It is hard to discuss the Dragon Awards in depth without mentioning another SFF award, the Hugos, and the controversy arising from the Sad Puppies campaign.
But then, it is perhaps to be expected for a new awards initiative to have a rocky road in its first year. The eligibility period for nominations underwent a last-minute change after this came a delay in the announcement of the finalists, which were supposed to have been made public on 2 August. The Dragon Awards were announced back in April, and since then have suffered from definite teething problems. Nominated for the 2016 Dragon Award alongside Urban Fantasy greats such as Jim Butcher and Larry Correia, Blood Hound pushes the boundaries of the genre to deliver a dark triple-threat of murder mystery, magic and mafia drama.The fantasy/science fiction convention Dragon Con has revealed the nominees for its inaugural Dragon Awards, celebrating novels, comics, films, television and games from across the varied subgenres of SFF. If he doesn't, the world will be held hostage by whoever finds her first - and given that a demon-summoning murderous psychopath is in pole position, the odds are not in the world's favor. If Alexi heeds the Gift Horse's call, he stands to lose his place in the Mafia and his life. a creature who is calling to Alexi for help. Every underworld mage in New York City is on the hunt for a Gift Horse, a mysterious creature rumored to carry the secrets of all creation in her flesh and blood. Forced to play detective to clear his name, Alexi discovers that the gruesome sacrifice is only the opening move of a very dangerous game. When a high-ranking Sicilian Mafioso is sacrificed to the Demon of Feuds and dumped on Russian territory, the Russians blame the only mage they know - Alexi. But arcane ability comes with a price: The same powers that make Alexi indispensable to the Russian Mafia also make him a social outcast, an object of fear and superstition. Alexi Sokolsky is a Spook, a hitman and mage capable of killing with nothing but a word of power and the strength of his will.
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