Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
The awards are given annually by The Mythopoeic Society for books published during the previous year that best exemplifies “the spirit of the Inklings”.Best Book Awards
2006
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Metallic Love by Tanith Lee
The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Metallic Love by Tanith Lee
The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe
2005
The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (winner)
Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A McKillip
The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (winner)
Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A McKillip
2004
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Fudoki by Kij Johnson
Changing Planes by Ursula K Le Guin
In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A McKillip
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Fudoki by Kij Johnson
Changing Planes by Ursula K Le Guin
In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A McKillip
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
2003
A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman (winner)
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman (winner)
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
2002
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (winner)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A Hoyt
The Other Wind by Ursula K Le Guin
Declare by Tim Powers
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (winner)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A Hoyt
The Other Wind by Ursula K Le Guin
Declare by Tim Powers
2001
RavenShadow by Win Blevins
Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Innamorati by Midori Snyder (winner)
RavenShadow by Win Blevins
Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Innamorati by Midori Snyder (winner)
2000
Tamsin by Peter S Beagle (winner)
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice by Antonia S Byatt
Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard
Tamsin by Peter S Beagle (winner)
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice by Antonia S Byatt
Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard
1998
Giant Bones by Peter S Beagle
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by Antonia S Byatt (winner)
Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
Trader by Charles de Lint
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (winner)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The History of Our World Beyond the Wave: A Fantasy by R E Klein
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A McKillip
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
The High House by James Stoddard
Giant Bones by Peter S Beagle
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by Antonia S Byatt (winner)
Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
Trader by Charles de Lint
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (winner)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The History of Our World Beyond the Wave: A Fantasy by R E Klein
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A McKillip
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
The High House by James Stoddard
1997
One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
Winter Rose by Patricia A McKillip
Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling (winner)
Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
Winter Rose by Patricia A McKillip
Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling (winner)
Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
1996
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
All the Bells on Earth by James P Blaylock
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A McKillip
The Dragon Path: Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris by Kenneth Morris
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
All the Bells on Earth by James P Blaylock
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A McKillip
The Dragon Path: Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris by Kenneth Morris
1995
The Dubious Hills by Pamela Dean
The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
The Dubious Hills by Pamela Dean
The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
1994
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S Beagle
The Cygnet and the Firebird by Patricia A McKillip
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman (winner)
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S Beagle
The Cygnet and the Firebird by Patricia A McKillip
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman (winner)
1993
The Paper Grail by James P Blaylock
Last Call by Tim Powers
The Grail of Hearts by Susan Shwartz
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (winner)
The Paper Grail by James P Blaylock
Last Call by Tim Powers
The Grail of Hearts by Susan Shwartz
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (winner)
1992
A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason (winner)
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Moonwise by Greer Gilman
The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A McKillip
Beauty by Sheri S Tepper
A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason (winner)
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Moonwise by Greer Gilman
The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A McKillip
Beauty by Sheri S Tepper
1991
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (winner)
Tehanu by Ursula K Le Guin
Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (winner)
Tehanu by Ursula K Le Guin
Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen
1990
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
The Changeling Sea by Patricia A McKillip
The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
The Changeling Sea by Patricia A McKillip
The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
1989
Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop (winner)
The Last Coin by James P Blaylock
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
The Nightingale by Kara Dalkey
The White Raven by Diana L Paxson
Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner
Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop (winner)
The Last Coin by James P Blaylock
Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
The Nightingale by Kara Dalkey
The White Raven by Diana L Paxson
Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner
1988
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis
1987
The Folk of the Air by Peter S Beagle
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
Merlin's Booke by Jane Yolen
The Folk of the Air by Peter S Beagle
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
Merlin's Booke by Jane Yolen
1986
Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (winner)
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Láinez
Always Coming Home by Ursula K Le Guin
Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (winner)
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Láinez
Always Coming Home by Ursula K Le Guin
1985
Moonheart by Charles de Lint
Damiano by R A MacAvoy
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Book of Lost Tales by J R R Tolkien
Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen (winner)
Moonheart by Charles de Lint
Damiano by R A MacAvoy
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Book of Lost Tales by J R R Tolkien
Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen (winner)
1983
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
God Stalk by P C Hodgell
The Firelings by Carol Kendall (winner)
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Lady of Light by Diana L Paxson
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
God Stalk by P C Hodgell
The Firelings by Carol Kendall (winner)
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Lady of Light by Diana L Paxson
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
1982
Little, Big by John Crowley (winner)
Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee
The Woman Who Loved the Moon: And Other Stories by Elizabeth A Lynn
The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
The Sable Moon by Nancy Springer
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
Little, Big by John Crowley (winner)
Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee
The Woman Who Loved the Moon: And Other Stories by Elizabeth A Lynn
The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
The Sable Moon by Nancy Springer
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
1981
The Grey Mane of Morning by Joy Chant
The Wounded Land by Stephen Donaldson
The Beginning Place by Ursula K Le Guin
Lion of Ireland: The Legend of Brian Boru by Morgan Llywelyn
Unfinished Tales by J R R Tolkien (winner)
The Grey Mane of Morning by Joy Chant
The Wounded Land by Stephen Donaldson
The Beginning Place by Ursula K Le Guin
Lion of Ireland: The Legend of Brian Boru by Morgan Llywelyn
Unfinished Tales by J R R Tolkien (winner)
1975
Watership Down by Richard Adams
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson (winner)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A McKillip
Merlin's Ring by H Warner Munn
How Are the Mighty Fallen by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Prince of Annwn by Evangeline Walton
Watership Down by Richard Adams
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson (winner)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A McKillip
Merlin's Ring by H Warner Munn
How Are the Mighty Fallen by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Prince of Annwn by Evangeline Walton
1974
Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
High Deryni by Katherine Kurtz
Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laubenthal
The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart (winner)
Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
High Deryni by Katherine Kurtz
Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laubenthal
The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart (winner)
1973
The Dancer from Atlantis by Poul Anderson
Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K Le Guin
Green Phoenix by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton (winner)
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny
The Dancer from Atlantis by Poul Anderson
Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K Le Guin
Green Phoenix by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton (winner)
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny
1972
Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant (winner)
Grendel by John Gardner
The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders by Isidore Haiblum
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K Le Guin
The Knight of the Swords by Michael Moorcock
The Light Maze by Joan North
The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton
Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant (winner)
Grendel by John Gardner
The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders by Isidore Haiblum
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K Le Guin
The Knight of the Swords by Michael Moorcock
The Light Maze by Joan North
The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton
1971
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart (winner)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart (winner)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
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