Category: Steampunk 2010 Book of the Year

Complete List of 2010 Steampunk Book of the Year Nominees

As promised, here is a list of all of the steampunk books nominated for 2010 book of the year (with a few exceptions noted below), the winner of which was announced last week.

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Steampunk Book of the Year: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

I am pleased to announce that Steampunk.com’s 2010 Book of the Year is Boneshaker by Cherie Priest.

There was no restriction on publication date, so Boneshaker was eligible to win despite being published in 2009. There was also no restriction on author’s having more than one book on the ballot and two books by Cherie Priest earned places on the final ballot. Over 200 ballots were received during the week-log voting period.

The final rankings were:

1. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
2. Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
3. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
4. Thomas Riley by Nick Valentino
5. The Morrow Stone by Ren Cummins

Congratulations to all of the nominees and thank you to everyone who participated in selecting the book of the year.

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Vote for 2010 Steampunk Book of the Year

It was a long week of nominating. Over 100 people participated and which books were in the lead changed a number of time. The nomination period ended last night and we have our final ballot.

The Short List

In random order, here are the books that received the most nominations:

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Pick the Steampunk Book of the Year!

The nomination period is now over. The final ballot will/should go live on December 14th. Voting will be open until December 21st at midnight EDT.

Nominations are now being accepted for the “Steampunk.com 2010 Book of the Year.” Let’s have some fun!

To nominate a book or books, just leave their names, one per line, in a comment on this post. I will add the nominations to the official tallies and remove them from your comment before it is posted here (to remove bias towards or against any early leaders). Note that since I have to strip out nominees and approve comments, your nomination may not appear for a little while.

A week from tomorrow the official voting will begin among the books that received the most nominations.

The author of the winning book will receive, um, something to commemorate their achievement. Not sure what. If any steampunk artists would like to contribute their talents in return for credit, that would be awesome! Leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. If not, a nice certificate might have to do.

In addition, I’d love to offer a giveaway of some sort to the voters. If any authors/artists/publishers/random bystanders would like to provide something, that would be fantastic! Again, leave a comment with contact info and I’ll be in touch.

In the end, this should be a fun exercise. Please help us make this a successful event and help us pick a solid choice. So, steampunks readers, let’s hear from you! Steampunk writers, rally your fans! Steampunk publishers, help promote your writers!

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