorothy Dreyer
- Crimson Mage by Dorothy Dreyer
- Golden Mage by Dorothy Dreyer
- Dragon War by Eileen Mueller
- Dragon Sea by Eileen Mueller
- The Winter Spirits by E. C. Hibbs