The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
“Benny is nice – too nice – so much so that they feel compelled to destroy him.
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HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD by Shelley Parker-Chan
From humble beginnings, and through much determination and sacrifice, Zhu became The Radiant King,