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# Here are the winners of the 2024 Dragon Awards
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2024-dragon-awards/
- Published: 2024-09-05T19:29:57.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-05T19:29:57.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: News, Books, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Dragon Con took place over the weekend, and part of its programming was the reveal of this year's Dragon Awards winners. The award has been handed out annually for the last couple of years, and its winners are decided by fandom at large. 

[Here are the finalists for the 2024 Dragon AwardsA nice snapshot of the SF/F of 2023![](https://www.andrewliptak.com/favicon.ico)Transfer OrbitAndrew Liptak![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2c/d7/2cd7d323-e6ed-4666-8092-07e380dbdf2a/content/images/size/w1200/2024/08/IMG_9086.jpeg)](https://www.andrewliptak.com/dragon-award-finalists-sci-fi-fantasy-books-dragoncon/)

Overall, it's a good list of popular titles to pick up. Here are the winners, marked in **bold**: 

### **Best Science Fiction Novel**

- *The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport* by Samit Basu
- *The Saint of Bright Doors* by Vajra Chandrasekera
- *Theft of Fire* by Devon Eriksen
- *These Burning Stars* by Bethany Jacobs
- *Beyond the Ranges* by John Ringo, James Aidee
- ***Starter Villain* by John Scalzi**
- *System Collapse* by Martha Wells

### **Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)**

- *Three Kinds of Lucky* by Kim Harrison
- *The Water Outlaws* by S.L. Huang
- *He Who Drowned the World* by Shelley Parker-Chan
- *My Brother’s Keeper* by Tim Powers
- *House of Open Wounds* by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- ***Iron Flame* by Rebecca Yarros**

### **Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel**

- *Homecoming in Black* by J.M. Anjewierden
- *So Let Them Burn* by Kamilah Cole
- ***Midnight at the Houdini* by Delilah S. Dawson**
- *Hideki Smith, Demon Queller* by A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, Kuma Hartley
- *Death Lord Arcanist* by Shami Stovall
- *The Spirit Bares Its Teeth* by Andrew Joseph White

### **Best Alternate History Novel**

- *Devil’s Battle* by Taylor Anderson
- *1638: The Sovereign States* by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff
- ***All the Dead Shall Weep* by Charlaine Harris**
- *Dirty Water* by Tom Kratman
- *Cahokia Jazz* by Francis Spufford
- *The Wages of Sin* by Harry Turtledove

### **Best Horror Novel**

- *The Hollow Dead* by Darcy Coates
- *The Reformatory* by Tananarive Due
- *Dead Storm Rising* by Shane Gries
- *The Dead Take the A Train* by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw
- ***Black River Orchard* by Chuck Wendig**
- *Double Dose* by F. Paul Wilson

### **Best Illustrative Book Cover**

- *Dragonesque* by Justin Adams
- *The Silverblood Promise* by Jeff Brown
- *Yumi and the Nightmare Painter* by Aliya Chen
- ***Of Jade and Dragons* by Kelly Chong**
- *Beyond Enemies* by Sam R. Kennedy

### **Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel**

- *X-Men: Forever* by Kieron Gillen, Luca Maresca
- *Wonder Woman* by Tom King, Daniel Sampere
- ***Monstress* by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda**
- *Canary* by Scott Snyder, Dan Panosian
- *Nightwing* by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo
- *Batman* by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez

### **Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet**

- *3 Body Problem*, Netflix
- *Ahsoka*, Disney+
- ***Fallout*, Amazon Prime Video**
- *For All Mankind*, Apple TV+
- *Good Omens*, Amazon Prime Video
- *House of the Dragon*, HBO
- *Loki*, Disney+
- *Monarch: Legacy of Monsters*, Apple TV+
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds*, Paramount+

### **Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie**

- ***Dune: Part Two* by Denis Villeneuve**
- *Barbie* by Greta Gerwig
- *Godzilla Minus One* by Takashi Yamazaki
- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* by George Miller
- *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes* by Francis Lawrence
- *Wonka* by Paul King

### **Best Digital Game**

- *Alan Wake 2*, Remedy Entertainment
- ***Baldur’s Gate 3*, Larian Studios**
- *Dragon’s Dogma 2*, Capcom
- *Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree*, FromSoftware
- *Starfield*, Bethesda Game Studios
- *Helldivers 2*, Arrowhead Game Studios

### **Best Tabletop Game**

- *Cascadia: Landmarks*, Flatout Games
- ***D&D The Deck of Many Things*, Wizards of the Coast**
- *Disney Lorcana*, Ravensburger
- *Dune: Imperium – Uprising*, Dire Wolf
- *Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs*, Cephalofair Games
- *Magic: The Gathering Wilds of Eldraine*, Wizards of the Coast