| Goodreads Choice Awards |
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The Goodreads Choice Awards is a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009. Users are able to vote for the books that Goodreads has nominated and are also able to nominate books of their choosing, released in the given year. Most books that Goodreads itself nominates are from Goodreads authors. The final voting round collects the top 10 books from 20 different categories.[1] |
Fantasy[]
In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the novel was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Highlighted entries and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist.[1]
| Year | Novel | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead and Gone | Charlaine Harris |
| 2010 | Towers of Midnight | Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson |
| 2011 | A Dance with Dragons | George R.R. Martin |
| 2012 | The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole | Stephen King |
| 2013 | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman |
| 2014 | The Book of Life | Deborah Harkness |
| 2015 | Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances | Neil Gaiman |
| 2016 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | J.K. Rowling |
| 2017 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay | J.K. Rowling |
| 2018 | Circe | Madeline Miller |
| 2019 | Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo |
| 2020 | House of Earth and Blood | Sarah J. Maas |
Science Fiction[]
In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the novel was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Highlighted entries and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist.[1]
| Year | Novel | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Leviathan | Scott Westerfeld* |
| 2010 | Feed | Mira Grant |
| 2011 | 11/22/63 | Stephen King |
| 2012 | The Long Earth | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter |
| 2013 | MaddAddam | Margaret Atwood |
| 2014 | The Martian | Andy Weir |
| 2015 | Golden Son | Pierce Brown |
| 2016 | Morning Star | Pierce Brown |
| 2017 | Artemis | Andy Weir |
| 2018 | Vengeful | V.E. Schwab |
| 2019 | Recursion | Blake Crouch |
| 2020 | Christopher Paolini | To Sleep in a Sea of Stars |
Best Paranormal Fantasy[]
This category was only in use for the first few years, after that it was roled into the Best Fantasy category
| Year | Novel | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead in the Family | Charlaine Harris |
| 2010 | Shadowfever | Karen Marie Moning |
| 2011 | Shadow of Night | Deborah Harkness |
| 2012 | Cold Days | Jim Butcher |
Best Young Adult Fantasy & SF[]
Started in 2010, initially just YA Fantasy, but starting in 2011 Science Fiction was added.
| Year | Novel | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins |
| 2011 | Divergent | Veronica Roth |
| 2012 | Insurgent | Veronica Roth |
| 2013 | Allegiant | Veronica Roth |
| 2014 | City of Heavenly Fire | Cassandra Clare |
| 2015 | Queen of Shadows | Sarah J. Maas |
| 2016 | A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas |
| 2017 | A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas |
| 2018 | Kingdom of Ash | Sarah J. Maas |
| 2019 | The Wicked King | Holly Black |
| 2020 | The Queen of Nothing | Holly Black |
Best Horror[]
Starting in 2011
| Year | Novel | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Graveminder | Melissa Marr |
| 2012 | The Twelve | Justin Cronin |
| 2013 | Doctor Sleep | Stephen King |
| 2014 | Prince Lestat | Anne Rice |
| 2015 | Saint Odd | Dean Koontz |
| 2016 | The Fireman | Joe Hill |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King and Owen King |
| 2018 | Elevation | Stephen King |
| 2019 | The Institute | Stephen King |
| 2020 | Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia |
References[]
More information can be found at Goodreads Choice Awards