2022 Dragon Award Nominees and Winners

Best Science Fiction Novel
Winner:
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Goliath: A Novel by Tochi Onyebuchi
You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)
Winner:
Book of Night by Holly Black
Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel
Winner:
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel
Winner:
A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope
The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham
Citadel by Marko Kloos
Backyard Starship by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Against All Odds by Jeffery H. Haskell
Resolute by Jack Campbell

Best Alternate History Novel
Winner:
The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley by Mercedes Lackey
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Invisible Sun by Charles Stross
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The King’s Daughter by Vonda N. McIntyre
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner by Kerryn Offord, Rick Boatright

Best Media Tie-In Novel
Winner:
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray
Star Trek: Coda: Oblivion’s Gate by David Mack
Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller
Halo: Divine Wind by Troy Denning

Best Horror Novel
Winner:
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Hide by Kiersten White
Revelator by Daryl Gregory

Best Comic Book
Winner:
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen, Mark Brooks
Devil’s Reign by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
King Conan by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar
Step by Bloody Step by Simon Spurrier, Matías Bergara
Twig by Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm
Nightwing by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

Best Graphic Novel
Winner:
Dune: House Atreides Volume 2 by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Dev Pramanik
Geiger by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank
Bitter Root Volume 3 by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez
Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
Winner:
Stranger Things, Netflix
The Expanse, Amazon
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paramount+
Wheel of Time, Amazon
For All Mankind, Apple TV+
Halo, Paramount+
The Boys, Amazon

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Winner:
Dune by Denis Villeneuve
Spider-Man: No Way Home by Jon Watts
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness by Sam Raimi
Ghostbusters: Afterlife by Jason Reitman
The Adam Project by Shawn Levy
Free Guy by Shawn Levy

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game
Winner:
Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Metroid Dread, Nintendo
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Bungie
Age of Empires IV, Xbox Game Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate–Daemonhunters, Frontier Foundry
Lost Ark, Amazon Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game
Winner:
Diablo Immortal, Blizzard
Pokémon UNITE, The Pokémon Company
Baba Is You, Hempuli
Townscaper, Oskar Stålberg
Alien: Isolation, Sega
World of Demons, PlatinumGames

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
Winner:
Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Fantasy Flight Games
Ark Nova, Capstone Games
Cascadia, Alderac Entertainment Group
Return to Dark Tower, Restoration Games
7 Wonders Architects, Asmodee
Alien: Fate of the Nostromo, Ravensburger

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game
Winner:
Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Wizards of the Coast
The One Ring, Second Edition, Free League Publishing
Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Evil Hat Productions
Root: The RPG, Magpie Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game–Revised Core Set, Fantasy Flight Games
Magic: The Gathering, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Wizards of the Coast

Julie Award: Jim Starlin
Mike Resnick Award for Short Fiction: “What Would You Do With A Second Chance?” by Chris Kulp
Hank Reinhardt Fandom Award: John Carroll
Eugie Award: “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker

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