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Dragon Awards Winners Announced

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Dragon Con took place this weekend and during it, the 7th annual Dragon Awards was announced. The fan’s choice awards recognizes the best in books, comics, games, and filmed entertainment.

Dragon Con announced three other awards, recognizing achievement in short fiction and lifelong contributions to the profession and fandom.

  • Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker was honored with the Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction, established in the memory of the Nebula-award winning author and long-time Dragon Con volunteer director. A juried award, the “Eugie” celebrates the best in innovative fiction.
  • The Julie Award, given to an industry professional for universal achievement spanning multiple genres, was awarded to comic book writer and artist Jim Starlin, who created Thanos, Shang-Chi, Dreadstar, and many other best-recognized characters. Starlin was also a pioneer in securing creator ownership for comics artists and writers.
  • And, John Carroll was recognized with the Hank Reinhardt Fandom Award, given each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to fandom. Carroll has not only been a 15-year volunteer at Dragon Con, working in the convention’s Tech Ops and other departments, but also has supported several other science fiction and fantasy conventions around metro Atlanta including sister convention MomoCon.

The Dragon Awards were launched in 2016 as part of Dragon Con’s 30th anniversary. More than 7,000 fans cast ballots for this year’s awards and selected from 93 properties across 15 categories.

Congrats to everyone. And the winners are…

Best Science Fiction Novel          

Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)         

Book of Night by Holly Black

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel  

A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope

Best Alternate History Novel     

The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley by Mercedes Lackey

Best Media Tie-In Novel              

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn

Best Horror Novel          

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

Best Comic Book             

Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen, Mark Brooks

Best Graphic Novel        

Dune: House Atreides Volume 2 by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Dev Pramanik

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series             

Stranger Things, Netflix

Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Movie   

Dune by Denis Villeneuve

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game         

Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Mobile Game    

Diablo Immortal, Blizzard

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game      

Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Fantasy Flight Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectable Card / Role-Playing Game         

Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, Wizards of the Coast

Preview: Dune: House Atreides Vol. 3

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Dune: House Atreides Vol. 3

(W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
In Shops: Apr 20, 2022
SRP: $24.99

THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE CONCLUDES!
After his father’s untimely death, young Leto ascends to Duke of House Atreides while Duncan Idaho starts down the path to become one of Leto’s right-hand men. Meanwhile, Baron Harkonnen wastes no time moving against the new Duke by stoking the centuries-long feud between the Harkonnens and Atreides.
A new dawn rises when Crown Prince Shaddam successfully ousts his father from the throne of the Imperium. And Pardot Kynes, now considered a prophet among the Fremen, continues forging a path to make the desert planet an oasis.
The first ever adaptation of the New York Times best-selling Dune: House Atreides concludes, adapted & scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, authors of the eponymous prequel novel based on Dune creator Frank Herbert’s notes, and illustrated by artist Dev Pramanik (Paradiso). Collects Dune: House Atreides #9-12.

Dune: House Atreides Vol. 3

Preview: Dune: House Atreides #12 (of 12)

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Dune: House Atreides #12 (of 12)

(W) Brian Herbet, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Evan Cagle
In Shops: Dec 01, 2021
SRP: $4.99

Now the 81st Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and imbued with the entire power of the Imperium, Shaddam will decide the fate of newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides.

But his decision will inadvertently cement the genocidal hatred of Baron Harkonnen for House Atreides!

Dune: House Atreides #12 (of 12)

The Atreides and Harkonnen Blood Feud Begins in Dune: House Atreides #12

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Dune: House Atreides #12, adapted and scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, who co-wrote the eponymous prequel novel based on Frank Herbert’s notes and illustrated by artists Dev Pramanik and Mariano Taibo, colorist Alex Guimarães, and letterer Ed Dukeshire.

Now the 81st Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and imbued with the entire power of the Imperium, Shaddam will decide the fate of newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides. But his decision will inadvertently cement the genocidal hatred of Baron Harkonnen for House Atreides!

Dune: House Atreides #12 features main and variant cover art by Evan Cagle and variant cover art by Tiffany Turrill. It comes to comic shelves on December 1, 2021.

Dune: House Atreides #12

Preview: Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2

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Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2

(W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Mike Del Mundo
In Shops: Oct 20, 2021
SRP: $24.99

The official prequel to the groundbreaking Dune continues in the first-ever graphic fiction adaptation of the New York Times best-selling Dune: House Atreides.

Leto Atreides brings news of the revolt brewing on Ix, but the city’s leaders make a decision that may threaten everyone, while Crown Prince Shaddam plots to overtake it.

Adapted & scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, authors of the eponymous prequel novel based on Dune creator Frank Herbert’s notes, and illustrated by artist Dev Pramanik (Paradiso).

Collects Dune: House Atreides #5-8.

Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2

Preview: Dune: House Atreides #11 (of 12)

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Dune: House Atreides #11 (of 12)

(W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Evan Cagle
In Shops: Oct 20, 2021
SRP: $4.99

The newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides has been framed for a crime he did not commit and must risk everything to prove his innocence to Imperium’s royal houses. Will it work or will Baron Harkonnen’s evil plan finally come to fruition?

The Bene Gesserit assert their influence once more, having predicted a great importance in the Atreides bloodline, one that will influence the coming of their messiah – the Kwisatz Haderach!

Dune: House Atreides #11 (of 12)

Duke Leto Atreides Risks Everything in Dune: House Atreides #11

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Dune: House Atreides #11, adapted and scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, who co-wrote the eponymous prequel novel based on Frank Herbert’s notes and illustrated by artists Dev Pramanik and Mariano Taibo, colorist Alex Guimarães, and letterer Ed Dukeshire.

The newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides has been framed for a crime he did not commit and must risk everything to prove his innocence to Imperium’s royal houses. Will it work, or will Baron Harkonnen’s evil plan finally come to fruition? The Bene Gesserit also assert their influence once more, having predicted a great importance in the Atreides bloodline, one that will influence the coming of their messiah – the Kwisatz Haderach! 

Dune: House Atreides #11 features main cover art by Evan Cagle and variant cover art by Cagle and Qistina Khalidah. It comes to shelves October 20, 2021.

Dune: House Atreides #11

Preview: Dune: House Atreides #10 (of 12)

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Dune: House Atreides #10 (of 12)

(W) Brian Herbet, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Evan Cagle
In Shops: Sep 22, 2021
SRP: $4.99

Leto, the newly crowned Duke of House Atreides, finally unearths the plot behind his father’s untimely death, and suddenly must prepare to stand trial for a terrible crime he did not commit.

And even as Baron Harkonnen’s evil plan appears to be working, another coup is underway as Shaddam begins his own coronation as supreme ruler.

Dune: House Atreides #10 (of 12)

Leto Must Stand Trial in Dune: House Atreides #10

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Dune: House Atreides #10, adapted and scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, who co-wrote the eponymous prequel novel based on Frank Herbert’s notes and illustrated by artists Dev Pramanik and Mariano Taibo, colorist Alex Guimarães, and letterer Ed Dukeshire.

Leto, the newly crowned Duke of House Atreides, finally unearths the plot behind his father’s untimely death, and suddenly must prepare to stand trial for a terrible crime he did not commit. And even as Baron Harkonnen’s evil plan appears to be working, another coup is underway as Shaddam begins his own coronation as supreme ruler. 

Dune: House Atreides #10 features main cover art by Evan Cagle and variant cover art by Julian Totino Tedesco. It comes to shelves on September 22, 2021.

Dune: House Atreides #10

Preview: Dune: House Atreides #9

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Dune: House Atreides #9

(W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Evan Cagle
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99

Was foul play involved in Leto’s father’s untimely death? Follow the new Duke Atreides as he stops at nothing to find out.

Power, lies, and corruption continue as Baron Harkonnen hatches a plan to frame Leto for an attack on the Tleilaxu even as Shaddam prepares to usurp the throne from his father once and for all.

Dune: House Atreides #9
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