2007 SPECTRUM AWARD

2007 Best Novel - Winner & Short List

WINNER: Vellum by Hal Duncan (Del Rey)

SHORT LIST:

Carnival by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam)

Smoke And Ashes by Tanya Huff (DAW)

Spin Control by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra)

Dragon's Teeth by James Hetley (Ace)

The Privilege Of The Sword by Ellen Kushner (Bantam Spectra)

Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city's ballroom, brothels and boudoirs. Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well-bred country girl versed in the rules of conventional society. Her mistake is thinking that they apply. For Katherine's host and uncle, Alec Campion, aka the Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here--and to him, rules are made to be broken. When Alec decides it would be more amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to marriage, her world changes forever. Blade in hand, it's up to Katherine to navigate a maze of secrets and scoundrels and to gain the self-discovery that comes to those who master: the privilege of the sword.

Snow by Wheeler Scott (Torquere)

David is born of a curse, one that has rendered his father's kingdom helpless to an endless winter. Never seeing his father, raised with the knowledge that his birth killed his mother, David grows up with only his old nurse for company, watching the snow fall, wondering if it will ever end. When his father remarries, David gains a step-brother and sister, beautiful siblings who decide to take the fate of their new father's kingdom into their own hands, sending David to what they think is a quick end. But David escapes and meets up with a man like no one he's ever met, a miner named Alec, whose gruff ways and kind heart warm David up like nothing ever has. He would stay with Alec forever of he could, but things never quite work out as planned in a fairy tale... This retelling of a classic story has it all. Evil family, star-crossed lovers, and beautiful language. Read it and see what happens when the snow ends!

The Virtu by Sarah Monette (Ace)

Felix Harrowgate was a powerful wizard until his former master wrenched Felix's magic from him and used it to shatter the Virtu--the orb that is the keystone for the protection and magic of the wizards of the city. Felix's only chance to reclaim the life he once knew is to restore the Virtu. Mildmay the Fox was an assassin and a cat-burglar--until a curse caught up with him and his life changed forever. Now his fate is tied to Felix's, for good or ill, by blood ... and by magic. With Mildmay's help, Felix must repair that which has been broken, and face the shadows of his past.

The Growing by Susanne M. Beck & Okasha Skat'si (P.D. Publishing)

2007 Best Novel Other Nominees

The 100th Generation by Justine Saracen (Bold Strokes)

As It Should Be by Sean Michael (Torquere)

Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella's Rebellion by Riley LaShea (Tattered Essence)

Blown Away by Perry Wynn (Harrington Park)

Bound In Flesh by David Thomas Lord (Kensington)

Broken Wings by L.J. Baker (Bold Strokes)

Children Of The Desert Moon: Lady's Daughter by Glenda Woodrum (Mundania Press)

Dead To The World by L.E. Bryce (Phaze)

Details Of The Hunt by Laura Baumbach (MLR Press)

The Empress And The Acolyte by Jane Fletcher (Bold Strokes)

The Fallen by Joshua Dagon (Breur Media)

Here Be Dragons by T.A. Chase (Loose ID)

His Beautiful Samurai by Sedonia Guillone (Torquere)

Izzy And Eve by Neal Drinnan (Green Candy)

Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey (Warner)

The Last Green Tree by Jim Grimsley (Tor/St. Martin's)

The Literary Six by Vince Liaguno (Outskirts)

Master Han's Daughter by Midori (Circlet)

A Matter Of Degrees by Alex Marcoux (Harrington Park)

The Meadowlark Sings by Helen Ruth Schwartz (Harrington Park)

Mercykill: Shattered Melody by Michael Barnette (Mojocastle)

Mordred: Bastard Son by Douglas Clegg (Alyson)

Morningstar by Jade Falconer (Phaze)

Off World by Stephanie Vaughan (Torquere)

Scarlet and the White Wolf by Kirby Crow (Torquere)

Sister Lost, Sister Found by Jeanne G'Fellers (Bella)

Soul Mates: Bound by Blood by Jourdan Lane (Torquere)

Strange Robby by Selina Rosen (Meisha Merlin)

A Strong And Sudden Thaw by R W Day (Isis)

Supervillainz by Alicia E. Goranson (Suspect Thoughts)

Sword Of The Guardian by Merry Shannon (Bold Strokes)

Tao Of Love: Danny's Dragon by Sedonia Guillone (Loose ID)

To Serve And Submit by Susan Wright (Roc/Penguin)

Trin by J.M. Snyder (Aspen Mountain)

Tristaine Rises by Cate Culpepper (Bold Strokes)

Warring States by Susan R Matthews (Meisha Merlin)

Wulf by Kayelle Allen (Liquid Silver)

2007 Best Short Fiction Others Nominees

120 Hours of Sodom by Jim Grimsley
- from "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" Feb 2005

All Hallow's Eve by Herring, Szymanski & Young
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Alpha by B.A. Tortuga
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

Angel on the Wall by James Buchanan
- from ezine "Forbidden Fruit"

Arachne by Catherine Lundoff
- from collection "Night's Kiss" (Torquere)

The Beatrix Gates by Rachel Pollack
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

Becoming by Mike Shade (Torquere)

Besa de la Nocha by Catherine Lundoff
- from collection "Night's Kiss" (Torquere)

Bird's Eye by Erzebet YellowBoy
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty, Indeed" (Torquere)

Blinded By the Light by Syd McGinley
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

Bones Like Black Sugar by Catherynne M Valente
- from "Fantasy Magazine" Issue #1 (Prime)

Borderline by D.J. Manly (eXtasy)

By the Book by Teresa Szyamanski
- from anthology "Bell, Book and Dyke" (Bella)

By the Light of the Moon by Radclyffe
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

The Call by Vicky 'Dylan' Wagstaff
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Captus in Fuga by Cynthia Glinick
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

The Case of El Chupacabra by Kelley Armstrong
- from author's website

Castle Wrath by Karin Kallmaker
- from anthology "Stake Through the Heart" (Bella)

Caught by Skin by Steve Berman
- from anthology "Sex in the System" (Thunder Mouth)

Chance Traveler by Haruki Murakami
- from "Harper's Magazine" July 2005

The Chosen Few by Caro Soles
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

Cinnamon Toast by Nancy Sanra
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Circle Dance by Richard Bowes
- from "Postscripts" Spring 2005

The Colors of Tomorrow by Beth Bernobich
- from anthology "The Nine Muses" (Wheatland)

Coyote Kate of Camden by Julia Talbot
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

Craigslist by Rick Reed
- from anthology "Ultimate Gay Erotica 2006" (Alyson)

...the darkest evening of the year... by Candas Jane Dorsey
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

The Dream by Amie Evans
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Dream Lover by Therese Szymanski
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Elsewhen by Therese Szymanski
- from anthology "Stake Through the Heart" (Bella)

Enthralled by Laura Baumbach (Changeling)

Escape by J.M. Snyder
- from ezine "Ruthie's Club"

Facing Down Your Demons by Alexander Potter
- from anthology "All Hell Breaks Loose" (DAW)

The Feast of St. Lucy by Victoria Brownworth
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

From the Sea by Crystal Barela
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Future Fortunes by Kori Aguirre-Amador
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

Games of Love by Ariel Graham
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

A Ghost of a Chance by Lynn Ames
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Guapo by B.A. Tortuga
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

Harvest by James Buchanan
- from "A Taste of Halloween" (Torquere)

The Haunted Haunted House by Rachel Kramer Bussel
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Here Kitty Kitty by B.A. Tortuga
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

Hide by Cat Zheng
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

The Hit by Sara Bell
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

A Holy Time For All the Dead by John Michael Curlovich
- from anthology "Triptych of Terror" (Alyson

Hunger for the Edge by Angel & Star
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

Hunted by Lorne Rodman
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

In October by Michael Rowe
- from anthology "Triptych of Terror" (Alyson)

In The Blood by Patty Henderson
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

In the Quake Zone by David Gerrold
- from anthology "Down These Dark Spaceways" (SFBC)

In the Space of Nine Lives by R R Angell
- from "Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" Jan 2006

Instinct by Joy Parks
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

Instinctive Harmony by B.A. Tortuga (Torquere)

The Irishman's Memorial by Kimberly Burke (Torquere)

Jack of Diamonds by Leigh Ellwood (Phaze)

Jack of Hearts by Leigh Ellwood (Phaze)

Jane Doe by Maria Ciletti
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Kitten by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael (Phaze)

Language of Moths by Christopher Barzak
- from "Realms of Fantasy Magazine"

A Light to His Darkness by Jennifer Joyce
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

Lilith by Karin Kallmaker
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Little Faces by Vonda McIntyre
- from "SciFiction" Feb 2005

Listen To Me by Alessia Brio (Tit-Elation.com)

Lost by Sarah A. Hoyt
- from "Chronicle" Oct 2005

The Lost Tiger by Sean Michael
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

Love Is Blindness by Sean Michael
- from anthology "Eternal Darkness" (Torquere)

Loving Ophelia by Barbara Johnson
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Masks by Parhelion
- from ezine "JACK"

The Master's Gift by Kit Tunstall
- from anthology "The Bite Before Christmas" (Loose ID)

Midwinter's Night by Michael Barnette (Phaze)

The Mute Princess by A.J. Grant
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

My Long Ago Sophia by Diana Churchill
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

My Brother, Coyote by James Buchanan (Torquere)

Not Another Buffy Rerun by Therese Szymanski
- from anthology "Extreme Passions" (Bold Strokes)

Not Pride by Sean Michael
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

Obscure Relations by L Timmel Duchamp
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

Of Cabbages and Kings by Marlys Pearson
- from "The Harrow" Volume 9, Number 5

Out of the Woods by James Buchanan
- from "A Taste of Halloween" (Torquere)

Planet 10 by Catherine Lundoff
- from collection "Night's Kiss" (Torquere)

Plums by Camilla Bruce
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

The Power of Two by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael (Phaze)

The Promised Land by Antonio Ruffini
- from "On Spec Magazine"

Red Riding-Hood's Child by N K Jemison
- from ezine "Fishnet" April 2005

Rescuing Ryan by Sara Bell
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

Running with Stone Ponies by Barbara Johnson
- from anthology "Stake Through the Heart" (Bella)

Samhain (The End of Summer) by Jane Vollbrecht
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Sea Witch by Barbara Johnson
- from anthology "Bell, Book and Dyke" (Bella)

Seal Skin by Kara Larson
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

The Secret by Antonio Ruffini
- from anthology "Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler" (Speed-of-C)

The Secrets of the Fey by David Thomas Lord
- from anthology "Triptych of Terror" (Alyson)

The Seduction and Secret Life of Diedre Fallon by Frank Fradella
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

Sin and Salvation by Laura Baumbach
- from anthology "The Bite Before Christmas" (Loose ID)

Singing Up the Moon by Angel
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

Single White Farmhouse by Heather Shaw
- from anthology "Polyphony 5" (Wheatland)

Skin Deep by Drew Zachary (Torquere)

Skyclad by Julia Watts
- from anthology "Bell, Book and Dyke" (Bella)

The Sleep Clinic for Troubled Souls by Hiromi Goto
- from anthology "The Future Is Queer" (Arsenal Pulp)

Sleeping Bears Lie by Alex Draven
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

Sleeping Beauty, Indeed by Regan M. Wann
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

The Specter of Sin by Kristina Wright
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Spindrift 2: Ship to Shore by Jules Jones (Loose ID)

States of Grace by Joy Parks
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Sugar Skull by James Buchanan
- from "A Taste of Halloween" (Torquere)

Terminos by Dean Francis Alfar
- from anthology "Rabid Transit: Menagerie" (Velocity)

That Which Alters by Heather Osbourne
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

There's a Hole in the City by Richard Bowes
- from "SciFiction"

Thought and Memory by Alette J. Willis
- from "Edge SciFi and Fantasy Magazine"

Tiger's Tails by Julia Talbot & Sean Michael
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

The Tomb of Neru-Ra by Alison Laleche
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Two Sisters by R. Holsen
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

Unbeliever by Karin Kallmaker
- from anthology "Bell, Book and Dyke" (Bella)

Undertow by Meredith Schwartz
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

A Vampire for Christmas by Sedonia Guillone
- from anthology "The Bite Before Christmas" (Loose ID)

Van Helsing 2005 by Lynne Jamneck
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Ves'tacha by Sean Michael
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

Visitation by Julia Watts
- from anthology "Call of the Dark" (Bella)

Voce by Kimberly DeCina
- from anthology "Sleeping Beauty Indeed" (Torquere)

Walk Through Fire by Laura Baumbach
- from anthology "Creatures of the Night, Creatures of Delight" (Aspen Mountain Press)

We Recruit by Julia Watts
- from anthology "Stake Through the Heart" (Bella)

Who Will Know? by A. Steele
- from anthology "Shifting Again" (Torquere)

The Wraith King's Bargain by Sara Bell
- from anthology "Shifting Too" (Torquere)

Z by Catherynne M Valente
- from collection "Apocrypha" (Prime)