David Gemmell Award

The David Gemmell Legend Award is a literary award for fantasy novels and is named in memory of David Gemmell, a British author of heroic fantasy. The award was established in 2008 to recognize outstanding contributions to the genre of fantasy fiction. The award is open to any novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom in the previous calendar year. The winner of the award is decided by a popular vote, with a shortlist of nominees being compiled by a panel of judges. The award has become one of the most prestigious in the genre of fantasy literature.